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Vikings Set High Price as Draft-Centered Talks Persist on Jonathan Greenard

Draft-timed talks reflect a Day 2 asking price plus contract, health concerns.

Overview

  • Interest from the Eagles and Colts, highlighted Thursday by The Athletic and echoed by multiple outlets, positions those teams as the most likely trade partners.
  • Minnesota is listening on Greenard but has no firm offers, and teams expect negotiations to sharpen around the NFL Draft when pick value becomes clearer.
  • The Vikings are holding out for roughly Day 2 draft compensation, and their depth with rising edge rusher Dallas Turner gives them leeway to wait for that return.
  • Advanced tracking shows his pressure rate, win rate, quick pressures and run-stop rate all rose from 2024 to 2025, even as sacks fell from 12 to 3.
  • Any deal must account for cost and risk, with reports citing a $22.15 million 2026 cap hit, about $19 million owed over 2026–27 and recent durability questions that have cooled some bidders.