Kwesi speaks to Jefferson extension

[purplefaithful]

Kwesi Adofo-Mensah said the Vikings continue to work toward a contract extension with WR Justin Jefferson. The sides took a break during the draft, and Adofo-Mensah said that when the deal is done, he would want Jefferson to have his own week and not be overshadowed by the draft.


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[1VikesFan]

Hmmmm, kinda sounds like a deal might be coming soon. I hope so.

[Montana Tom]

I think that's fair to give JJetta his own time in the sun. It's gonna be a big one. Somewhere in the neighborhood of five years, $175mm?

[purplefaithful]

Wide receiver

Highest three-year APY:

1. A.J. Brown, $32 million

Signed: April 2024 (contract ends in 2028)

2. Amon-Ra St. Brown (DET), $30 million
3. Cooper Kupp (LAR), $26.7 million
4. Stefon Diggs (HOU), $26.2 million
5. Tyreek Hill (MIA), $25 million

Total guaranteed money:

1. A.J. Brown, $84 million

Signed: April 2024 (contract ends in 2028)

2. Amon-Ra St. Brown (DET), $77 million
3. Cooper Kupp (LAR), $75 million
4. Tyreek Hill (MIA), $72.2 million
5. Stefon Diggs (HOU), $70 million

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Darrisaw will break this:
Offensive tackle

Highest three-year APY:


1. Penei Sewell, $28 million

Signed: April 2024 (contract ends in 2029)

2. Laremy Tunsil (HOU), $25 million
3. Andrew Thomas (NYG), $24.2 million
4. Ronnie Stanley (BAL), $21.2 million

Total guaranteed money:


1. Penei Sewell, $85 million

Signed: April 2024 (contract ends in 2029)

2. Ronnie Stanley (BAL), $64.1 million
3. Andrew Thomas (NYG), $61.9 million
4. Ryan Ramczyk (NO), $60.2 million

[MAD GAINZ]

This is one thing I would still criticize Kwesi on... these contracts shouldn't take this long. All it does is make it more costly. Pretty sure two TE extensions happened before we did Hock at the last minute which only drove up the price. Now, we've had the Sun God and AJ Brown get extended before JJ. Just get it done. He's a young stud. Best WR in the game. This shouldn't be hard.

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It's kind of embarrassing when we hand out big money deals to Greenard, Van Ginkel, Cashman, and Darnold within the first day (or two?) of Free Agency, but we've been waiting over a year to get JJ extended. I mean Kwesi obviously knows how to write a contract. What are we waiting for?

[purplefaithful]

This is one thing I would still criticize Kwesi on...  these contracts shouldn't take this long.  All it does is make it more costly.  Pretty sure two TE extensions happened before we did Hock at the last minute which only drove up the price.  Now, we've had the Sun God and AJ Brown get extended before JJ.  Just get it done.  He's a young stud. Best WR in the game.  This shouldn't be hard.

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It's kind of embarrassing when we hand out big money deals to Greenard, Van Ginkel, Cashman, and Darnold within the first day (or two?) of Free Agency, but we've been waiting over a year to get JJ extended.  I mean Kwesi obviously knows how to write a contract.  What are we waiting for?

Maybe Kwesi wasn't the hold-up?

[MaroonBells]

This is one thing I would still criticize Kwesi on...  these contracts shouldn't take this long.  All it does is make it more costly.  Pretty sure two TE extensions happened before we did Hock at the last minute which only drove up the price.  Now, we've had the Sun God and AJ Brown get extended before JJ.  Just get it done.  He's a young stud. Best WR in the game.  This shouldn't be hard.

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It's kind of embarrassing when we hand out big money deals to Greenard, Van Ginkel, Cashman, and Darnold within the first day (or two?) of Free Agency, but we've been waiting over a year to get JJ extended.  I mean Kwesi obviously knows how to write a contract.  What are we waiting for?

I think JJ's camp wanted to see us draft a QB first. He knew we intended to. But there was always a chance we'd miss. I think that explains the small panic that happened at 10.

[MAD GAINZ]

Maybe Kwesi wasn't the hold-up?

When it's not just JJ, but Hock's deal going into training camp and reaching an impasse with Cousins and Hunter two years prior, it's becoming a pattern.  Now I do think JJs camp probably wanted to see if we were going to get a QB THIS off-season, but that doesn't explain not getting this done last year when we still had Kirk, were negotiating with him, etc.

It's just a little worrisome when all our big time player negotiations are dragging on.  That's pointing to a FO/GM issue, not a player/agent issue.

[MaroonBells]

When it's not just JJ, but Hock's deal going into training camp and reaching an impasse with Cousins and Hunter two years prior, it's becoming a pattern.  Now I do think JJs camp probably wanted to see if we were going to get a QB THIS off-season, but that doesn't explain not getting this done last year when we still had Kirk, were negotiating with him, etc.

It's just a little worrisome when all our big time player negotiations are dragging on.  That's pointing to a FO/GM issue, not a player/agent issue.

Agree that the delays and hand-wringing are likely costing us more money than they're saving. 

But I like what he's done with the competitive rebuild. In two short years we've shed major age and expense by moving on from Dalvin, Thielen, Z, P2, Barr, Kendricks, Hunter and Cousins. And have replaced them all with much younger, much cheaper talent like Addison, Greenard, Turner, Pace and McCarthy...and $100M+ cap space to go with it. All this is good. 

And while I think JJ may have been waiting to see the QB plan, I think Kwesi screwed up the Cousins deal. We really should have Cousins mentoring JJ, not Darnold. Christian Wilkins too. I admire the eye on budget, but you gotta play the game. Do what it takes to sign young superstars. Stash the money into '25 if you have to. You have $150M in cap space and a QB on a rookie deal. Imagine Wilkins next to Turner. I don't see a DT of Wilkins caliber in next year's free agent class 

I'm also not a fan of how the Texans and the Jaguars had to call Kwesi about the trades. Nothing really to criticize here. He did nothing wrong. These were good trades. But I'd be a little more impressed if Kwesi had initiated them.

[Waterboy]

Agree that the delays and hand-wringing are likely costing us more money than they're saving. 

But I like what he's done with the competitive rebuild. In two short years we've shed major age and expense by moving on from Dalvin, Thielen, Z, P2, Barr, Kendricks, Hunter and Cousins. And have replaced them all with much younger, much cheaper talent like Addison, Greenard, Turner, Pace and McCarthy...and $100M+ cap space to go with it. All this is good. 

And while I think JJ may have been waiting to see the QB plan, I think Kwesi screwed up the Cousins deal. We really should have Cousins mentoring JJ, not Darnold. Christian Wilkins too. I admire the eye on budget, but you gotta play the game. Do what it takes to sign young superstars. Stash the money into '25 if you have to. You have $150M in cap space and a QB on a rookie deal. Imagine Wilkins next to Turner. I don't see a DT of Wilkins caliber in next year's free agent class 

I'm also not a fan of how the Texans and the Jaguars had to call Kwesi about the trades. Nothing really to criticize here. He did nothing wrong. These were good trades. But I'd be a little more impressed if Kwesi had initiated them.

Cousins was not EVER going to "mentor" his successor with his contract situation. lol  

I love the types that just argue to pay everybody everything they ask for.  It's not a good way to do business.

One other thing, I don't buy that the Jags and/or Texans called the Vikes out of the blue.  I'm pretty sure those kinds of calls take place when some foundational work had already been laid.