Quote: @"Zanary" said:
I have to believe that there's behind-the-scenes maneuvering to appease Hunter, and that will take some heroic cap work.
I don't think extending Hunter is about the cap. They'll just put his money into '23 and '24. It's about the injury. Do we give him pots of money before seeing him play?
And does he even still want a long term deal? With the TV money adding jillions of dollars to the cap, many veteran players are now choosing short term deals so they can hit the market when the cap explodes.
I heard one possible scenario where Vikings and Hunter restructure the deal into a one or two-year "prove-it" deal with voidable years, which would reduce his '21 cap hit, put him among the top edge salaries, allow him to hit the market again when the cash rolls in, and protect the Vikings against a long-term investment in a player with a neck injury.