Jefferson Just Got Paid, Sorta
Chris Tomasson
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By making 2nd Pro Bowl #Vikings Justin Jefferson now assured being eligible for 5th-year salary equal to whatever franchise tender is at WR then That's due to rule change in 2020 CBA. Stay tuned for Vikings in May 2023 picking up JJ option for 2024 perhaps in range of $20 million
Thats a good find...
Kid is gonna get paid no doubt. Vikings got so lucky in that draft.
Vikings and lucky? Usually an oxymoron.
REMINDER: Your friendly reminder that Justin Jefferson has more touchdown receptions than the entire Philadelphia Eagles wide receiving core. #SKOL pic.twitter.com/Vs2yO5PnKM
— SKOR North - Minnesota Sports (@SKORNorth) December 23, 2021
By making his second Pro Bowl in his second season, Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson likely will earn about $3 million more in salary. Jefferson, who signed a four-year, $13.1 million contract after being the No. 22 pick in the 2020 draft, will be eligible to have his fifth-year option for 2024 picked up by May 2023. Barring something unforeseen, the Vikings will pick it up.
A rule change in the 2020 collective bargaining agreement provides tiers on how much fifth-year options will be worth for first-round picks, and the top tier is players with two or more Pro Bowl selections, With Jefferson having been named Monday to his second Pro Bowl, his option will be for the franchise player tender that season for wide receivers.
Salary-cap analyst Jason Fitzgerald estimates that Jefferson’s 2024 salary will be between $19 million and $20 million. He estimates that figure will be between $2.5 million and $3 million more than for a receiver with just one Pro Bowl selection.
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