Josh Oliver Extended

NorseFeathers wrote:
Vikings saved over $5M in 2025 cap space with Josh Oliver’s extension. And with the savings of the post June 1st cut of Bradbury, Vikings now have over $23M in cap space for this year, which can be used this year or rolled over into next year (when the Vikings will need it).

https://vikingsterritory.com/2025/news/top_news/vikings-cap-space-josh-oliver-extension

however they are basically swapping cap space next year for cap space several years down the road since they used void years on this deal.   eventually the rooster will come home to roost.

JimmyinSD wrote:

however they are basically swapping cap space next year for cap space several years down the road since they used void years on this deal.   eventually the rooster will come home to roost.

I think the wisdom (or lack thereof) in adding void years depends on where the team is in its window. I think most teams are willing to push some money into future years if they think they’re close.

The Eagles, for example, have 8 times the amount of money tied up in void years as do the Vikings (they lead the league by a huge margin). And it would be hard to argue they’re doing something wrong. Void years can be eliminated too. If we extend Oliver again in a couple of years, we can kill the void years and convert them to real years as he gets closer to aging out.

Also, I’m not convinced the Vikings plan to roll this money into 2026. They may be stacking space for a big move this summer or at the trade deadline.

MaroonBells wrote:

I think the wisdom (or lack thereof) in adding void years depends on where the team is in its window. I think most teams are willing to push some money into future years if they think they’re close.

The Eagles, for example, have 8 times the amount of money tied up in void years as do the Vikings (they lead the league by a huge margin). And it would be hard to argue they’re doing something wrong. Void years can be eliminated too. If we extend Oliver again in a couple of years, we can kill the void years and convert them to real years as he gets closer to aging out.

Also, I’m not convinced the Vikings plan to roll this money into 2026. They may be stacking space for a big move this summer or at the trade deadline.

stands to reason that if they really think they have something in JJM that they would be trying to load for bear,   however not rolling over much of that money until next year may end up making it more of a peep-hole,  than a window.

60 million in the red for next year as we currently stand,  that 25 would go a long way towards getting to break even without having to do much more can kicking.  I want to see this window extended as long as we can as I suspect we will have somethings come up ( injuries, suspensions, surprise retirements etc) that derail promising seasons along the way.

JimmyinSD wrote:

stands to reason that if they really think they have something in JJM that they would be trying to load for bear,   however not rolling over much of that money until next year may end up making it more of a peep-hole,  than a window.

60 million in the red for next year as we currently stand,  that 25 would go a long way towards getting to break even without having to do much more can kicking.  I want to see this window extended as long as we can as I suspect we will have somethings come up ( injuries, suspensions, surprise retirements etc) that derail promising seasons along the way.

Hearing KAM and Breeze talk about their very intentional and strategic plan with an eye three, four years down the road leads me to believe they know exactly how much they're over next year and have a plan for it. I do know a lot of money in that '26 overage will never see the light of day. Aaron Jones, for example, has a cap hit of $16.4M next year. It's more likely we'll see an asteroid hitting the earth than that money hitting our bottom line. There are a half dozen contracts like that.