Vikings QB Case Keenum can earn a $250K incentive vs. Bears
According to sources with access to NFLPA salary data, Keenum would make an extra $250,000 if he plays 85 percent or more of the Vikings’ offensive plays this season.Vikings quarterback Case Keenum, who’s been one of the surprise stories of the 2017 NFL season, will be a free agent in March and is in line for a significant raise next year because of how he’s played while leading the Vikings to a NFC North title.
The fact Keenum has been the Vikings’ starting quarterback for most of this season has him set to earn a little extra money this year, too.
According to sources with access to NFLPA salary data, Keenum would make an extra $250,000 if he plays 85 percent or more of the Vikings’ offensive plays this season. Keenum, who’s played 90.4 percent of the team’s offensive snaps this year, would hit the bonus if he starts on Sunday. He’d earn $150,000 if he plays 75 percent of the Vikings’ offensive snaps, but with the team still trying to secure a first-round bye against the Chicago Bears on Sunday, Keenum figures to play.
He’d also add to a per-game roster bonus that pays him $46,875 each time he’s on the 46-man active roster on game day. Keenum has been active for every game this season, and would maximize his roster bonus at $750,000 if he’s active on Sunday. If he starts and plays most of the Vikings’ snaps, his bonuses and incentives for the season would total $1 million, in addition to $950,000 base salary, $250,000 signing bonus and $50,000 workout bonus.
That’d give Keenum a total of $2.25 million for the season. In any case, he’s going to end the year as a major bargain for the Vikings. But as the team turned to him, it also gave the quarterback a chance to earn a little extra cash.
Here’s a look at several other Vikings players who have a shot at incentives and roster bonuses in the regular-season finale...
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Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger!
Let Keenum max out his playing time incentives whether he hits them or not. He has earned it; pay the man.
It would be good to get Teddy some real playing time this game - maybe the entire second half or more. We should be able to beat Chicago with Teddy. In any event, N.O. will beat the decimated Bucs giving the Vikings the 2 seed regardless of the outcome of this game.
Love to see Thielen get his one million escalator for next year too.
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