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Weekly Vikings Roundup
By Jordan Wright
The Minnesota Vi-
kings have plenty of
cap space available
this offseason. The
NFL set the 2018 sala-
ry cap at $177.2 million
(per team), and teams
are able to carry over
any unused cap space
from last season, so in
total the Vikings have
nearly $191 million available (according to Sportrac.com). After all the current contracts are paid, the Vikings should have about $47 million left over which is 9th highest in the league. So with all that available money, what will the Vikings do with it?
The rst thing the Vikings need to do is gure out the quarterback position. The big- gest rumor oating around the media is that the Vikings are the front-runners to sign Kirk Cousins, who will likely command a contract in the realm of $27 million - $31 million per year. Obviously, that would eat up a big chunk of the team’s cap space. In this scenario, the Vikings would be out of the running for any other “big name” free agents and would be focused on simply combing through the second and third tier free agents to nd some bargains. If that scenario is too cost prohibitive for the Vikings, the team can elect to re-sign either Case Kee- num (projected $21 million per year according to Sportrac) or Teddy Bridgewater ($11 million per year projection). Signing one of these two would give the Vikings the ability to bring in a top tier free agent offensive lineman or de- fensive tackle free – two positions that clearly need upgrading this offseason.
The Vikings have one of the best cap man- agers in the NFL in Rob Brzezinski. One of the reasons he is so good is because he doesn’t just look at this season, but also at the cap situation in the years to come. Because of that, it’s hard to believe the team is willing to commit such a large chunk of their cap space to a quarterback of Cousin’s caliber. The team knows they have a lot of young, up-and- coming free agents (Stefon Diggs, Anthony Barr, Danielle Hunter, Trae Waynes) who will need to be re-signed in the next year or two, and committing around $30 million to Cousins would certainly make that hard to do.
Don’t get me wrong, Kirk Cousins is a good quarterback. But I don’t believe he will bring much more to the team than Keenum provided last season, but he will cost considerably more money.
If the Vikings do bring in Cousins, they would be able to free up some cap space in a few different ways. First, Sharrif Floyd is still on the books for $6.757 million this season, and if he is unable to get healthy, he could be cut. Anthony Barr is entering the fth year of his rookie contract, which will pay him over $12 million in 2018. If the Vikings were to sign him to an extension this offseason (which I believe will happen), they could drop his cap hit this year which would free up additional funds. Running back Latavius Murray, who signed a three-year deal last offseason, could also be cut which would free up $5.15 million. Murray is a good back who provided the Vikings with some good games last season, but the Vikings have Dalvin Cook coming back from injury and therefor won’t need Latavius as much in 2018.
At the end of the day, it all comes down to the quarterback position. Once the team g- ures that out, they will then be able to ll out the rest of the roster. The good news is that we won’t have to wait long before we nd out what the Vikings plan to do, since free agency of cially begins this Wednesday, March 14 at 4 pm ET. Make sure to check out next week’s article, which will break down the Vikings free agency start. Skol!
If you have any questions or comments, reach out to me on Twitter (@SkolJWright).
Eagle Day 2018
Eagle Day 2018 will be held Sunday, March 25, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Come and meet the staff and visit the refuge. GEt a tour of the visitor center with a biologist. Climb the re tower to view the prairie landscape. See the local wildlife and catch the great migration. Auto tour route will be open weather permitting.
The refuge is located eight miles north of Columbia on Brown County 16.
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Equalization Notice
Groton City
PUBLIC NOTICE TO GROTON PROPERTY OWNERS
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Bates Township
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The Bates Township Board of Equalization will meet at the Clerk’s home on Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 at 7 pm.
All persons disputing their assessments are requested to notify the clerk prior to the meeting.
Betty Geist
Bates Township Clerk
14523 409th Ave
Conde, SD 57434
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Putney Township
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The Putney Township Board of Equalization will meet at the Mark Thompson's Shop on Wednesday, March 21st, 2018 at 1 pm.
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Mark Township
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State of S.D.
Estate of
Burt Raap
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTY OF BROWN
IN CIRCUIT COURT
FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF Burt Raap, DECEASED 06PRO.018-000026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is given that on the 9th
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Claims may be led with the personal representative or may be led with the Clerk of Courts and a copy of the claim mailed to the personal representative.
Dated this 13th day of March, 2018.
/s/ Torre Raap
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Andover, SD 57422
(605) 298-7226
Clerk of Courts
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Olean Township
Road Maintenance
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The Olean Township in Spink County will be receiving bids for road maintenance and gravel. Please mail bids to Sherry Hanson, Olean Township Clerk, 15477 409th Ave., Conde, SD 57434 by March 20, 2018.
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