When Vikings defensive end Brian Robison tweeted on May 14 that he’d be back for a 12th season in Minnesota, it stood to reason the 35-year-old, who had no guaranteed money left in his contract, had accepted a pay cut to return for 2018. As it turns out, Robison agreed to a reduction that saved the Vikings $2.3825 million in cap space.
The defensive end, who was scheduled to earn up to $3.5 million in 2018, will instead play for a base salary of $1.015 million, along with a $90,000 workout bonus. While it’s possible the Vikings could still cut Robison before the 2018 season, it seems far less likely they would do so, given the fact he still had four sacks in a part-time role last season and would still bring value to the roster both as a rotational pass rusher and a mentor for younger players.