One of the advantages of drafting a player in the first round of the NFL Draft is that the contract is flexible. In particular, teams like the Minnesota Vikings can extend the contract by one year by exercising a fifth year option, but at a somewhat high cost.
Last year, the Vikings used that option on both Sharrif Floyd and Xavier Rhodes while declining on Cordarrelle Patterson. This offseason, the decision will need to be made on two more former first round picks by May 3, 2017: Anthony Barr and Teddy Bridgewater.