The rookies for the Minnesota Vikings have officially arrived at the Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center in Eagan, and one of them celebrated by putting his name on his first-ever NFL contract.
According to Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press (among others), guard Ed Ingram has signed his rookie contract with the Vikings. It’s a four-year deal worth $5.998 million. . .not six million, but 5.998 million. . .and a signing bonus of $1.542 million.
Ingram was the second of the Vikings’ two second-round picks in this past April’s draft after playing his college ball at LSU.