This offseason, there was speculation regarding the status of a number of the Vikings veteran players heading into 2023. This resulted in the departures of long-time starters Eric Kendricks and Adam Thielen and could still end Dalvin Cook’s tenure in Minnesota.
However, one veteran that was speculated to potentially leave Minnesota is officially locked into the 2023 roster. That veteran is safety Harrison Smith who opted to take a pay cut this offseason which lowered his 2023 base salary from $14.7 million to $8 million.
This is just the latest example of Smith proving that he is all about staying with the Vikings throughout his entire career, and on Tuesday, the veteran safety shared everything via a press conference regarding this offseason decision to stay in Minnesota.