OK boys and girls. Time for an off season plan that is completely mental. This is not going to be for the faint of heart and there will be plenty of uproar (as per usual actually). But I want to throw a monkey wrench into the thought process. Just for the heck of it.
If you do not like stupid silly ideas then you might consider not reading anymore. Fair warning.
So let’s get to it.
Vikings start off with $7,252,515 in cap space according to overthecap’s calculator.
Year Total Liabilities Salary Cap (Projected) Cap Room
2019 $186,919,655 $194,172,170 $7,252,515
2020 $168,631,513 $200,000,000 $31,368,487
2021 $120,898,076 $200,000,000 $79,101,924
2022 $83,450,000 $200,000,000 $116,550,000
2023 $33,500,000 $200,000,000 $166,500,000
Trades
Trae Waynes trade to Colts for 2nd round pick - Savings: $9,069,000
Cuts
Remmers released - Savings: $4,550,000
Sendejo released - Savings: $5,500,000
Total Cap Savings - $24,346,532
Total Cap Available - 31,599,047
Free Agents
CJ Ham FB gets an ERFA tender of 645K
4 year 42 mil deal with a 8 mil signing bonus with 19 mil guaranteed.