Today was the day that the 32 NFL teams needed to decide whether or not to exercise the fifth-year option on players they selected in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft. We had mentioned that the Minnesota Vikings had made their decision a while back, but it became official today.
As expected, the Vikings will not be picking up the fifth-year option on cornerback Mike Hughes, meaning that he is now, officially, entering the final year of his rookie contract.
Hughes was selected with the 30th overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft out of the University of Central Florida.