The Vikings settled one of their lingering contract situations Thursday by agreeing to a multi-year extension with tight end T.J. Hockenson.
Hockenson was scheduled to be a free agent after the season, and the Vikings had talked with his agent about a contract extension for much of training camp. Terms of the deal were not immediately available, but the Vikings were believed to be offering the 26-year-old a contract that would make him one of the NFL's highest-paid tight ends. The Giants' Darren Waller has had the league's highest average annual salary for a tight end, at $17 million per season.