:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72598084/1246376858.0.jpg)
On August 31st head coach Kevin O’Connell announced that TJ Hockenson and the Vikings agreed to a contract extension.
The extension will make him one of the highest paid Tight Ends in the league per Adam Schefter.
Compensation update: TJ Hockenson is signing a four-year, $68.5 million contract extension that resets the tight end market, source tells ESPN. The $17.125 million annual average and $42 .5 million guarantee are the highest for a tight end in NFL history. https://t.co/v33TTeeS4D
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 31, 2023
Hockenson had a belter of a 2022 season with the Vikings, catching 60 passes (on 86 targets) for 519 yards and 3 TDs.
Hockenson’s 26 receptions in his first four Vikings games set an NFL record for receptions by a tight end in his first four games with a team. Hockenson’s 60 receptions over the final 10 weeks of 2022 trailed only Kansas City’s Travis Kelce’s 63 at the position.
Stay tuned for more details as they come available.
TJ Hockenson now that he’s signed his extension: #Skol https://t.co/Tb0dlr8v8t pic.twitter.com/e3LZgE5YMk
— 3rd and Forever (@3rd_forever10k) August 31, 2023
Loading comments...