Minnesota Vikings and TE TJ Hockenson Agree to Extension

By Matt Anderson Aug 31, 2023, 2:44pm CDT

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The Minnesota Vikings and TE T.J. Hockenson reached an agreement on a four-year contract extension worth $68.5 million dollars.

The #Vikings and T.J. Hockenson agreed to terms on a contract extension that makes him one of the NFL’s highest-paid tight ends, sources tell me and @RapSheet.

Acquired from Detroit last fall, Hockenson has flourished in Minnesota. Now sticking around for the long haul. pic.twitter.com/U1UUPOdxEM
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) August 31, 2023

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Below is the breakdown of that deal from NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero

Details on #Vikings TE T.J. Hockenson’s extension:

Base value: $66M over 4 new years

Cash flow: $32M over 2 years, $48M over 3

Full guarantee: $29M at signing (including ~$9M left on rookie deal)

Total guarantee: $42.5M

Max: $68.5M with incentives

Now signed through 2027
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) August 31, 2023

Hockenson clearly made an impact last season with the Vikings too which is why the Vikings wanted to ensure they locked him up.

Kirk Cousins' EPA/play for the first 8 weeks last year was .054. After the Hockenson trade, it doubled to .10.

The #Vikings offense went from the 15th-best EPA/dropback to 10th-best.

Hard to overstate the value of a pro bowl secondary option after Justin Jefferson. https://t.co/3jTFne2iJd
— Nick Olson (@NickOlsonNFL) August 31, 2023

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