The Vikings May Pay More for Justin Jefferson’s New Contract Jordan Addison….

The Minnesota Vikings have two young legitimate wide receivers on roster. One, Justin Jefferson, is on the verge of being the highest paid non-quarterback in the league. The other, Jordan Addison, was the Vikings’ first-round selection in the 2023 NFL Draft and he’s already pushing the limits of just how talented a WR2 can be in this league.

Jefferson is on the last year of his rookie contract, and the way things are looking, a monster payday is on the horizon (eventually). With the amount of money Jefferson will command (~$35 million per year), one former NFL executive is having a hard time believing that the Vikings will ever pay two wide receivers the amount that they will eventually have to pay Jordan Addison, on top of whatever JJ ends up getting.

Addison is only going into the second year of a four-year rookie contract. That isn’t including a fifth-year team option, as well as franchise tag possibilities after that. In other words, the Vikings could technically control Addison’s future for six to seven more years, though it would get expensive at the end.

But former NFL executive Randy Mueller (now a contributor for The Athletic) believes he has a better idea. If he were running the Minnesota Vikings front office, he’d be preparing to deal Jordan Addison before he ever gets expensive.