Overview
- The Vikings announced a four-year extension for Pro Bowl right tackle Brian O’Neill that runs through the 2030 season and is reported to be worth $96 million.
- New general manager Nolan Teasley called the signing his first major move and the contract is intended to lower O’Neill’s immediate salary-cap hit while locking up a key starter.
- O’Neill has started roughly 120 of 124 career games, served as a multi-year team captain and earned Pro Bowl nods in 2021 and 2024, which underpins the team’s push for continuity on the offensive line.
- The move follows reports that O’Neill missed most voluntary offseason work before the extension because talks were unresolved earlier in the summer, and he addressed reporters at the start of training camp.
- Players arrived for training camp on Tuesday, with the Vikings also adding veteran Jamal Adams for defensive depth and keeping an open quarterback competition between Kyler Murray and J.J. McCarthy.