Contracts expiring in 2013

vikingsrule · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 10:35 am Post subject: Contracts expiring in 2013

I thought I would create a thread to get an idea of whose contracts are expiring in 2013 for the Minnesota Vikings. Hopefully we can use this thread to track the performance of the Vikings free agents and create a discussion of who could potentially be staying or going. Should be interesting to follow as the season progresses. Let's keep this discussion to the Vikings free agents only.

2013 Free Agents:

FB Jerome Felton
WR Percy Harvin (his deal is up in 2014, however, Harvin likely needs an extension this offseason)
WR Jerome Simpson
WR Devin Aromashodu
OT Phil Loadholt
OG Geoff Schwartz
OG/C Joe Berger

DT Kevin Williams
LB Erin Henderson
LB Jasper Brinkley
LB Marvin Mitchell
CB A.J. Jefferson (RFA)
CB Marcus Sherels (ERFA)
S Jamarca Sanford
S Andrew Sendejo

Am is missing anyone?

Lots of starters whose contracts are up; Simpson, Loadholt, Henderson, Brinkley and Williams.

vikingsrule · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 10:55 am Post subject:

Erin Henderson is sure playing himself into a new contract. Through two games, he has 22 tackles and 2 sacks and seems to be the only bright spot at LB. If Henderson can keep this up, he very well could be a candidate to get a new deal midseason. MN has shown a tendency to lock players in the middle of the year and looking who MN needs to resign this offseason, it will be important to get some of these players who have developed over the years.

My guess is that his deal would look something like 5 years/$24,000,000; in that neighborhood.

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per my list:

RB 48 Asiata, Matt
FB 42 Felton, Jerome
WR 81 Simpson, Jerome
WR 19 Aromashodu, Devin
TE 83 Reisner, Allen
T 71 Loadholt, Phil
T 79 Asper, Mark
G 76 Schwartz, Geoff
C 61 Berger, Joe
DT 93 Williams, Kevin
LB 50 Henderson, Erin
LB 54 Brinkley, Jasper
LB 50 Mitchell, Marvin
LB 59 McKenzie, Tyrone
CB 35 Sherels, Marcus
S 33 Sanford, Jamarca
S 34 Sendejo, Andrew
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vikingsrule · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 11:12 am Post subject:

vikingsrule · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 11:15 am Post subject:

Allen Reisner is signed through 2013.

vikingsrule · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 11:27 am Post subject:

What about candidates to be released of their contract in 2013:

WR Michael Jenkins - (Jenkins took a pay cut in 2012 but he has a $3M cap hit in 2013 if he is on the roster)

TE John Carlson - (With Felton playing well, there has been less use of 2 TE sets, and when Carlson has been out there, he hasnt been getting open. Carlson is making a heck of a lot of money for a #2 TE who probably wont see more than 30-35 balls thrown his way)

OG Charlie Johnson - (MN would need to find a replacement at LG first, Johnson's job is probably safe and he would probably take a pay cut to be a swing lineman off the bench)

CB Antoine Winfield - (if Jefferson steps up at nickel CB, $3M is still a lot of money for a 35 yr old CB who struggles in coverage down field)

Anymore?

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I think Jenkins will be gone.

I have a hard time seeing Carlson cut, just because Spielman won't want to look bad.

I would like to keep Johnson as a backup swing lineman. We really need someone on the roster who can at least be passable at LT if Kalil goes down.

I bet Winfield retires. Either way I don't see him back next year.
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vikingsrule · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 11:40 am Post subject:

^ Could be correct on Spielman. Though, a good GM should know to part ways if a player clearly isnt producing to their contract. Based on Spielman's handling of veteran players recently, I could see Carlson getting released. I am not sure how important it is for Spielman to save face, if its something that he even cares about.

Carlson's salary is $2.9 million in 2013, that is a pretty big chunk of money that could go towards keeping a free agent.

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Carlson's deal with guaranteed money was basically set-up so he could be cut after a season if he didn't workout after a year or if he had reoccuring injury issues, being that he has had injury issues and hasn't been a major part of the offense he is a real likely candidate for getting cute, and I don't see Spielman even carrying, every off season signing this year was a hope to find a diamond in the rough and if it didn't work out, there wasn't money tied up in anyone.
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vikingsrule · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 11:53 am Post subject:

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What I want to see is Carlson and Webb packaged in a trade for Larry Fitzgerald....
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Carlson, what an awful signing. I mean, 25MM for a 2nd TE, with an injury history, that can't block (and neither can your first TE)....I would expect he might be gone also.

I expect Jenkins to be gone. I think Winfield could be gone. If they don't go defense in round 1, there is an Alabama OG I'd take in round 1, that would help open massive holes for AP and Harvin.....meaning Johnson could be gone, though I bet they try to keep him as a rotational guy (or maybe replace Loadholt).
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