In addition to the NFL concept of 2021, we are quickly getting to the point where the Minnesota Vikings (and 31 other teams that do not matter so much) have to decide whether or not to choose the fifth-year option. on their first round out of the 2018 NFL draft. According to Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press has already concluded the Vikings.
Salary cap analyst Jason Fitzgerald said the fifth-year option for 2022 for #Vikings CB Mike Hughes would cost about $ 9.7 million. The Vikings are not expected to make the first week of May Hughes’ fifth-year option.
– Chris Tomasson (@christomasson) March 8, 2021
Tomasson says the Vikings are not expected to make the fifth-year option on their first pick in the first round, Mike Hughes, in 2018. The option would cost the Vikings about $ 9.7 million, but would only be guaranteed if Hughes was injured to the point that he could not pass the body by the start of the 2022 league year. While this news is coming out now, they have until early May to make their choice official.
Injuries have been a major issue for Hughes throughout his career. Things got off to a good start for him with a pick-six in his first NFL game against the San Francisco 49ers at US Bank Stadium, but have not been really good since. He only played six games in his rookie season before tearing an ACL, and he has only played four games this past season. He managed to play 14 games in 2019, but missed the post-season due to a neck injury.
Because the Vikings are not expected to pick up Hughes’ fifth-year option, he enters the final year of his rookie contract and enters 2021 with a “prove it” year. If Hughes utilizes his potential and can actually stay on the field, he might be able to sign a decent second contract for himself, whether it’s with the Vikings or someone else. For now, however, you can not blame the Vikings for making this choice if it is ultimately the conclusion they have reached.