- Signed
- 2019
- Average / year
- $4.96M
- Signing bonus
- $12.44M
- Guarantee rate
- 100.0%
$19,821,225 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $19,821,225 guaranteed at signing and a $12,435,436 signing bonus.
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Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota VikingsT.J. Hockenson Contract
T.J. Hockenson signed a four-year, $66 million contract with the Minnesota Vikings. The deal includes $29.29 million guaranteed and can reach $72.7 million with incentives. It carries a $15.61 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
4-year contract$66M
- Guaranteed
- $29.29M
- Average / year
- $16.50M
- Free agency
- 2027 UFA
Tight End #87Age 298 NFL seasons6' 5" / 248 lbsIowa
MINTE / 87
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $7,000,000 | $3,600,000 | $10,250,000 | $0 | $15,605,000 |
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Cap hit: The total amount charged against the team salary cap for this league year.
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| Year | Base salary | Signing proration | Option bonus | Option proration | Roster bonus | Per-game bonus | Workout bonus | Available incentives | Cap incentives | Guaranteed salary | Cash due | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026contract | $7,000,000 | $3,600,000 | $0 | $0 | $3,150,000 | $0 | $100,000 | $3,350,000 | $1,755,000 | $0 | $10,250,000 | $15,605,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $7,000,000 + SIGNING $3,600,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $3,150,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $100,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $1,755,000=$15,605,000$1,595,000 in additional incentives is available but does not count in the current cap hit.
Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$19.39M$9.70M$0
DET2019–2022MIN2023–2026BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $7,000,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $3,150,000 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $100,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$10,250,000Annual career ledger
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| Season | Salary | Bonuses and cash adjustments | Potential | Cash totals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Team | Base salary | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives paid | Other cash | Available | Annual cash | Career cash |
| 2019NEW DEAL | 22 | DET | $495,000 | $12,435,436 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,930,436 | $12,930,436 |
| 2020 | 23 | DET | $675,000 | $0 | $0 | $810,965 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,485,965 | $14,416,401 |
| 2021 | 24 | DET | $850,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,621,930 | $0 | $0 | $91,882 | $0 | $0 | $2,563,812 | $16,980,213 |
| 2022 | 25 | DET | $428,889 | $0 | $0 | $2,432,895 | $0 | $0 | $0 | −$1 | $0 | $2,861,783 | $19,841,996 |
| 2023NEW DEAL | 26 | MIN | $1,392,000 | $18,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $19,392,000 | $39,233,996 |
| 2024 | 27 | MIN | $1,150,000 | $0 | $8,775,000 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $294,118 | $0 | $10,319,118 | $49,553,114 |
| 2025 | 28 | MIN | $10,900,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $441,176 | $0 | $11,441,176 | $60,994,290 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 29 | MIN | $7,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $3,150,000 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,250,000 | $71,244,290 |
| Career totals | $22,890,889 | $30,435,436 | $8,775,000 | $8,015,790 | $0 | $300,000 | $91,882 | $735,293 | $0 | $71,244,290 | $71,244,290 | ||
Contract history
2 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20192019
- 20232023
- Signed
- 2023
- Average / year
- $16.50M
- Signing bonus
- $18M
- Guarantee rate
- 44.4%
$66,000,000 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $29,292,000 guaranteed at signing and a $18,000,000 signing bonus.