- Signed
- 2021
- Average / year
- $891,344
- Signing bonus
- $85,375
- Guarantee rate
- 2.4%
$3,565,375 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $85,375 guaranteed at signing and a $85,375 signing bonus.
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Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota VikingsWill Fries Contract
Will Fries signed a five-year, $87.72 million contract with the Minnesota Vikings. The deal includes $34 million guaranteed and can reach $93.72 million with incentives. It carries a $17.22 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
5-year contract$87.72M
- Guaranteed
- $34M
- Average / year
- $17.54M
- Free agency
- 2030 UFA
Guard #76Age 286 NFL seasons6' 6" / 321 lbsPenn State
MING / 76
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $12,610,000 | $4,000,000 | $13,220,000 | $0 | $17,220,000 |
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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 | $12,610,000 | $4,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,220,000 | $17,220,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $12,610,000 + SIGNING $4,000,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $510,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $100,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$17,220,000Career cash flow
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$22M$11M$0
IND2021–2024MIN2025–2029BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $12,610,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $100,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $510,000$13,220,000Annual 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 |
| 2021NEW DEAL | 23 | IND | $660,000 | $85,375 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $745,375 | $745,375 |
| 2022 | 24 | IND | $825,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $825,000 | $1,570,375 |
| 2023 | 25 | IND | $940,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $940,000 | $2,510,375 |
| 2024 | 26 | IND | $3,116,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,116,000 | $5,626,375 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 27 | MIN | $1,390,000 | $20,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $22,000,000 | $27,626,375 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 28 | MIN | $12,610,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $13,220,000 | $40,846,375 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 29 | MIN | $16,890,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $17,500,000 | $58,346,375 |
| 2028SCHEDULED | 30 | MIN | $16,890,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $17,500,000 | $75,846,375 |
| 2029SCHEDULED | 31 | MIN | $16,890,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $17,500,000 | $93,346,375 |
| Career totals | $70,211,000 | $20,085,375 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $2,550,000 | $0 | $93,346,375 | $93,346,375 | ||
Contract history
2 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20212021
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $17.54M
- Signing bonus
- $20M
- Guarantee rate
- 38.8%
$87,720,000 in reported contract value across 5 seasons, including $34,000,000 guaranteed at signing and a $20,000,000 signing bonus.