How are Minnesota Vikings Spending Their Money in the NFL?
The Minneapolis-based Minnesota Vikings play professional American football. They participate in the National Football Conference North division of the National Football League. The Vikings have the best regular season and overall winning percentage among NFL teams without a Super Bowl victory, as well as the most playoff runs, division titles, and Super Bowl appearances with a total record of 524-451-11.
Along with having the most conference championship appearances among non-winning Super Bowl teams, they are one of just three teams to have participated in a conference championship every decade since the 1970s, joining the Los Angeles Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Vikings hold the NFL franchise record for the most postseason losses in league history with 30, making them the only NFL team with a winning regular season and combined records that haven’t won a Super Bowl. Here’s a detailed list of positional spending of Minnesota Vikings in the NFL as compared to the league average.
Minnesota Vikings – Spending in NFL
| Position | Cap Hit (in millions) | League Rank | League Average (in millions) | Differential (in millions) | Percentage of Total Cap | League Average Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | $34.35 | 5 | $19.5 | $14.85 | 16.84% | 9.53% |
| RB/FB | $19.01 | 3 | $11.7 | $7.31 | 9.32% | 5.72% |
| TE | $6.07 | 29 | $11 | $-4.93 | 2.97% | 5.37% |
| WR | $22.62 | 14 | $23.7 | $-1.08 | 11.09% | 11.58% |
| OL | $28.85 | 27 | $37.4 | $-8.55 | 14.14% | 18.27% |
| DL | $36.08 | 13 | $34.1 | $1.98 | 17.69% | 16.66% |
| LB | $27.55 | 14 | $25.4 | $2.15 | 13.5% | 12.41% |
| DBs | $23.71 | 31 | $35.3 | $-11.59 | 11.62% | 17.24% |
| ST | $5.77 | 19 | $6.5 | $-0.73 | 2.83% | 3.18% |
| Total | $204.01 | 17 | $204.7 | $-0.69 | ||
| Dead Money | $22.09 | 14 | $22.07 | $0.02 | ||
| Cap Space | $9.73 | 21 | $12.63 | $-2.9 |
The Vikings have around $10.9 million in cap space available, which places them 19th in the league, according to Over the Cap. They still have five draught selections to sign and need to keep some flexibility going into the season, so not all of it is truly useable. Going into the 2022 season, the Vikings’ offense appears to be established just much everywhere else.
They already have both offensive linemen and their main quarterback, and they also have backup running backs and wide receivers. If the Vikings do make one more significant free-agent acquisition, it may be on defense. More depth in the front or at cornerback would always be helpful.
