Where The Vikings’ Cap is Getting Clobbered
Plenty was done to get the Vikings’ cap into decent shape for 2026. Doing so allowed for some modest spending […]
Green Bay Packers linebacker Isaiah McDuffie (58) and defensive tackle Warren Brinson (91) sack Minnesota Vikings quarterback J. J. McCarthy (9) on Sunday, November 23, 2025, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis.
The Packers defeated the Vikings 23-6. © Wm. Glasheen/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Plenty was done to get the Vikings’ cap into decent shape for 2026.
Doing so allowed for some modest spending in free agency, leading a humble haul headlined by the Kyler Murray addition. However, there’s another component of the finances that’s hiding in plain sight: where the money is sitting in 2027. A year from now, Minnesota has open room, a nice change of pace given that there was some longstanding debt to sort through moving into the beginning of the new league year in March of 2026.
What needs to be remembered, though, is that things are getting leaner. The Vikings’ Cap is Getting Clobbered in 2027 Right now, the Minnesota Vikings are sitting on roughly $49. 5 million in open room for next year ( Over the Cap ).
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