It plays out, the arrival of Ngakoue produces real concerns about the brief- and long-term future of the Vikings pass rush. It might be extremely tough for the Vikings to keep Ngakoue beyond 2020, and it could be a lot more tough to make Hunter delighted.
Theres likewise, in theory, a possibility that the Vikings have actually gotten Ngakoue as a precursor to trading Hunter. That would activate a cap charge of $5 million in 2020, with another $12 million in 2021. Considered that the cap is expected to drop next year, thats a significant portion of dead cash to take in at a time when the expense of making Ngakoue anything besides an one-year leasing would leap to $21.34 million.
Some have actually wondered aloud whether Vikings protective end Danielle Hunters extended absence from practice represents, at its core, an effort by Hunter to get more cash from the group. If theres anything to it, the groups sensational decision to trade for defensive end Yannick Ngakoue certainly wont fix those concerns.
In all, Hunters offer averages $14.4 million annually. Hes signed through 2024.
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The other possibility is that the “modify” (as described by Vikings coach Mike Zimmer) is in fact something more than that, and that Ngakoue might end up being not an enhance but a replacement for Hunter this season. However, Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com reports that Hunter will be back on the field “soon.”.
Ngakoue will make $17.88 million this year, if he signs his franchise tender and the trade that will send him to Minnesota goes through. Hunter, who had $8 million in income transformed to a restructuring bonus previously this year, will make another $3.4 million in wage. Thats a total 2020 payment to $11.4 million; more than $6 million less than Ngakoue and nearly $16 million less than the new-money typical paid by the Chargers to defensive end Joey Bosa.
