Vikings Restructure Contracts of Justin Jefferson, Christian Darrisaw

Jan 4, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) warms up prior to the game against the Green Bay Packers at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images | Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images

The legal tampering period of NFL free agency will officially be upon us at 11:00 AM Central time on Monday morning, and it appears that the Minnesota Vikings may have finally gotten themselves under the league's salary cap with a couple of contract restructures.

The Vikings are doing simple restructures on the contracts of star WR Justin Jefferson and LT Christian Darrisaw to clear salary cap space, per sources. Still work to do to get under the cap by Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/nDyvH0R9hz

- Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 6, 2026

According to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, the Vikings are doing restructures of the contracts of wide receiver Justin Jefferson and offensive tackle Christian Darrisaw. The moves will, reportedly, free up somewhere in the neighborhood of $27 million in salary cap space. Combined with the other moves that the Vikings will reportedly be making ahead of the new league year, such as releasing running back Aaron Jones and defensive linemen Jonathan Allen and Javon Hargrave, it appears that the Vikings will have cleared out enough space to get them under the league's salary cap, and there are still moves that they can make prior to the 3:00 PM Central time deadline on Wednesday, 11 March.

The restructures for Jefferson and Darrisaw are simply moves that will push their guaranteed money down the road a bit. Given that both players are definitively in the long-term plans for the franchise, it's a no-brainer to make the move to get the team compliant now and potentially allow them to make some moves when free agency officially gets underway.

We'll be keeping an eye on any other moves the team makes ahead of Monday's legal tampering opening and the official start of the new league year on Wednesday, and as soon as anything hits we will bring you word of it right here as soon as we're able.