In a May 2 article, Charley Walters of the Pioneer Press speculated that the Wilfs could be gearing up to sell the Minnesota Vikings after the team spent $350 million last season, only to see that number crater to just $226 million in 2026, marking the second-lowest spend in the NFL.
Nonetheless, despite the speculation regarding the team’s spending and future, a pair of Vikings reporters shared an update on the situation. Moreover, their information is clear: The Wilfs aren’t looking to sell the team.
Alec Lewis of The Athletic was straight to the point with his information.
“An just for the record: The Wilfs aren’t selling the Vikings,” Lewis wrote on May 3 on X. “Zero truth to that whatsoever. Source close to ownership made that abundantly clear.”
Meanwhile, the Star Tribune’s Ben Goessling shared information that not only reveals the team isn’t for sale, but also the Wilfs’ long-term ownership plans for the Vikings.
“A source close to the Wilfs said there’s ‘zero truth‘ to the notion the Vikings owners are thinking about selling the team,“ Goessling wrote on May 3 on X. “They’ve long talked about the team staying in the family for multiple generations, and both Mark and Zygi Wilf’s kids have taken on larger roles with the team in recent years.”
Vikings Needed to Get Economic Situation Under Control
Moreover, Lewis also stated on May 3 that the Vikings’ cutting back on spending has more to do with their cap situation and getting that under control, given that the spending hasn’t led to deep playoff runs or a Super Bowl appearance.
“You can only spend millions in cash over cap for so long without premium results,“ Lewis wrote on May 3 on X. “That’s the extent of this.”
It was their economic situation that led to the decision to pull the trigger on the Jonathan Greenard trade, as interim Vikings general manager Rob Brzezinski explained.
“He’s an impact player,“ Brzezinski said (h/t Ben Goessling of the Star Tribune). “It’s something we understand is not making the Minnesota Vikings a better team today. But there’s a lot of factors involved, and particularly with the economics, we were able to reach a resolution that made sense for the Vikings.
“We’re going to miss him. We’re happy he was able to get himself a new contract, but this is not something we’re jumping around excitedly about. We did feel like it was the best thing for the organization moving forward.”
Jonathan Greenard Knew Vikings Couldn’t Give Him New Deal
Meanwhile, Greenard knew that because the Vikings were looking to get spending under control, the team wasn’t going to give him the contract he and his agent were seeking this offseason, which eventually led to the trade with the Philadelphia Eagles.
“Make no mistake, everybody knew that it wasn’t about me not wanting to be in Minnesota,“ Greenard said during the April 30 edition of “Green Light with Chris Long.” “That was not at all the case. We knew that it was strictly about contract and money at this point.
“As an edge guy, we understand how much we can affect the game. And whenever I see that my worth is, I’m not going to say not viewed the same, but yes, kind of essentially that.”
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