This offseason, the Minnesota Vikings exercised the fifth-year option in the contract of wideout Jordan Addison. As a result, the next question surrounding the former USC Trojans star is whether Minnesota wants to sign him to a long-term contract.
Addison is currently signed through the 2027 season after the Vikings decided to pick up his option. The No. 23 pick of the 2023 draft will earn $2.6 million in 2026 and is now on the books for $18 million in 2027.
On April 20, Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell spoke to the media and explained why the team chose to pick up the fifth-year option.
“From a talent standpoint and his impact, it was really felt immediately when Jordan first arrived here and what he’s brought to our offense and his ability to really dynamically complement Justin,” O’Connell told reporters.
“I view Jordan as one of the top-tier, quote-unquote, if you want to call them, No. 2s in the league. And that is not in any way, shape or form negative when you’re talking about that other guy being Justin Jefferson.”
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Moreover, O’Connell focused on Addison’s off-field growth, which led to the decision to keep him tied to the Vikings through the 2027 NFL season.
“The other part of it with Jordan is just our relationship and where it’s gotten to,” O’Connell added. “We’ve spent a lot of time together talking about his personal growth. He was an incredibly young player when he got into the NFL, and he’s learned some lessons over the years. He understands it’s a critical time in his career.
“His ability to have an impact doing what he loves, which is playing football — he loves playing football as much as anybody we have in this organization. But we need to make sure that he understands where he’s at now and the growth and all those things and what that equals. And he does, and I’m excited to get going with him this year.”
Last season with the Vikings, Addison posted a 64.9 overall PFF grade, ranking 60th among 81 qualified wide receivers. His 61.7 receiving grade ranked 69th.
Moreover, he finished with 42 catches on 74 targets for 610 yards and three touchdowns, averaging 14.5 yards per reception. Addison also totaled 135 yards after the catch and was credited with seven drops on the year.
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With Addison looking for a long-term contract either from the Vikings or elsewhere, the Minnesota Star Tribune’s Chip Scoggins is calling out the wideout to step up this 2026 season.
“This is a big contract year for Jordan,“ Scoggins said in an April 11 video from “Purple Access.“ “This is his chance, not only on the field but off the field, to show that he can be trusted with big contract money.
“Year 3 was the worst of his career. Not all his fault. The quarterback situation was a disaster at times, sure. But it was a career low in catches, a career low in yards, and a career low in touchdowns.
“He had seven drops. He didn’t have that many combined in his first two seasons. I think the focus wasn’t there all the time, probably because of what was happening at quarterback.”
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