There won’t be any holding up or holding out for the Vikings draft picks. The team was busy Thursday, signing all 10 draft picks to rookie contracts.
The Vikings made the announcement on Thursday evening. During the afternoon, reports started to stream in that the team had reached a contract agreement with first round pick Trae Waynes.
Told 1st round pick Trae Waynes has signed his 4-year deal with the #Vikings.
— Darren Wolfson (@DWolfsonKSTP) May 7, 2015
Top pick Trae Waynes has signed his rookie contract with the #Vikings, as @DWolfsonKSTP first reported.
— Matt Vensel (@mattvensel) May 7, 2015
Waynes – a Michigan State cornerback – was selected by the Vikings with the No. 11 overall pick. According to the Pioneer Press, he agreed to a four-year deal worth $12.944 million and will receive a $7.674 million signing bonus.
A source also told the newspaper that UCLA linebacker Eric Kendricks, the Vikings’ second-round pick, agreed to a four-year deal worth about $5.15 million – including just over $2 million upfront.
The team pushed to get all of the rookie deals signed before the opening of the rookie minicamp. Here are details on some of the other rookie deals.
Source says Vikings strategy has shifted from last year when picks signed after first rookie minicamp
— Chris Tomasson (@christomasson) May 7, 2015
Vikes fourth rounder tackle T.J. Clemmings: Signing bonus of $524,956. Four year deal worth $2.804 million. Non guaranteed.
— Chris Tomasson (@christomasson) May 7, 2015
Source says Stefon Diggs and MyCole Pruitt have signed with the Vikings. That makes 9 of 10 signed. Only Danielle Hunter not signed.
— Chris Tomasson (@christomasson) May 7, 2015
The last rookie to sign was third-round pick Danielle Hunter, who also came to an agreement with the team on Thursday evening.
Vikings third-round pick Danielle Hunter, No. 88 overall, gets a signing bonus of $627,724. Total deal worth roughly $2.9 million. LSU DE.
— Chris Tomasson (@christomasson) May 7, 2015
