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5 Highest Paid Vikings Heading into the 2020 NFL Season

By michael obermuller

Which Vikings join Kirk Cousins as the highest paid players on the roster in 2020?
Which Vikings join Kirk Cousins as the highest paid players on the roster in 2020? / Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
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This offseason, the Minnesota Vikings elected to part ways with a ton of veteran talent on the defensive side of the ball via free agency to create some more cap space. Multiple players walked or were cut, including Xavier Rhodes, Linval Joseph, Trae Waynes, and possibly even Everson Griffen, who remains unsigned. Star wide receiver Stefon Diggs was also traded, freeing up more budgetary room.

General manager Rick Spielman's plan has been clear, get younger through the NFL Draft. He acquired a boatload of picks for Diggs, and used many of them wisely, grading out as one of the league's bests drafts in 2020. Spielman still has a few larger cap hits to account for, however, and here are Minnesota's top five this season.

Highest Paid Vikings Players

5. Anthony Harris, S

Franchise-tagging Harris cost the Vikings almost 11 and a half million dollars.
Franchise-tagging Harris cost the Vikings almost 11 and a half million dollars. / Hannah Foslien/Getty Images

2020 Cap Hit: $11,441,000 (Franchise Tag)

4. Anthony Barr, OLB

Anthony Barr just re-signed with Minnesota in 2019.
Anthony Barr just re-signed with Minnesota in 2019. / Adam Bettcher/Getty Images

2020 Cap Hit: $12,700,000

3. Adam Thielen, WR

Adam Thielen is now the consensus number one receiver with Stefon Diggs gone.
Adam Thielen is now the consensus number one receiver with Stefon Diggs gone. / Grant Halverson/Getty Images

2020 Cap Hit: $12,768,750

2. Riley Reiff, LT

The veteran left tackle is the second highest-paid Viking.
The veteran left tackle is the second highest-paid Viking. / Dylan Buell/Getty Images

2020 Cap Hit: $13,200,000

1. Kirk Cousins, QB

Like most of the NFL, Minnesota's highest paid player is their quarterback.
Like most of the NFL, Minnesota's highest paid player is their quarterback. / Joe Robbins/Getty Images

2020 Cap Hit: $21,000,000

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Michael Obermuller is not a FanDuel employee. In addition to providing DFS gameplay advice, Michael Obermuller also participates in DFS contests on FanDuel using his personal account, username king_mizzard. While the strategies and player selections recommended in his articles are his personal views, he may deploy different strategies and player selections when entering contests with his personal account. The views expressed in their articles are the author's alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of FanDuel.