Overview
- NFL insider Jordan Schultz reports the Vikings have held trade talks on two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Javon Hargrave during the Combine.
- A trade is viewed as the cleaner cap solution, creating nearly $15 million in 2026 space, while a release would save about $11 million and leave roughly $10.5 million in dead money.
- Hargrave, 33, is entering the second year of a roughly two-year, $30 million deal with a reported $14.2 million base salary and a cap hit around $21.4 million in 2026.
- He started 15 games last season with 52 tackles and 3.5 sacks, and league expectations that Minnesota could cut him are tempering his trade market.
- Potential suitors have been floated in reports, including the Giants, Steelers, Raiders, Packers and Jaguars, as Minnesota’s depth with Jonathan Allen and emerging Jalen Redmond lessens urgency to keep Hargrave.