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Minnesota Vikings Sign Linebacker Eric Wilson to Reported 3-Year, $22.5 Million Deal
Eric Wilson signed a three-year, $22.5 million deal including $12.5 million guaranteed after a career-best 2025 season with 6.5 sacks and the NFL's third-best pressure rate.
- On March 8, the Minnesota Vikings announced linebacker Eric Wilson signed a three-year, $22.5 million deal including $12.5 million fully guaranteed, NFL Network reporter Mike Garafolo reported Monday.
- Because he fit Flores' blitz-heavy scheme, coaches said Wilson's 2025 resurgence made him an ideal schematic fit, citing his versatility and consistent contributions.
- Per NextGen Stats, Wilson recorded 40 pressures, 4.4 yards/target allowed, and 20 run stuffs, along with 37 quarterback pressures and 515 tackles in nine seasons.
- The signing preserves a key piece of the Minnesota Vikings' defense as veteran players leaving this offseason create roster changes.
- Amid the league's free-agent calendar, agent Ryan Williams of Athletes First negotiated the deal as the NFL tampering window began Monday and the new league year starts Wednesday.
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Source: Vikings – Wilson agree to terms on three-year deal
Per NFL Network, the Minnesota Vikings and veteran linebacker, Eric Wilson, agreed to a three-year contract worth $22.5 million with $12.5 million guaranteed. Wilson and the team agreed to terms only hours before the NFL’s legal free agent tampering period began on Monday, March 9 at 11 a.m. CT. The contract cannot be inked until 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11 on the official start of the leagues new year. The 31-year-old has spent five of his ni…
Vikings agree to terms with linebacker Eric Wilson ahead of free agency
As they prepared for the start of the legal tampering period across the NFL, the Vikings found a way to keep a key contributor in house. According to NFL Network insider Mike Garafolo, the Vikings agreed to terms with linebacker Eric Wilson on a 3-year, $22.5 million contract, which has $12.5 million fully guaranteed. This is a fair deal for both sides considering the way Wilson, 31, produced for the Vikings last season. He signed to be a specia…
Vikings Agree to Deal With ‘Versatile’ Playmaker Before Free Agency
The Minnesota Vikings have made a lot of headlines in recent days for severing ties with multiple players, or planning to, ahead of the 2026 offseason. Late Sunday night, the Vikings went in a different direction with Eric Wilson.One of several key veteran contributors for the Vikings, Wilson enjoyed a career resurgence during the 2025 season.Now, he will get an opportunity to prove it was not a fluke.Vikings Bring Back Former UDFA Eric Wilson G…
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