Contract details for Dalton Risner revealed
The Minnesota Vikings pulled the trigger and signed guard Dalton Risner to a contract on Monday afternoon. What wasn’t released at the time of the announcement were the details of the contract.
According to 9Sports’ Mike Klis, the Vikings gave Risner a one-year deal worth up to $4 million with a guaranteed $2.25 million.
Money was likely why Risner didn’t sign back when he visited in August. Another potential reason was the ability to be a starter. Giving him up to $4 million says that they want him to potentially be a starter.
ESPN’s Kevin Seifert echoed that same sentiment.
Confirming the Vikings have agreed to terms with G Dalton Risner.
We'll see what happens this week, but I doubt they're bringing him here to be a backup.
— Kevin Seifert (@SeifertESPN) September 18, 2023
What will happen with the Vikings interior is a major question now moving forward. Here is what we do know about Risner.
He played center and right tackle at Kansas State
With the Denver Broncos, he played exclusively left guard
With that kind of background, there are a lot of different things that the Vikings could do with him moving forward. We will see what happens, but there is competition on the Vikings offensive line.
