Vikings All-Pro outside linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel is signing a one-year, $23 million contract extension that will keep him in Minnesota through the 2026 season, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Nearly all of it ($22.4 million) is guaranteed.
Last offseason, Van Ginkel was one of the Vikings' key free agent acquisitions. After five seasons with the Dolphins, he signed a two-year, $20 million deal with Minnesota, where he reunited with his former head coach Brian Flores.
Van Ginkel went on to have easily the best season of his career. He recorded 11.5 sacks, 18 total tackles for loss, six passes defended, a forced fumble, and a pair of pick-sixes in an incredible year that saw him earn a Pro Bowl trip, a second team All-Pro nod, and a seventh-place finish in defensive player of the year voting. Van Ginkel and fellow free agent acquisition Jonathan Greenard were two huge reasons for the Vikings' success on defense during a 14-3 campaign.
Now Van Ginkel, who was originally a fifth-round pick out of Wisconsin in 2019, gets rewarded for his big season with a hefty raise. Instead of going into the final year of his deal and being set to hit free agency next spring, he's under contract for the next two seasons and will be a pending UFA in 2027 (though his deal could certainly be addressed again next offseason).
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