Edge rusher Danielle Hunter will not be easy to extend for the Minnesota Vikings, and he is not the only one.
Hunter poses a challenge to the Vikings because he was excellent in 2023, cannot be franchise-tagged in the upcoming offseason, and will likely be too costly entering his age-30 season for Minnesota to support a new deal.
In contrast, DJ Wonnum should be reasonably priced in free agency, but his potential earnings elsewhere in the league may outweigh his value.
In a mailbag post on Monday, December 4, Alec Lewis of The Athletic responded to a query regarding the Vikings’ “appetite” to bring back Wonnum on an extension. In essence, Lewis’ response was that a closer look at the outside linebacker’s statistics doesn’t look good for his chances of returning to Minneapolis.