The Vikings are giving Van Ginkel a one-year, $23M extension, based on ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal comes almost totally assured, with $22.4M being locked in. Minnesota now has Van Ginkel signed by way of 2026. This may deliver a major bump for Van Ginkel, who was due a $10.78M 2025 base wage that featured $4M assured.
Developing earlier this offseason as an extension candidate, Van Ginkel has proven himself to be a viable starter on the sting — after beforehand working as a backup. Reinserted into Miami’s beginning lineup as a move rusher attributable to Jaelan Phillips‘ 2023 damage, Van Ginkel upped his free company inventory within the weeks that adopted.
He signed a two-year, $20M Vikings deal in 2024. That contract was to void if no extension occurred earlier than the beginning of the 2026 league 12 months. The Vikings have checked off that piece of enterprise Tuesday.
Van Ginkel, 29, constructed on his 2023 pass-rushing manufacturing by registering 11.5 sacks final season. The previous Dolphins fifth-rounder, who arrived throughout Flores’ first offseason in cost, amassed a formidable 18 tackles for loss and 19 QB hits final season. Van Ginkel had beforehand by no means posted 10 TFLs in a season, and the Vikings will guess on him persevering with his midcareer breakout.
Along with his sack manufacturing, Van Ginkel additionally intercepted two passes and returned each for touchdowns in his Vikings debut. He now has three pick-sixes in two years.
Minnesota acquired a second first-round decide in 2024. Whereas most assumed it was to turn out to be key ammo within the franchise’s quest to pick out a quarterback, the Vikings — after seeing the Patriots decline their trade-up provide for Drake Maye — then traded up from that spot (by way of the Jaguars) to take edge rusher Dallas Turner at No. 17.
Regardless of the lofty funding, Turner performed behind Van Ginkel and big-ticket free agent signee Jonathan Greenard. This extension actually appears like that setup will proceed in 2025.
This one-year bump resembles the Bengals’ 2023 transfer for Trey Hendrickson, although it comes after only one Van Ginkel season. Hendrickson signed a one-year, $21M extension in 2023, doing so after he had outplayed his earlier deal throughout his first two Bengals seasons. Van Ginkel’s profile doesn’t verify in on Hendrickson’s degree, minimizing the possibility he and the Vikings will later be at odds. As an alternative, a former Day 3 draftee collected a key cost throughout an offseason through which the Vikings each moved on from Sam Darnold and noticed Kirk Cousins‘ $28.5M lifeless cash hit come off the books.
The Vikings have J.J. McCarthy signed by way of 2027, affording them alternatives to make funds beforehand unrealistic attributable to Cousins’ six-year tenure (and seven-year run on the payroll). They may guess on Van Ginkel, who has scheme familiarity however a skinny document of constant pass-rushing manufacturing.
Additionally seeing early-career time as an off-ball linebacker, Van Ginkel had beforehand topped out at six sacks in a season (2023). However he has settled as an edge presence.
The Vikings, who misplaced Patrick Jones in free company, will proceed to ship a Greenard-Van Ginkel-Turner move rush at opponents, with this contract guaranteeing all three are signed for at the least two extra seasons.
