The Minnesota Vikings had until May 1st to decide whether or not to use the fifth-year option on 2021 first round pick Christian Darrisaw. On Monday, the team announced that they had picked up the fifth-year option on the star left tackle.
This was the biggest no-brainer of the offseason for the Vikings. Darrisaw has been an elite left tackle for the Vikings over his first three years, including drawing comparisons to Trent Williams. He finished top five in PFF pass blocking grade and eighth in overall grade among tackles.
Darrisaw is slated to have a salary of $16,037,000 per Over The Cap. That number is due to being eligible for the play time boost. if Darrisaw had made a Pro Bowl, that could have elevated it even more, including being north of $20 million for multiple Pro Bowls.
