The Vikings reportedly agreed to terms with first-round wide receiver Justin Jefferson Wednesday.
Minnesota also went out and signed a rookie on the other side of the ball.
Troy Dye, a fourth-round pick and linebacker out of Oregon, agreed to a four-year $3.974 million deal, including a $678,572 signing bonus, according to Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press.
Tomasson also reported that Dye will count as $779,643 against the Vikings salary cap for the 2020 season. Dye is arriving in Minnesota Wednesday, per Tomasson.
Minnesota has two mainstay starters at linebacker in Eric Kendricks and Anthony Barr. The Vikings have often deployed a nickel defense in the past, using just two linebackers on the field at once.
However, the third linebacker spot on the team is up in the air, with Dye being a possible candidate to take that spot. Vikings linebacker Eric Wilson seems like the probable candidate to be Minnesota’s third linebacker. Linebacker Ben Gedeon is also a possibility for that role.
