The Vikings took CB Mike Hughes in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft. Since then, his career has been defined by injury-ridden and inconsistent seasons.
Hughes has played in just 24 regular season games over the course of his three-year NFL career.
Minnesota has a decision to make about giving Hughes the fifth-year option soon. Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press reported that Minnesota is expected to not do so.
Per Tomasson, Over The Cap’s Jason Fitzgerald said the fifth-year option will be $9.7 million, so the Vikings upcoming decision shouldn’t too much of a surprise.
Even when he’s been on the field, Hughes has had a PFF grade of 54.4 this past season and 58.7 the season before. The team could keep him around, but the price of a fifth-year option is too much to pay.
Vikings Wire wrote about what the team should do with Hughes earlier in the offseason. You can read more about Hughes and the fifth-year option here.
