The Vikings have been creative with how they are creating cap room this offseason.
That continued on Thursday as the team cleared more than $8 million by moving Adam Thielen’s base salary into a signing bonus. Per ESPN’s Courtney Cronin, Thielen’s cap hit went from $13.468 million to $5.698 million.
The Adam Thielen restructure (very simple move – base salary was converted to a signing bonus) is done and has hit the books, per league sources. The move saves the Vikings over $8 million and drops the wide receiver's cap hit from $13.468 to $5.698 for 2021.
— Courtney Cronin (@CourtneyRCronin) March 18, 2021
We’ve seen the Vikings sign Dalvin Tomlinson and Patrick Peterson to help a defense that struggled last season. The question now is whether or not the Vikings will address the offensive line.
Per Over The Cap, the Vikings have $8.694 million remaining in cap space.
