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CBS News
30-04-2025
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- CBS News
Vikings extend Pro Bowl edge rusher Andrew Van Ginkel
The Minnesota Vikings and edge rusher Andrew Van Ginkel reached an agreement on Tuesday on a one-year, $23 million contract extension coming off his first Pro Bowl selection and a career-high 11 1/2 sacks last season. The deal, negotiated with the Vikings by Van Ginkel's agents Drew Rosenhaus and Jason Rosenhaus, includes $22.4 million guaranteed. The 29-year-old Van Ginkel tied with teammate Jonathan Greenard for fourth in the NFL in 2024 with 18 tackles for loss. Van Ginkel returned two interceptions for touchdowns with six passes defensed and one forced fumble in a breakout season, his first with Minnesota after signing a two-year, $20 million contract as a free agent following five seasons with Miami. The arrival of Van Ginkel and Greenard was instrumental in ramping up the pass rush for defensive coordinator Brian Flores, who was the head coach of the Dolphins during Van Ginkel's first three years in the league. Van Ginkel was a fifth-round draft pick out of Wisconsin. Van Ginkel was also named to the All-Pro second team last season. The extension will also give Van Ginkel more time to mentor young rusher Dallas Turner, whom the Vikings traded up to draft in the first round last year. Turner and Van Ginkel have similar size and some comparative athletic testing, so the young linebacker is a natural fit to play Van Ginkel's role in Flores' defense.
USA Today
30-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Former Wisconsin football standout linebacker earns major NFL payday
Former Wisconsin football standout linebacker earns major NFL payday The Minnesota Vikings awarded former Wisconsin linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel a one-year, $23 million contract extension on Tuesday. The deal, as first reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter, includes $22.4 million guaranteed. It is yet another major payday for the former Wisconsin standout after a breakout 2024 season. The deal extends his contract into the 2026 season, after he previously signed a two-year, $20 million contract with the Vikings as a free agent last offseason. Van Ginkel had the best season of his six-year NFL career in 2024, totaling 79 tackles, 18 for loss, 11 1/2 sacks, 19 quarterback hits, six pass deflections, one forced fumble and two interceptions -- both of which he returned for touchdowns. Those totals earned him a Pro Bowl nod and Second-Team All-Pro selection, as well as a No. 7 finish in Defensive Player of the Year voting. The former Badger previously spent the first five years of his NFL career with the Miami Dolphins. He was a consistent force on the team's defensive front during that time, averaging 50 tackles, 6.2 for loss, 9.5 quarterback hits and 3.4 sacks per season. That production, both in Miami and Minnesota, is far more than what was expected from Van Ginkel when the Dolphins selected No. 151 overall in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL draft. Van Ginkel's $23 million salary, when it comes into play next season, would rank 10th out of all NFL edge rushers. One other notable Wisconsin product is on that list: Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt ($28 million). Those two are part of a larger group of former Badger linebackers finding success in the NFL. T.J. Edwards, Zack Baun and Leo Chenal are all also fresh off strong 2024 campaigns. Van Ginkel played for two seasons for the Badgers (2017-18). He joined the program after one year at the Football Championship Subdivision (South Dakota) and one year in JUCO (Iowa Western). As a Badger, the linebacker totaled 99 tackles, 20 for loss, 12 sacks, two interceptions, five pass deflections and four forced fumbles. Even with that terrific production, it would have been challenging to predict his current level of success at the NFL level. Contact/Follow @TheBadgersWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Wisconsin Badgers news, notes and opinion
Miami Herald
30-04-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Reports: Vikings signing LB Andrew Van Ginkel to $23M extension
The Minnesota Vikings signed Pro Bowl linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel to a contract extension on Tuesday, with multiple reports saying it was a one-year, $23 million extension through the 2026 season. Van Ginkel, 29, had signed with the Vikings as a free agent in March 2024 on a two-year, $20 million contract. He was voted to the Pro Bowl in 2024 after totaling career bests with 79 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks and two interceptions -- both returned for touchdowns -- in 17 games (all starts). He played his first five seasons with the Miami Dolphins (2019-23), and for his career has 329 tackles, 49 TFL, 28.5 sacks, 76 quarterback hits, four interceptions, five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. Miami selected Van Ginkel in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. --Field Level Media Field Level Media 2025 - All Rights Reserved
USA Today
30-04-2025
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- USA Today
Vikings agree to 1-year, $23 million extension with Andrew Van Ginkel
Vikings agree to 1-year, $23 million extension with Andrew Van Ginkel Andrew Van Ginkel made his first career Pro Bowl in 2024, his first season with the Minnesota Vikings. That convinced the Vikings to lock him in for an additional season. The Vikings announced on Tuesday that they agreed to a one-year, $23 million extension with Van Ginkel that extends him through the 2026 season. Adam Schefter reported that the deal includes $22.4 million guaranteed. Van Ginkel, 29, terrorized quarterbacks with both sacks and interceptions. He had 11.5 sacks and two interceptions, both returned for touchdowns. Van Ginkel epitomized Brian Flores' versatile scheme, rushing the quarterback 436 times and dropping into coverage on 212 other occasions. No other defender had more than one defensive touchdown, helping Van Ginkel earn Second-Team All-Pro honors. The Vikings signed Van Ginkel to a two-year, $20 million deal last offseason, pairing him with fellow free-agent acquisition Jonathan Greenard, who also made the Pro Bowl with 12 sacks. Minnesota again dipped into the EDGE rusher market in the draft, selecting Dallas Turner 17th overall. Last season proved the Vikings valued Van Ginkel's experience over Turner's promising but unproven talent. Tuesday's news could signal the Vikings will continue to value that experience over Turner, leaving the first-round pick on the bench. But because Van Ginkel is so versatile, perhaps Flores sees a world where all three EDGE defenders co-exist and terrorize offenses together. We'll see how it comes to fruition. But Van Ginkel will continue to be one of the faces of the Vikings' defense for the foreseeable future.
Reuters
29-04-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Reports: Vikings signing LB Andrew Van Ginkel to $23M extension
April 29 - The Minnesota Vikings signed Pro Bowl linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel to a contract extension on Tuesday, with multiple reports saying it was a one-year, $23 million extension through the 2026 season. Van Ginkel, 29, had signed with the Vikings as a free agent in March 2024 on a two-year, $20 million contract. He was voted to the Pro Bowl in 2024 after totaling career bests with 79 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks and two interceptions -- both returned for touchdowns -- in 17 games (all starts). He played his first five seasons with the Miami Dolphins (2019-23), and for his career has 329 tackles, 49 TFL, 28.5 sacks, 76 quarterback hits, four interceptions, five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. Miami selected Van Ginkel in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
