US EditionRB Aaron Jones Agrees to Revised Contract to Remain with Vikings
Aaron Jones accepted a pay cut to $5.5 million base salary with $5 million guaranteed to help Vikings manage salary cap and keep him for 2026, sources said.
- On March 11, 2026, Aaron Jones agreed to a renegotiated contract that will keep him with the Minnesota Vikings for the 2026 season, NFL Network reporter Tom Pelissero said.
- Faced with cap pressure, the Minnesota Vikings had explored releasing or trading Aaron Jones earlier this month before agreeing to a reworked deal ahead of the new league year.
- Jones agreed to a reworked financial package that lowers his 2026 base salary to $5.6 million with $5 million guaranteed, a pay cut from his previously scheduled 2026 base.
- The Vikings will run it back with Jones and Mason, as Pelissero wrote, that the sides found common ground to keep Jones in 2026.
- Given his age and the backloaded extension, the restructure follows a 2025 injury-plagued season, with 12 games played and 747 yards in 2025.
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The Minnesota Vikings were prepared to part ways with Aaron Jones, but a last-minute contract overhaul has flipped the script, keeping the veteran running back in purple and gold. NFL reporter Tom Pelissero shared the update on Thursday, reporting that both sides agreed to a revised deal that will keep Jones in Minnesota for the 2026 season. “The Vikings and RB Aaron Jones have agreed to a revised contract to keep him in Minnesota for the 2026 s…
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Aaron Jones agrees to new deal that will keep him with Vikings
Aaron Jones is staying in Minnesota after all. In the final hour before he was set to be released at the start of free agency, Jones agreed to a new contract with the Vikings that will keep him around for the foreseeable future. It will be a pay cut for Jones as his new base salary will reportedly be lowered to $5.5 million. Though he is getting up there in age, especially for a running back, Jones, 31, is still viewed as a valuable piece for th…
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