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Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

EMERGENCY PODCAST: Vikings extend TJ Hockenson

Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

Sports, Fantasy Sports, Football

4.8907 Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Matthew Coller and Will Ragatz from Sports Illustrated talk about the Vikings announcing TJ Hockenson has signed a long-term contract extension. They also discuss the importance of getting Justin Jefferson signed before the season Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

and Hey everybody welcome inside T see oh performance center Matthew collar along with

0:26.6

Will Regots and guess what we got ourselves a contract extension will how about

0:32.4

that this is a different regime man we never saw this coming on this timing today

0:38.7

That the Vikings would show up at TCO Performance Center quesia dafomensa, and Kevin O'Connell for their press conferences

0:46.1

and announced that they have an extension for T.J. Hockinson.

0:50.1

And you know, we preached patience, Will.

0:52.9

Going all the way back, we said, nobody freak out.

0:56.3

And even yesterday I was saying,

0:58.0

oh, it's getting a little closer

0:59.5

and my percentages are dropping for this to happen. But we have always been on the side of this is a good idea and we have always been on the side of hey these things take time they're going to work it out and guess what we've got a contract extension

1:14.5

for t. j. Hockinson so break it down sir your thoughts yeah we going back

1:19.7

weeks I mean I think of the start of August even late July we were trying to come up with a date of when would be time to panic and it is August 31st today and I think we may have estimated you know if the

1:35.1

calendar hits September then it starts to get pretty real and starts to become a possibility that this won't

1:38.2

happen and they they went right up to the very end of that but they got it done as of right now when we're

1:44.3

recording this we don't have the numbers or the exact details but the wording of some of the

1:49.9

reports make it seem like he did not reset the the tight end market did not maybe

1:55.5

exceed that 17 million that Darren Waller is getting but it's probably somewhere in

2:00.1

that 15 to 17 range and if that's the case I think it's I think it's a good move as we talked about on a few

2:06.0

recent shows like I know quay see Adolfo mensa wants to be smart about things and

2:11.6

plan things out and have his numbers that he is willing to kind of go to but

2:16.0

when you have a good player who fits really well in your offense I just think it makes too much sense to sign that guy and have him be a part of this offense for a long time

2:24.2

with what he can do in the passing game with what he means for Justin Jefferson

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