Winfield Close To A New Contract?

July 22, 2009 | Filed underVikes News & Rumors,Vikings | Posted by

Sean Jensen (Pioneer Press) reports Minnesota Vikings cornerback Antoine Winfield may be close to a new contract extension.  Winfield’s agent, Ashanti Webb, is coming to Minnesota to close the deal.

Winfield, 32, is in the final year of his six-year $34.8 million contract.

The terms of the deal are not known.  We speculate the deal will be a back-loaded three or four-year contract extension with an average annual salary of $7 to $8 million.

The Pro Bowl cornerback had one of his best seasons last year, and played a large role in Minnesota’s sixth ranked defense.

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