Just when you thought the first day of free agency was coming to an end, the Minnesota Vikings decided to drop a big move right into our laps to finish the night.
The #Vikings and Pro Bowl CB Byron Murphy agreed to terms on a monster three-year, $66 million contract — a $22M average per year, sources tell me and @RapSheet.
Agent Zeke Sandhu of @KlutchSports negotiated the deal, which keeps Murphy in Minnesota after his breakout season. pic.twitter.com/hd5ZiUnDmg
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 11, 2025
Murphy’s contract was set to void tomorrow after the two sides agreed to move the void date of his contract in mid-February. However, the Vikings managed to get everything together and get the deal done before that happened.
The $22 million/year average appears to make Murphy the third-highest paid cornerback in the NFL, behind only Jalen Ramsey and Patrick Surtain II (according to the numbers from Over the Cap). That’s a pretty big figure, to be sure, but with Murphy coming off of what is unquestionably his best season and still being in his prime, it makes sense for Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and company to make a deal like this one.
Murphy’s return will also help to bring some stability to a secondary that has already lost safety Camryn Bynum and could, potentially, still lose Stephon Gilmore, Shaq Griffin, and Harrison Smith by the time it’s all said and done.
So, after a bit of a slow start to the first unofficial day of NFL free agency, the Vikings have finished things up with a bang with their decision to bring Byron Murphy back into the fold. Let us know what you think of the move in the comments, folks, and be sure to keep checking our Free Agency Tracker to keep up to date on all the moves being made by the purple in free agency!