{"id":45225,"date":"2025-04-30T08:27:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T08:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=45225"},"modified":"2025-04-30T08:27:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T08:27:55","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-former-miami-dolphins-lb-andrew-van-ginkel-has-signed-a-1-year-23m-extension-with-the-minnesota-vikings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=45225","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 Former Miami Dolphins LB Andrew Van Ginkel has signed a 1-year\/$23M extension with the Minnesota Vikings."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<p>The hard-charging linebacker with free-flowing locks is staying in Minnesota beyond 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<p>The Vikings are signing Pro Bowl linebacker\u00a0Andrew Van Ginkel\u00a0to a one-year, $23 million extension, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported. Minnesota later announced the extension.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<p>Van Ginkel&#8217;s current contract &#8212; a two-year, $20 million deal signed in 2024 &#8212; kept him on the roster through 2025, but with no security beyond that date and Van Ginkel coming off a career season, the Vikings decided to reward him with an extension that offers a hefty pay raise.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<p>Van Ginkel has earned the raise. After five seasons with the Dolphins, the linebacker departed for Minnesota and fit into the Vikings&#8217; defense seamlessly, displaying a knack for making big plays by returning both of his interceptions for touchdowns and nearly snagging a third in the Vikings&#8217; Week 18 loss to the Lions. 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