He’s staying around for a while
With training camp in full swing in Eagan, the Minnesota Vikings have put together a deal that will keep their most versatile defender on the fold for the foreseeable future.
Safety Josh Metellus and the Vikings reached agreement today on a three-year, $36 million contract extension with a max value of $42 million that includes $25 million guaranteed, per agent Drew Rosenhaus. pic.twitter.com/AWExTq3axq
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 26, 2025
Numerous sources, led by Adam Schefter of ESPN, are reporting that the Vikings and safety Josh Metellus have agreed to a three-year contract extension. Per Schefter, it’s a $36 million deal that can reach as much as $42 million and contains $25 million in guarantees.
Metellus was selected by the Vikings in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft after a successful college career at Michigan. He didn’t make the team coming out of his first training camp, but was signed to the practice squad and promoted to the active roster a couple of weeks into the season.
This is the second contract extension that Metellus has signed with the Vikings, as he inked a two-year, $8 million extension in 2023. He was in the final year of that extension, but with his new deal will be under contract to the Vikings through the 2028 season.
Metellus has become a huge part of Brian Flores’ defense over the past couple of seasons, lining up all over the defense and playing over 1,000 snaps on defense in each of the last two seasons. His ability to line up pretty much anywhere is a big part of what gives Minnesota’s defense to do some of the more exotic things that Flores wants his charges to pull off.
With the Metellus extension, the majority of the Vikings’ defensive core is under contract for the next few years. The defense was among the league’s best in 2024 and, thanks to some of the additions they made over this offseason, should once again reach those same heights.
Congratulations to Josh Metellus on his brand new contract extension!