The Minnesota Vikings are working relentlessly to free up cap space. They started the offseason nearly $40 million over the cap, but are making moves to rectify that. The organization is letting go of Aaron Jones and Javon Hargrave, and is looking to offload Jonathan Greenard. One name that has come up in potential trade talks is tight end T.J. Hockenson, but one writer believes he might be safe.
While working the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine, The Athletic’s Alec Lewis had his ear to the ground and heard some interesting information regarding Hockenson:
Minnesota wants to lower the cap number for tight end T.J. Hockenson. He is amenable to lowering it, but the outcome is largely a matter of how low the Vikings want to go.
A restructure would not be terribly surprising for Minnesota. Hockenson is far and away their best tight end on the roster, even if he has started his regression. While a tight end will likely be added either through free agency or the 2026 NFL Draft, it would appear that, as of right now, the Vikings want to hang on to Hockenson at least for one more year.
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This article originally appeared on Vikings Wire: Vikings seem likely to retain T.J. Hockenson for 2026