The Vikings breakout star could be in for a big payday in 2024
The Minnesota Vikings just answered a big question at the quarterback position by acquiring Josh Dobbs, but he also poses a question of his own in the not-too-distant future.
Dobbs is enjoying the one-year, $2 million contract he signed with the Arizona Cardinals after the Cleveland Browns traded him just before the start of the regular season.
After just one game for Minnesota, albeit an impressive one, Dobbs is ready to cash in on his free agent contract in March 2024, November 8.
“A guy who can handle run the play for you if you need it and that will make a lot of money.
”Fowler then compared Dobbs’ earning potential to Jacoby Brissett, who he backed when both were with the Browns in 2022.
“Think about Jacoby Brissett, who got a one-year deal from 10 million to $8 million.
guaranteed by [Washington] commanders after performing well as Cleveland’s bridge starter,” Fowler wrote.
“This may be Dobbs’ way.
Josh Dobbs Has Built Earning Potential Through Failure, Patience
The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Dobbs with the No. 135 overall pick in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He played games for that franchise in both 2018 and 2020, though earned no starts.
He led the Vikings to a late fourth-quarter comeback against the Atlanta Falcons on the road last Sunday, despite limited knowledge of the playbook and no in-person practice time with the players.
his teammates.
The effort won over Dobbs fans overnight, especially in Minnesota, where the team named him the starter against the New Orleans Saints next week.
Vikings still face big QB questions in 2024, despite adding Josh Dobbs
Minnesota chose not to add another QB this week, despite rookie Jaren Hall’s status in the league’s concussion protocol and Nick Mullens coming off IR with a back injury. Both are unlikely to play Sunday, meaning Sean Mannion will elevate from the practice squad into a No. 2 role.
The Vikings are going to need to sign at least one or two QBs this offseason, the question is who those players will be and what role they can expect in Minnesota’s offense. Kirk Cousins is out for the year with a torn Achilles, his injury playing the role as the first domino to fall in the crazy sequence that has played out under center in the subsequent 10 days.
General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has left open the door that the Vikings may sign Cousins back, but the two sides clearly aren’t in agreement about the contract value or length on a potential deal. If they were, they could have agreed to a multiyear extension in each of the past two offseasons, but that hasn’t happened.
Hall is under contract for the next three years, though Dobbs’ hijacked his opportunity to prove himself a capable starter with his first-week heroics in Atlanta. Mannion has a history in Minnesota that includes two starts but if he were the answer, the Vikings would have known a long time ago.
The franchise may attempt to bring Dobbs back into the fold, but his price might exceed his value with all the leverage his immediate success in Minnesota has afforded him in the minds of executives around the league. Dobbs is 28 years old, has earned less than $7.5 million in his career and must capitalize on his earning potential before it fades.
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