Is there anything left in Javon Hargrave's game? If so, 31 teams are about to have a chance to find out. Hargrave has been informed by the Vikings that they will attempt to trade him, but will cut him by the end of March if they can't, as they pare salary while being $50 million over the 2026 cap, at present. Hargrave is due $14.23 million in salary this season, but only $4 million is guaranteed, in the last year of a two-year, $30-million contract he signed in free agency ahead of the 2025 season.
Hargrave's age-33 season showed some wear after missing 14 weeks in 2024 with a torn triceps. He posted 3.5 sacks and four tackles for a loss, each his lowest in a full season since 2017, registering 18 solo tackles among 54 total, just the third time in 10 NFL seasons his solo tackles were less than half his total.
The Vikings also will trade or release veteran running back Aaron Jones. Moving or cutting both players knocks $18.7 million off their cap.
My take: No gas left. That explosive, knifing penetration was missing last season and he struggled the most I've ever seen him in shedding blocks. He's old for an interior d-lineman. Could still be a good situational player, but he'd have to take a massive pay cut and be special-teams eligible.
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Hargrave hits the trade market
Is there anything left in Javon Hargrave's game? If so, 31 teams are about to have a chance to find out. Hargrave has been informed by the Vikings that they will attempt to trade him, but will cut him by the end of March if they can't, as they pare salary while being $50 million over the 2026 cap, at present. Hargrave is due $14.23 million in salary this season, but only $4 million is guaranteed, in the last year of a two-year, $30-million contract he signed in free agency ahead of the 2025 season.
Hargrave's age-33 season showed some wear after missing 14 weeks in 2024 with a torn triceps. He posted 3.5 sacks and four tackles for a loss, each his lowest in a full season since 2017, registering 18 solo tackles among 54 total, just the third time in 10 NFL seasons his solo tackles were less than half his total.
The Vikings also will trade or release veteran running back Aaron Jones. Moving or cutting both players knocks $18.7 million off their cap.
My take: No gas left. That explosive, knifing penetration was missing last season and he struggled the most I've ever seen him in shedding blocks. He's old for an interior d-lineman. Could still be a good situational player, but he'd have to take a massive pay cut and be special-teams eligible.
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