Mandatory minicamp officially started for the Minnesota Vikings on Tuesday and they did so without outside linebacker Danielle Hunter. He began his holdout amid needing a new contract and was the only Vikings player to not attend minicamp.
Head coach Kevin O’Connell spoke on Hunter and his contract situation after practice on Tuesday.
“I’ve got all the respect in the world for Danielle Hunter as a player, leader, person on our team. We feel very strongly about being solutions oriented with everything that comes about. This example, just like the other ones that have come about we’ll do the same and hope to have continued dialogue and have a real positive outcome.”
This is something that the Vikings are going to continue to look at, especially with Hunter being one of the cornerstones of the franchise. A contract extension is something that could become contentious, as both sides appear to be very different about what that is.
