Vikings signing DT Javon Hargrave to 2-year, $30 million deal

The expected deal can now be completed after Javon Hargrave was released by the 49ers.

The Vikings and defensive tackle Javon Hargrave are finally able to put pen to paper following the latter’s expected release from the 49ers. Per NFL insider Adam Schefter, Hargrave is being inked to a two-year, $30 million contract that includes $19 million guaranteed. He now joins fellow defensive tackle Jonathan Allen in the middle of the Vikings defense after Allen signed his deal early Tuesday morning.

The 32-year old Hargrave is coming off an injury-shortened season with the 49ers in 2024, but that shouldn’t give Vikings fans pause in being excited about this move. He’s still just one year removed from posting seven sacks and eight tackles for loss during the 2023 season and only two years removed from an 11-sack, 10-TFL seasons in 2022 for the Eagles.

Hargrave is entering his 10th season in the NFL and his fourth professional team since being drafted in the third round of the 2016 draft. He’s been named to the Pro Bowl twice. The first came with the Eagles in 2021 and the second with Niners in 2023. Hargrave brings 45.5 career sacks and 55 career tackles for loss to a Vikings defense that just got a lot bigger this week. Both will join up with Harrison Phillips in the middle of Minnesota’s base 3-4 front.