John Sullivan Cements Status as One of NFL’s Top Underrated Stars with Extension

April 7, 2015   ·   Zach Kruse   ·   Jump to comments

The Minnesota Vikings have ensured that one of the game's most underrated stars will anchor the middle of the club's offensive line for at least the next three seasons.
According to Field Yates of ESPN, the Vikings and All-Pro center John Sullivan agreed on a contract extension and pay raise, which will add an extra season to his current two-year deal and bump up his salary in each year through 2017:
The 29-year-old Sullivan also received a $1 million signing bonus. The extension adds a total of $8.5 million to the five-year deal he originally signed back in 2011, while increasing his cap number to $7.33 million next season.
The structure of Sullivan's new deal can be viewed below, via Spotrac:
Sullivan will now make $18 million over the next three seasons, which is still a bargain price for the Vikings.
Few have been better at the position since 2009, when Sullivan first took over the starting center job in Minnesota. He's started 93 of the last 96 games for t...

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