Vikings sign G Hutchinson to offer sheet

The Minnesota Vikings signed an offer sheet with Steve Hutchinson worth at least $16 million in guaranteed money. The contract could possibly be worth about $49 million, which would make it the richest contract with a guard in the history of the NFL. Since the Seattle Seahawks placed a transition tag on Hutchinson, they have one week to match the offer or lose him to Minnesota; Seattle is expected to let the clock run out. This is Minnesota's latest signing in a streak of FA deals which also includes Chester Taylor, Ryan Longwell, and Ben Leber.

Date
Sun 03/12/06, 7:07 pm EST

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 * http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/nfl/03/12/bc.fbn.vikings.hutchinson.ap/index.html