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The Minnesota Vikings have given outside linebacker Danielle Hunter a hefty pay raise, paving the way for the team's best pass rusher to participate in practice after a months-long contract stalemate. The Vikings announced Sunday on their website that they reached a new deal with Hunter, the three-time Pro Bowl pick with 71 sacks who will turn 29 in three months. Hunter reported to training camp last week on schedule after skipping the offseason program and mandatory minicamp, but he has yet to join his teammates on the field.

Hunter is under contract for the current season, but he wants a new deal.

Vikings star receiver Justin Jefferson took a step further into the spotlight this offseason. He visited Brazil as an NFL ambassador during the month between spring practices and training camp that opened this week. Jefferson checked out Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer statue and watched a Flamengo win at the Maracanã – the largest stadium in Brazil – with a unique tour guide: soccer star ...

Kirk Cousins took his turn Wednesday lauding his team's revamped defense under new coordinator Brian Flores on the final day of the Vikings' offseason program. The veteran quarterback called Flores' scheme a "great challenge" while acknowledging the different alignments he's seen in spring practices had made him realize "there's some nuances to football that I've got keep learning and get ...

Danielle Hunter's absence from Vikings practices this spring opened a lane for D.J. Wonnum. Wonnum took first-team reps throughout Organized Team Activities and mandatory minicamp, aligned across from edge rusher Marcus Davenport, giving coaches a picture of what the defensive front would currently be if Hunter is traded amid a contract dispute. Wonnum has made 17 starts over three years with ...