Veteran cornerback Stephon Gilmore agreed to a one-year deal worth up to $10 million and ended up on the sixth team of his playing career.
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Experienced cornerback Stephon Gilmore has reached an agreement with the Minnesota Vikings. According to reports, he will sign a one-year contract for 7 million dollars guaranteed, which could increase to 10 million dollars.
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Dallas is currently working on contract extensions for Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb. They have about $28.6 million in effective cap space, according to Over The Cap. The price for Gilmore’s contract would have made Dallas’s financial situation too complicated.
Dallas prioritizes Prescott and Lamb, and any deal that could affect their contracts would not be in the team’s best interest. Bringing in Gilmore at that price would have limited the team’s flexibility even further.
Gilmore remained a free agent
The 33-year-old cornerback remained with the Dallas Cowboys last season, starting all 17 games and recording 68 tackles, two interceptions, with 13 passes defended; despite being able to sign a new deal with the Lone Star franchise, the Vikings appeared on the radar
