defensive end being unhappy about his contract isn't anything new. His discontent first surfaced during the middle of last season when he had surgery for a herniated disc in his neck. Hunter mi sed the entire 2020 season because of the injury.In March, there was a report by The Athletic, which was subsequently refuted by local Minnesota media, that Hunter could hold out or ask for a trade if he wasn't given a new contract. Hunter has been a no-show for Ivica Zubac Jersey the Vikings' organized team activities, which began on May 24. It remains to be seen whether Hunter will attend next week's three-day mandatory minicamp (June 15 to June 17). Under the and NFLPA's collective bargaining agreement, Hunter is subject to a fine of up to $15,515 for the first mi sed day, $31,030 for the second mi sed day and $46,540 for the third. He could be fined up to $93,085 for mi sing all three days of the minicamp. Fining Hunter would be at Minnesota's discretion.Hunter has no one to blame but himself for his di satisfaction with his contract. He did himself a big di service in June 2018 by signing a five-year, $72 million contract extension averaging $14.4 million per year with $40.007 million of guarantees. When Hunter signed the extension, he had demonstrated an ability to get to the quarterback. Hunter had 19.5 sacks over the previous two seasons. edge rusher -- who was the NFL's highest-paid non-quarterback at the time with a six-year contract averaging $19,083,333 per year -- had 23.5 sacks during that span. Sometimes the best deal is the one you don't make. This old saying is applicable in Hunter's case. It should have been extremely obvious to Hunter that he was going to be significantly underpaid pretty quickly. Since interior defensive lineman and edge rusher were in contract years, it was well known within industry circles that the $20 million-per-year non-quarterback was on the horizon. Donald and Mack signed for $22.5 million per year and $23.5 million per year with the and , respectively, a little more than two months after Hunter got his extension.Hunter would have been facing a 2019 franchise tag for $17.128 million by merely Patrick Beverley Jersey continuing his performance from the previous two seasons, which he easily exceeded in 2018. His 14.5 sacks were tied for fourth in the NFL. Hunter would have been in a position to join the $20 million-per-year non-quarterback club after a career year while playing out his rookie contract. and signed contracts in exce s of $20 million per year in 2019 with the and , respectively, after being designated as franchise players in 2019. Lawrence received a five-year, $105 million contract containing $65 million in guarantees ($48 million fully guaranteed). Clark signed a five-year, $104 million contract with $62.305 million in guarantees where $43.805 million was fully guaranteed at signing in connection with his trade from the days before the 2019 .Hunter's extension contains $1 million in annual base salary escalators for sacks. His 2019 and 2020 base salaries have each increased by $500,000 when he hit 13 sacks. To earn the entire $1 million salary increase, 15 sacks were required. The escalators aren't nearly enough for Hunter to keep pace with the changing market conditions.The market for pa s rushers took a significant jump in 2020. defensive end became the NFL's first $25 million-per-year non-quarterback last July. About two weeks later, defensive end surpa sed Garrett. Bosa signed a five-year, $135 million extension averaging $27 million per year. The deal has $102 million in overall guarantees where $78 million was fully guaranteed at signing, which are both the most ever in an NFL contract for a non-quarterback. There are now nine defensive players who have demonstrated an ability to consistently Marcus Morris Jersey pre sure quarterbacks with contracts averaging $20 million per year or more. To make matters worse, Hunter compounded his error by signing a lengthy below-market extension as a 23-year-old ascending player. Hunter's contract runs through the 2023 season. He is scheduled to make $12.75 million in each of the remaining three years of his deal. Had Hunter done a three-year extension in the same $14.4 million-per-year neighborhood, his contract mistake would have been minimized. 2021 would have been his contract year. There seemed to a bit of revisionist history taking place regarding Hunter's contract recently where a Vikings source was a little defensive with NFL insider Josina Anderson. Former longtime president and Browns CEO Joe Banner disagreed. Team source on talk surrounding Danielle Hunter's contract, who's absent from voluntary OTAs: "It was a great deal when he signed it. A 3rd-round pick that had only gone to one Pro Bowl..All I'll ask is..if u were coming off ur 1st year as a starter wd u hv turned (5/$72M) down?" IG: JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) The contract was way too low, and way too long. Said it at the time. Joe Banner (@JoeBanner13) Banner was ahead of the game in salary cap management and player contracts during his tenure in Philadelphia. His philosophy of re-signing core players well in advance of their contracts expiring was instrumental in the Eagles making four consecutive NFC Championship Game appearances during the early 2000s. It shouldn't come as a surprise that executive vice president of football operations Rob Brzezinski, who has been managing the Vikings' salary cap and negotiating player contracts for over 20 years, is getting tremendous value with Hunter. Brzezinski is excellent at Los Angeles Clippers Hats his job.Hunter's circumstances aren't ideal for trying to force Minnesota's hand into a new contract this year. Quite frankly, he doesn't have much leverage after mi sing all of last season because of an injury even though he is an elite pa s rusher when healthy. Only edge rusher and Donald had more than Hunter's 29 sacks during the 2018 and 2019 seasons.Players receiving extensions with three years remaining is a rarity despite the Cardinals' treatment of wide receiver , who was acquired from the in a trade last offseason. He became the NFL's highest-paid non-quarterback at $27.25 million per year with the two-year, $54.5 million extension he received right before the 2020 regular Marcus Morris Sr. Jersey season started. The best Hunter should reasonably expect this year is for the Vikings to adopt a similar band-aid approach other teams have taken when Pro Bowl-calibers players -- such as wide receivers , and , as well as tight end -- felt underpaid at similar stages of their deals.With Brown, the adhered to their longstanding policy of not renegotiating contracts until one year is remaining (quarterback has been the lone exception). Brown had clearly outperformed the five-year, $41.9 million extension he signed in 2012 after just two NFL seasons. Instead, Brown was given a $2 million raise in 2015 by taking money from his 2016 base salary. A little more than $2.5 million of much-needed cap room was created in the proce s because the money was