Harrison Phillips receives $3.7 million from Minnesota Vikings for being traded to New York Jets | NFL News
Harrison Phillips signed a three-year contract worth $19.5 million with the Minnesota Vikings in March 2022. The veteran defensive tackle received a two-year contract extension worth $15 million from the Vikings in September 2024. The extension also included a signing bonus of $5.02 million and $13.09 million guaranteed. What does his contract say now? How did he receive $3.7 million for being traded to the New York Jets? Let’s explore.
Minnesota Vikings DT Harrison Phillips traded to New York Jets for two sixth-round draft picks
According to Spotrac, Harrison Phillips was supposed to earn a base salary of $7 million playing for the Minnesota Vikings in the 2025 NFL season. But before this could ensue, Phillips was traded along with a 2027 seventh-round pick to the New York Jets in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round draft pick and a 2027 sixth-round draft pick on August 20. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Minnesota agreed to pay $3.7 million of Phillips’ $7.4 million salary for the 2025 season. The NFL Insider wrote on his X: “As part of the Jets-Minnesota trade, the Vikings agreed to pay $3.7 million of Harrison Phillips’ $7.4 million salary this season, per source. So the Jets get a defensive tackle and some savings to boot.” The trade is pending a physical.
Harrison Phillips contract details
According to Spotrac,
- DT Harrison Phillips may receive a base salary of $3.3 million, a bonus of $400,000, and incentives worth $500,000 from the New York Jets for the 2025 season.
- In the 2026 season, he may earn a base salary of $6.8 million and a bonus of $510,000.
- The cap hit for the 2025 season may be $4.2 million, and for the 2026 season – $7.5 million.
- Minnesota retained $3.7 million of the 2025 salary as per the 8/20 trade.
Harrison Phillips career stats
The 29-year-old nose tackle played for two NFL teams: the Buffalo Bills and the Minnesota Vikings. The 2025 season would be Harrison Phillips’ 8th season and the New York Jets would be his third NFL team.In his 7-year-long NFL career, Phillips accumulated 314 combined tackles, 104 solo tackles, 166 assisted tackles, 8.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries, and 10 passes defended.
Fans react to Harrison Phillips trade from Minnesota Vikings to New York Jets
(Comments via Adam Schefter’s X post on Harrison Phillips trade)
One fan confidently chimed in, “I think Harrison Phillips is WAAAY better than 2 6th-round picks smh.” Another is hopeful for Harrison Phillips, “Looks like the Jets are making some moves! Excited to see how Phillips fits in with the team. Hope he passes that physical!” A third fan could not comprehend the trade, “I’ll never understand trading a quality starter for anything less than a 4/5th round pick.” Also Read: Skyy Moore moves from Kansas City Chiefs to San Francisco 49ers | NFL News – Times of India
