Minnesota Vikings sign OLB Bo Richter

Bo Richter's one-year, $1.075M extension earns a C- Contract Value Index (CVI), a reflection of a depth-piece arrangement that neither overpays nor meaningfully addresses premium positional value on the edge. At this price point, the Vikings are making a low-risk, low-reward bet on a reserve linebacker—the kind of move that keeps a roster-bubble contributor in-house without committing real cap real estate or long-term financial obligation. The $1.075M AAV is replacement-level money, the sort of deal you strike when you want to retain familiarity and depth at a position group without signaling confidence in star-caliber production or market-reset ambitions. For a team sitting at 9-8 and clinging to playoff positioning, this is organizational housekeeping rather than a statement of intent; it's the extension equivalent of a tacit "we'll see how this works out" rather than a franchise cornerstone conversation. The single-year structure removes downside risk entirely—if Richter doesn't produce, the Vikings can walk away cleanly—but it also telegraphs that Minnesota views him as depth insurance, not a long-term building block. This is the kind of forgettable transaction that defines marginal roster management: competent triage, minimal upside, and exactly the sort of cap-friendly maneuver you'd expect from a team treading water in the middle of a competitive division.