The Minnesota Vikings have exercised their fifth-year contract option on cornerback Trae Waynes.
The move was made Monday by the Vikings Redskins Derrius Guice Jersey , who drafted Waynes with the 11th overall pick in the first round in 2015. He was the first cornerback taken that year.
Waynes has been a starter for the last two seasons, opposite All-Pro Xavier Rhodes. Waynes has five interceptions and 35 passes defensed in his career and was credited by the Vikings with 72 tackles in 2017.
Picking up the option gives the Vikings a window of almost two years to sign Waynes to an extension before he can hit free agency. They have yet to reach a new deal with linebacker Anthony Barr Authentic Josh Sitton Jersey , the 2014 first-round draft pick now in the final year of his rookie contract.
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Defensive lineman Aaron Donald has skipped the start of the Los Angeles Rams' voluntary offseason workouts.
The Associated Press Defensive Player of the Year wasn't at the Rams' training complex Monday while most of his teammates began strength and conditioning work.
Last season, Donald was absent from most of the Rams' offseason program Cheap Isaac Yiadom Jersey , all of training camp and the preseason while seeking a new contract. He also missed the first game of the regular season after ending his holdout one day beforehand, yet still produced another dominant season for the NFC West champions.
Coach Sean McVay says Donald's current absence particularly doesn't concern him compared to last year. The Rams and Donald's representatives have been discussing a lavish new contract for many months.