With the retirement of his good friend Chad Greenway and the release of running back Adrian Peterson, defensive lineman Brian Robison will be the longest-tenured Viking when the 2017 season starts. And Robison, like Greenway before him, decided to take a salary cut to play another year with the only squad he has ever been a part of in the NFL.
Robison was set to make $5.3 million for 2017, but he signed a two-year, $7.5 million deal that will pay him $3.9 million in 2017 and $3.2 million in 2018.
Asked about that decision, Robison said it was his choice.