Left guard Ezra Cleveland became eligible for a contract extension from the Vikings this offseason. He's scheduled to be a free agent in March.
But it was this spring's three-year, $15.75 million deal for center Garrett Bradbury — his teammate, friend and next-door neighbor — that elated Cleveland. He, Bradbury and a couple of other Vikings offensive linemen were training together in Phoenix when the deal was made.
"I was kind of nosy with him," Cleveland said. "Every day I was like, 'You hear anything? You hear anything?' Then one day he went over, checked his phone during the lift, came over and was like, 'Guys, I'm back with the Vikings.