Vikings training camp: Jamal Adams signs, Brian O'Neill gets 4-year extension
EAGAN, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Minnesota Vikings start training camp this week, with rookies and select veterans reporting to TCO Performance Center back on Sunday.
The rest of the team reports Tuesday. Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell and new GM Nolan Teasley will hold a news conference at 12:30 p.m. to discuss the start of training camp, the quarterback situation and provide updates on several players. Here are other updates from the Vikings:
Veteran safety Jamal Adams signs
What we know:
The Vikings announced Tuesday Jamal Adams has signed with the team for the 2026 season. He’s a three-time Pro Bowl selection who is entering his 10th NFL season. He played with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2025, and Detroit Lions in 2024.
The Vikings are listing Adams as a linebacker, although he’s spent most of his career as a safety. In 102 games and 87 starts, Adams has 546 tackles, 22.5 sacks, 44 quarterback hits and four interceptions. Adams was First-Team All-Pro back in 2019.
What we don't know:
What Adams' signing means for Harrison Smith's future with the organization. Smith is currently a free agent, and could return for his 15th season or retire.
Vikings sign Brian O’Neill to extension
The backstory:
The Vikings announced Tuesday they’ve signed veteran right tackle and team captain Brian O’Neill to a four-year contract extension. The deal will keep O’Neill in Minnesota through the 2030 season.
A five-time team captain (2021-25), O’Neill was selected by the Vikings in the second round (62nd overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. He has 120 starts in 124 career games. In 2025, O’Neill started all 14 games in which he appeared. During the 2024 season, O’Neill started all 17 games, playing 1,100 offensive snaps, the fifth-most snaps played among tackles in the NFL.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, it’s a four-year deal worth up to $96 million.
Vikings honoring Adrian Peterson
Why you should care:
The Vikings also announced Tuesday they’ll be inducting Adrian Peterson into the team’s Ring of Honor on Nov. 9, when they host the Buffalo Bills for Monday Night Football at U.S. Bank Stadium. Peterson will be the 29th member of the Vikings’ Ring of Honor.
The No. 7 overall pick in 2007 out of Oklahoma, Peterson set franchise records for career carries (2,418), yards (11,747) and touchdowns (97) during his 10 seasons in Minnesota. He was named the NFL’s MVP in 2012 after rushing for 2,097 yards.