The have with defensive tackle , according to his representatives, and .com's Ian Rapoport that the extension is for four years and $50 million, and includes $31.5 million in guarantees
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. The move is the latest by the Vikings to bolster its defense; in recent days, the team also locked up defensive end ( ) and cornerback ().Joseph
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ranked eighth among all defensive tackles last season, according to Pro Football Focus, and he was No. 5 in 2015. Joseph was originally a 2010
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second-round pick of the . After his rookie deal expired, he signed a five-year, $31.5 million contract with the Vikings, where he immediately paid dividends. Joseph was part of a concerted effort by the Vikings to improve one of the league's worst defenses. It started in 2012, when the organization drafted Pro Bowl safety in the second round. In 2013, the
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Vikings used two of their three first-round picks on defenders -- and Rhodes -- and the
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trend continued in 2014, when they selected pa s rusher ninth overall and signed Joseph. In 2015, the team took cornerback 11th overall. In those five years, the Vikings' D has gone from 27th to eighth, according to ' metrics.