NFL insider Tom Pelissero reported that the Vikings are signing safety Theo Jackson to a new two-year, $12.615 million contract extension, with the first two years completely guaranteed. Jackson just completed his third year with the Vikings after being signed off the Tennessee Titans practice squad in 2022.

The Minnesota Vikings re-signed safety Theo Jackson on Thursday to a three-year contract portending a larger role for next season. Jackson’s agency, Equity Sports, announced that the deal running through 2027 is worth $12.

Originally selected by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft, Jackson was poached from the practice squad by the Vikings on Oct. 11, 2022. He’s gone on to establish himself as a key member of a position group that also included Smith, Bynum, and Josh Metellus.