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With great money comes great expectations, and earlier this week the Minnesota Vikings gave defensive end Danielle Hunter some pretty great money like $40 million guaranteed and as much as $72 million on a new five-year contract extension. In his first three-years in the NFL, Hunter has been among the better defensive ends in the NFL when it comes to getting after the quarterback. Since entering the league in 2015, the former third-round pick has appeared in 46 games (17 starts) and has raked up 25.5 sacks in those 46 games. There is sort of wonder, though, is whether or not Hunter has already “broken out.” After all, he did lead the team in sacks in 2016, and he certainly wasn’t an under the radar player in 2017. His sack numbers did drop off a little bit in 2017, but he was still disruptive on defense, and the Vikings pretty clearly understand what he means to the future of this defense and this team.