Minnesota Vikings Kicker Dan Bailey Earns $1 Million Bonus In Week 17

Thanks in large part to Dan Bailey's consistency, the Minnesota Vikings are headed to the NFL postseason for the third time in five years - and with the playoff ticket comes a special bonus for the veteran kicker.

Heading into Sunday's meaningless Week 17 showdown against the Chicago Bears, Bailey had made 23 of 25 field goal attempts. ESPN's Adam Schefter noted that if Bailey had stayed above the 90 percent threshold, he'd receive a $1 million bonus.

Well, Bailey was successful on all four of his field goal attempts - thus finishing the season with a superb 93.1 field goal percentage -- the fourth best of his career. Bailey made his lone extra point attempt as well in a 21-19 loss to the Bears.

Schefter noted that Bailey's bonus would fall down to $750,000 if his field goal percentage for the year fell between 87.5 and 90, and to $500,000 if it was between 84 and 87.5 percent.

With that, Bailey easily maintained the required threshold to receive the extra $1 million on his payday. Bailey re-upped on a one-year pact worth $1 million with Minnesota in the offseason.

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Bailey was the Dallas Cowboys' kicker from 2011 to 2017, earning a Pro Bowl selection in the 2015 campaign. The team surprisingly released Bailey before the 2018 season, and the clutch kicker has gotten the last laugh.

Bailey has the sixth-highest field goal percentage in NFL history at 87.313 percent. The Cowboys went through two kickers in 2019, Brett Maher and Kai Forbath. The former was released after making just 66.7 percent of his field goal opportunities, and Forbath filled in nicely by making all seven attempts.

After a disappointing showing in 2018, the Vikings rebounded nicely and clinched the second wild card spot in the NFC. They are set to visit Drew Brees and the NFC South division champion New Orleans Saints this Sunday. Bailey will have yet another chance to show his worth as the Vikings try to pull off the big upset.

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