Former NFL DPOY Gilmore signs with Vikings for 2024 season
![November 13, 2010; Gainesville FL, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks cornerback Stephon Gilmore (5) warmup during pregame of their game against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. November 13, 2010; Gainesville FL, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks cornerback Stephon Gilmore (5) warmup during pregame of their game against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_4080,h_2295,x_0,y_91/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/gamecock_digest/01j5pktjyv8axqnhh5nd.jpg)
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Legendary South Carolina cornerback Stephon Gilmore was signed by the Minnesota Vikings on August 18 for a 1 year contract with $7 million guaranteed and up to $10 million with incentives.
Gilmore most recently the past season with the Dallas Cowboys, and even in his age 33 season, Gilmore started all 17 games for a Cowboys defense that allowed the fifth fewest passing yards in the league. In those contests Gilmore earned a coverage grade of 72.3 according to Pro Football Focus, grabbing two interceptions on the season with 13 passes defended.
Gilmore was a standout cornerback for the Gamecocks from 2009-11. During his tenure in Columbia, Gilmore earned an All-SEC first team appearance in 2010 and was named Third Team All-American that same year.
After his junior season Gilmore was selected tenth overall by the Buffalo Bills in the 2012 draft. During his illustrious NFL career Gilmore has won a Super Bowl, been voted to five Pro Bowls, selected as a First Team All-Pro twice and won NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2019, the first cornerback to do so since Deion Sanders in 1994.
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