The Vikings added extra drama to the NFL draft a month earlier than groups head to Detroit for the large evening, and so they’re more likely to provide groups just like the New England Patriots an enormous haul of picks.
Minnesota on Friday acquired the No. 23 and No. 232 picks within the 2024 NFL Draft from the Houston Texans in change for the No. 42 and No. 188 alternatives.
The Vikings are anticipated to be aggressive and attempt to draft one of many prime 4 quarterbacks within the draft after shedding Kirk Cousins to the Atlanta Falcons and solely signing Sam Darnold to a one-year deal. There’s a “robust expectation” that quarterbacks rapidly go off the board, so it could behoove Minnesota to get its man, who might be Drake Maye given his connections to the franchise.
New England doubtless will probably be a crew the Vikings contact, and so they reportedly already made contact to maneuver as much as No. 3. The Patriots set themselves up to take a quarterback after solely signing Jacoby Brissett this offseason, however de facto basic supervisor and director of scouting Eliot Wolf additionally reportedly needs to accumulate extra draft picks to assist the franchise tackle a number of wants exterior of QB.
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Daniel Jeremiah admitted in a convention name final month he’d take a quarterback if he had management of the No. 3 choose, and he stated on the Senior Bowl broadcast that he’d be “shocked” if the Patriots don’t go in that path. He reiterated these factors Friday.
“New England to me feels caught,” Jeremiah advised Zach Gelb of CBS Sports activities Radio. “They’re taking one. Every thing that I’ve heard appears to be they’re dedicated to staying at three. They wished an $8-$10 million quarterback. They obtained that in Jacoby Brissett, and they’re going to take the man of the long run there at No. 3.”
The NFL draft analyst believed the Commanders are “extra doubtless” to hearken to the Vikings a few commerce since he thinks they’d be extra enticed to accumulate an enormous haul of draft picks. Nevertheless, he thought the Maye nonetheless was in play for Washington. He additionally famous offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury might be assured sufficient with the opposite quarterbacks exterior of the highest three and will work with them.
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If the Vikings moved as much as No. 2 and if Maye is their man, that would safe Jayden Daniels for the Patriots. Nevertheless, if Washington refuses to budge, then New England must wait and see which quarterback the Commanders favor between Maye and Daniels.