{"id":110479,"date":"2024-03-26T14:48:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T14:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/?p=110479"},"modified":"2024-03-26T15:02:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T15:02:19","slug":"prime-vikings-trade-partner-sends-strong-message-ahead-of-draft-kieu-linh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/prime-vikings-trade-partner-sends-strong-message-ahead-of-draft-kieu-linh\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Vikings Trade Partner Sends Strong Message Ahead of Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

After\u00a0showing disinterest in trading down\u00a0from the third overall pick in this year\u2019s draft, the\u00a0New England Patriots\u00a0appear to be in business and could strike a deal with the\u00a0Minnesota Vikings.<\/p>\n

\"Kwesi<\/p>\n

New Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo spoke at the NFL owners\u2019 meetings in Orlando on Monday, March 25, and addressed the franchise\u2019s possibilities with the No. 3 pick.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we take a quarterback at 3, that means we are convicted that this player is really the future of this organization,\u201d Mayo said, per\u00a0NBC Sports Boston. \u201cWe want to fill those holes [on our roster]. If you can gather more picks, that definitely helps you out\u2026 The more [picks] that you really have the more likelihood that you have to really hit on them.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also added: \u201cIf someone offers a bag, as we would say, a lot of first-round picks, we definitely have to talk about those things as we continue to put together the team. Honestly, the guaranteed way to win is to accumulate more picks. So, if we don\u2019t feel convicted at number three, we are willing to do that as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Patriots have had a slow free-agency period and did not make many meaningful additions to help improve their offense,\u00a0which ranked 31st in the league last year. Dropping a rookie quarterback in that environment is not ideal.<\/p>\n

However, the Patriots have never picked as high as No. 3 in the draft and the third pick offers the best chance at resetting the quarterback position in the post-Tom Brady\u00a0era.<\/p>\n

New England parted ways with\u00a0Mac Jones\u00a0this offseason and signed\u00a0Jacoby Brissett\u00a0to one-year, $8 million deal.<\/p>\n

KSTP\u2019s Darren Wolfson reported that trade talks \u201cdid not get off the ground\u201d when the Vikings floated the idea of a trade to the Patriots at the Senior Bowl in February \u2014 however, the Vikings bolstering their potential trade package has piqued interest around the NFL.<\/p>\n

Vikings Have \u2018The Bag\u2019 to Offer Patriots<\/h2>\n

\"Adofo-Mensah,<\/h2>\n
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The Vikings\u2019 acquisition of the No. 23 pick in a trade with the\u00a0Houston Texans\u00a0allows Minnesota to offer two first-rounders this season \u2014 which is enticing for a new regime in New England that hopes to jumpstart their rebuild of the roster.<\/p>\n

Several teams at the top of the draft are in a similar position. The\u00a0Washington Commanders\u00a0(No. 2) and the\u00a0Los Angeles Chargers\u00a0(No. 5) are starting over with new head coaches who would benefit from landing several first-round talents in their first year.<\/p>\n

The Commanders seem set on drafting a quarterback after releasing starter Sam Howell. What Washington does at No. 2 is the first domino that needs to fall before teams consider trading out.<\/p>\n

For instance, if the Commanders pick the quarterback the Patriots are keying on \u2014 \u00a0Drake Maye,\u00a0Jayden Daniels\u00a0or \u00a0J.J. McCarthy\u00a0\u2014 New England will likely already be dialing the Vikings\u2019 number.<\/p>\n

Minnesota has an advantage over other teams hoping to move up. Two first-rounders \u2014 No. 11 and No. 23 \u2014 in this year\u2019s draft hold much more value to teams than any promises of a future pick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Vikings Adverse to Picking QB Outside of Top-5, Insider Says<\/h2>\n

\"Vikings\"<\/h2>\n
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Settling on a quarterback is something the Vikings are not keen on doing. If the quarterback they\u2019ve identified is there at No. 3, they are willing to pay the cost of moving up \u2014 likely this year\u2019s two first-round picks and a future first-rounder.<\/p>\n

Star Tribune beat reporter Ben Goessling\u00a0said back in December that the new Vikings regime under Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and\u00a0Kevin O\u2019Connell\u00a0have had their sights primarily on this year\u2019s quarterback class since arriving in 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really think,\u00a0 based on the way they operated last year and the things I\u2019ve heard,\u00a0 if they see there is an opportunity to get the guy of the next 20 years, they are not going to let something stop them from doing it,\u201d Goessling said on the\u00a0\u201cAccess Vikings\u201d\u00a0podcast. \u201cI really believe, based on how they think about this position and some of the things I\u2019ve heard about the ways they may approach this draft, I just don\u2019t think they\u2019re going to be pennywise and tomfoolish. They\u2019re not going to be spendthrift about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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