Analysts believe that the Vikings are among the clubs who would not be shocked to try to move up in the 2024 NFL Draft, and they might even be interested in doing business with the Patriots.
J.J. McCarthy and Drake Maye are the most popular candidates for Minnesota to trade up for. Both the Washington Commanders and New England declare themselves “open for business,” but it might take a huge deal to drop down and forego selecting a quarterback.
After acquiring a second first-round pick from the Houston Texans, Minnesota does have the ammunition for the offer, but it still needs a team to be ready to drop a pick. Head coach of the Vikings Kevin O’Connell has been informing other teams about this reality.
At the “Fath & Life” series at St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church, O’Connell said to the participants, “Ultimately, when you feel like you found that guy, then you got to hope that 31 other teams are complicit in making sure they (the quarterback) can become a Minnesota Viking.” However, we just require one team to be complicit, and ideally we can identify that group. I might or might not have sent Robert Kraft a lovely bunch of flowers the other day.
The Patriots have received the flyer, but head coach Jerod Mayo acknowledged that trading down from the No. 3 pick would require a “bag.” Additionally, NBC Sports According to Tom Curran of Boston, there is an underlying notion that it would require more than
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