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Friday Patriots Notebook 3/15: News and Notes
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The Vikings are among several teams who have been pondering a move up the draft board, but a move on Friday signals that they may be getting more serious about it.

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Yeah, that Minnesota trade makes this upcoming draft super interesting for all NFL fans.

The Vikings had the #11 overall pick, but they got aggressive and Minnesota general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah reached an agreement with Houston to also acquire their #23 overall selection. That now gives the Vikings two pieces of currency in Round 1 to move up the board should they elect to target a quarterback. . . .​

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It’s also possible that the Vikings could be coveting Jayden Daniels, who has reportedly been New England’s preference. This was mentioned here last week, but Alec Lewis of the Athletic, who covers the Vikings, reported previously that he was told by an LSU staffer that Minnesota was “one of the earliest teams to dive into, evaluate, and express an interest in” Daniels.​

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One other wrinkle is that there have been rumors that the Patriots aren’t necessarily high on Drake Maye and feel strongly enough on Daniels where they may even move back. One report by Tony Pauline went so far to say that if Daniels comes off the board before the Patriots pick, “the New England Patriots would trade back if Jayden Daniels did not drop to their slot.”​

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That means, for the Vikings to land him, that would require the Bears to stay the course with taking Caleb Williams. It would also mean that Minnesota would then have to potentially jump ahead of the Patriots at #2 overall, and it’s possible Friday’s move is one step towards at least giving them that option.​

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The other part of the scenario above is that Washington would have to get a whopper of a trade offer to move out of their number two spot. If I am in their shoes it would take an awful lot for me to budge.