Rumors de jour … Of course, its smoke and mirrors time in the NFL so one always wants to be cautious not to overact to any buzz, but there a couple of stories that don’t seem to want to die and may have some legs which could ultimately impact the early going at the 2024 draft. One has Minnesota prepared to deal star WR Justin Jefferson who will be a free agent at the end of the upcoming season and wants a monster deal. A couple of possible destinations have been mentioned; one is Cincinnati, the other is a possible deal with Arizona in which the Vikings would send Jeffereson and the 11th pick overall in the draft to the Cardinals in exchange for the 4th pick where Minnesota would presumably grab a QB. The Cardinals have been thought to be targeting Ohio State WR Marvin Harrison with that pick, but Jefferson is already proven, plus they’d still get a close-to top 10 pick in this year’s draft. We even wondered whether the Vikings might try and tempt New England if the Patriots were thinking more of taking Harrison themselves with the 3rd pick. However, there are other reports out there which indicate that the Patriots are actually very much focused on acquiring a veteran FA WR and are waiting to see how the situation with Calvin Ridley plays out in Jacksonville. The Patriots are also reportedly waiting to see how the situations plays out with the LA Chargers who have just released Mike Williams. On the one hand, it would seem in fact that the Patriots are thinking of addressing their WR need in FA meaning that they likely won’t be trading the #3 pick. It also means that the Chargers themselves could very well be looking at a WR like Washington’s Rome Udunze or LSU’s Malik Nabers with the 5th pick. Stay tuned!
