An reunion turned official forward of Tuesday’s NFL commerce deadline when it was realized {that a} Minnesota Vikings staff in determined want of an upgrade at quarterback was sending the Las Vegas Raiders a 2027 third-round draft choose for veteran Kirk Cousins.
It appears like bringing Cousins again to Minnesota could not have been the Vikings’ first selection.
Vikings additionally did homework on doable commerce for…
In response to well-known NFL insider Jordan Schultz, the Vikings “additionally inquired about” Justin Herbert of the Los Angeles Chargers, Daniel Jones of the Indianapolis Colts and Geno Smith of the New York Jets. Schultz advised that none of these signal-callers turned life like choices for the Vikings earlier than Minnesota agreed to amass Cousins.
What the Vikings realized about Justin Herbert
“The Chargers, I’m instructed, instantly shut down all inquiries for Herbert, who additionally has a no-trade clause,” Schultz revealed.
The Chargers signed Herbert to a five-year, $262.5M contract extension in the summertime of 2023, however the 28-year-old turned the topic of trade rumors this fall earlier than the Chargers fell to 0-8 on the season. That mentioned, the Chargers seemingly weren’t keen to hit a figurative reset button forward of the commerce deadline and can now probably maintain onto Herbert by not less than the beginning of the 2027 marketing campaign.
What the Vikings realized about Daniel Jones
Jones labored with Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell when the signal-caller was with Minnesota from late November 2024 by the top of that season. Whereas the Colts began a hearth sale earlier than they fell to 2-7 this previous Sunday, they reportedly instructed Jones earlier within the weekend that he wouldn’t be traded.
“The Colts listened however didn’t need to transfer Jones,” Schultz defined.
Why the Jets held onto Geno Smith
Earlier than phrase concerning the Cousins commerce broke, it was reported that the 2-7 Jets nonetheless needed to offer head coach Aaron Glenn “each alternative to point out he can/cannot be this staff’s coach shifting ahead,” which is why that membership didn’t “need to promote away gamers who will help him try this.”
In response to Schultz, “the Jets felt Smith was too necessary to the staff and the event of different gamers.” It stays to be seen whether or not such improvement will help Glenn maintain his job by the upcoming offseason.
