After the departure of veteran starter Kirk Cousins, the Minnesota Vikings are looking for a new starting quarterback this offseason. And even though they signed veteran Sam Darnold who could fill that void, at least in the short term, it sounds like the team is still considering trying to draft a top rookie quarterback.
According to a report from Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, the Minnesota Vikings had dinner with LSU Tigers quarterback Jayden Daniels as they continue to map out their plan for the NFL Draft.
“Former LSU QB Jayden Daniels is scheduled to have dinner tonight with #Vikings brass in Baton Rouge, per @Agentbutler1. Minnesota owns the No. 11 and 23 picks and has been gathering all the info in case there’s an opportunity to move up for one of the top QBs,” Pelissero said in a post on X, the social media website that was formerly known as Twitter.
Former LSU QB Jayden Daniels is scheduled to have dinner tonight with #Vikings brass in Baton Rouge, per @Agentbutler1.
Minnesota owns the No. 11 and 23 picks and has been gathering all the info in case there’s an opportunity to move up for one of the top QBs. pic.twitter.com/BHdk4nyOIQ
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) April 18, 2024
Obviously, this move led to a lot of reactions on social media.
After his agent initially prevented them from meeting earlier https://t.co/rQLQqxjn4a
— Mander Manny (@CommanderSZN) April 18, 2024
JD’s tweet-easy agent notifies league insider that Washington was not his last soirée. https://t.co/1ofaHjYTH7
— Burgundy Blog (@BurgundyBlog) April 18, 2024
One final QB eval… https://t.co/mzZbwh8FPG
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 18, 2024
FWIW: #Vikings spent 3 days with McCarthy, Maye, Nix and Penix. Daniels gets dinner. https://t.co/JTCpOkFJMb
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) April 18, 2024
I just need draft day to be here now. https://t.co/jjJ89LKeUV
— Alexis (@lexyarnold) April 18, 2024
This seems like a waste of time for the Vikings and a free dinner for Daniels, Commanders at taking him at 2 https://t.co/1QgkHjxNVq
— Alex Micheletti (@AlexMicheletti) April 18, 2024
The Vikings currently have the No. 11 and the No. 23 picks in the draft. While that’s obviously too late for them to have a chance to select Daniels, it’s possible that the team is able to trade up in the draft to select him with an earlier pick.
We’ll have to see what happens.
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