The Minnesota Vikings have yet to sign Justin Jefferson to a long-term contract that is likely to make the wide receiver the richest non-quarterback in NFL history.
In fact, that could well have been the primary motivation behind a plan to trade him during, or after, last month’s draft.
Charley Walters of The Pioneer Press reported on Sunday, May 26, that the “buzz” in late April was that the Vikings wanted to move up from No. 11 and into the top five not to select a franchise quarterback, like many thought, but to secure Jefferson’s replacement in the form of former LSU wideout Malik Nabers.
According to @Charley_Walters, there was buzz at draft time that the #Vikings wanted to move up to pick No. 5 to select LSU WR Malik Nabers 🤯
If the trade had occurred WR Justin Jefferson would’ve been traded 👀
“There was buzz at draft time that the Vikings wanted to move…
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“There was buzz at draft time that the Vikings wanted to move from No. 11 to No. 5, not to pick a QB but to get LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers, who was picked No. 6 by the [New York] Giants,” Walters wrote, per The Purple Persuasion X account. “Had that trade occurred, Jefferson would have been traded and Nabers would have been the No. 1 receiver.”
