Vikings calling around NFL for a quarterback before trade deadline
The gist
The Minnesota Vikings are making calls around the NFL to trade for a quarterback, ESPN's Adam Schefter and Ian Rapoport reported.
The deadline is Tuesday, and Minnesota's defense is seen as good enough to contend now.
How it unfolded
- Sep 28, 2026The Vikings traded former first-round pick QB J.J. McCarthy to the New York Giants for a 2027 fifth-round pick, pending a physical.
- Nov 5, 2026James Palmer of NFL on Prime reported the Vikings had been working the phones constantly for a couple of weeks and had not ruled out a quarterback trade before the deadline.
- Nov 6, 2026ESPN's Adam Schefter repeatedly said on his podcast he is watching the Vikings quarterback position for a possible trade.
Key terms
- NFL
- A journalist who reports inside news and analysis about the National Football League, a US professional American football league.
- first-round pick
- Selections in the NFL's annual player draft, which teams can use to choose players or trade.
- physical
- A medical checkup in which a practitioner examines a patient for signs or symptoms of a condition.
Source: Wikipedia