Vikings Insider Expects New GM to Be “Really, Really Active” at Trade Deadline

Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are 5-0 after Sunday s 23-13 win in New Orleans. That doesn t mean the front office gets the week off, though. With the NFL trade deadline closing in on Nov. 10, the phones in Eagan have been ringing for weeks now, as evidenced by the trade of JJ McCarthy a couple of weeks ago. The loudest name in trade rumors recently is wide receiver Jauan Jennings. The free-agent signing from San Francisco has just two catches for 9 yards on five targets, Darren Wolfson reported earlier this week on unseen video of Jennings blowing up at KOC on the sideline in New Orleans, and national insiders have been split on whether he s actually going anywhere. On Friday, The Athletic s Alec Lewis joined KFAN s 9 to Noon and gave us maybe the clearest picture yet of how general manager Nolan Teasley will handle Jennings, and the deadline as a whole. Spoiler: don t expect a quiet few weeks. Alec Lewis expects MN Vikings to be really, really active