It’s hard to imagine a world where Kwesi Adofo-Mensah even considers it for a second if the Patriots call him up and make that offer.
All indications this offseason have been that the Vikings plan on signing Jefferson and keeping him in Minnesota. Then again, because a deal hasn’t been completed yet, it’s not totally ridiculous to speculate about an unlikely Jefferson trade. But if it’s going to happen, the Vikings would want to get a large return, even knowing the team acquiring him would have to pay him to make the deal worth it. No matter what they think about Daniels, they’re not going to trade Jefferson and next year’s first just to move up eight spots in this year’s draft.
It’s very fair to question whether or not the Vikings can sign both Cousins and Jefferson to new contracts worth $35+ million annually this offseason. To suggest that they might do neither of those things is a very hot take. Think about it this way: a huge part of the appeal of the Vikings drafting a quarterback in the first round this year is that they’d get to throw to the best receiver in football. Even with Addison and Hockenson under contract for a while, the Vikings don’t want to let Jefferson continue to dominate the league in any jersey but their own.
