We have a third blockbuster trade on the first day of legal tampering and it’s another wide receiver on the move.
The Minnesota Vikings sent disgruntled wide receiver, Stefon Diggs to the Buffalo Bills. In case you missed it, Diggs sent off a couple of tweets earlier in the day to let it be known that he was ready for a move:
it’s time for a new beginning.
— DIGGS (@stefondiggs) March 16, 2020
Nah this ain’t one of them times champ. Somethings going to happen.
— DIGGS (@stefondiggs) March 16, 2020
Before the day was over, Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer reported that Diggs would be on the move:
Bills have acquired @stefondiggs in a trade from the Vikings. @NFLonFOX
— Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) March 17, 2020
ESPN’s Adam Schefter followed up with a full breakdown of the trade:
Compensation update: Bills are trading a 1st-round pick, a 5th-round pick, a 6th-round pick and a 2021 4th-round pick for Vikings WR Stefon Diggs and a 2020 7th-round pick, source tells ESPN.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 17, 2020
After seeing DeAndre Hopkins get moved for only second round and future draft pick, the Vikings made away like bandits with the amount of draft compensation they were able to get back from Buffalo.
For the Bills, they are trying to surround Josh Allen with the necessary weapons to ensure that the young quarterback can play at a high level. In Diggs, he gets a speedy receiver who’s young and is coming off back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons.
Stefon Diggs details:
* Under contract for four more seasons at a base value of $45.1M
* Just 26 years old
* Back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons
* Averaged a career-best 17.9 yards/catch in 2019
* Elite speed/vertical threat— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 17, 2020
Things are changing rapidly in the NFL and it looks like the Bills are pushing their chips all-in to try and knock the New England Patriots off the top of the AFC East pedestal after 20 years of dominance.
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