profootballtalk.com - 4/23/2008
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The report that the Minnesota Vikings surrendered a first-round pick and two third-round picks to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for defensive end Jared Allen elicited the response of “holy crap.”
But it turns out that the Vikings actually gave the Chiefs a little bit more than that.
A league source tells PFT that the trade [...]
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Jim Armstrong points out that making solid choices in the later rounds can be just as important as the first round choice. I just like this article because it looks like Mike Shanahan is either trying to show people how to knit or how he got in his latest car wreck. [Denver Post]
Branden Albert’s stock rise really has thrown the draft for a loop. [ProFootballTalk]
The three draft picks wasn’t all the Vikings gave the Chiefs for Jared Allen. ...
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All-Pro defensive end Jared Allen was traded from Kansas City to Minnesota in a blockbuster deal, making the Chiefs one of the major players in this weekend's NFL draft and the Vikings a serious contender in the NFC.
