As you all know, yesterday the Vikings traded LB Gerald Hodges to San Francisco for C Nick Easton and a 6th round draft pick. My initial reaction...and the reaction of a lot of Vikings fans was 'wait, what?' Hodges had been coming into his own as the 'Mike' linebacker, and Nick Easton, if reports are to be believed, was about to be released by the 49ers.
Report: 49ers will waive recently acquired C Easton: The 49ers plan to release Easton, an undrafted rookie from… http://t.co/bjKqYHBOqu
— San Francisco Press (@SanFranciscoCP) October 6, 2015
It seemed like a lopsided trade in favor of San Francisco, and that was my initial reaction.