EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings, at 12th overall, have their highest first-round draft pick in seven years.
After making major offseason changes to the front office and the coaching staff, they decided not to start over with the roster.
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That’s the ideal scenario for a true best-player-available approach. Come next weekend, though, it will be difficult for the new leadership of general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and head coach Kevin O’Connell to ignore a particularly persistent need.
The proven cornerbacks that O’Connell’s predecessor, Mike Zimmer, often said he could never have enough of remain in short supply after the end of Zimmer’s eight-year run.