Yesteday afternoon, our own Kyle Joudry authored a piece suggesting that the Minnesota Vikings would get an up-close look at a potential trade target in Cardinals LB Isaiah Simmons.
With Arizona in town for joint practices and the final preseason game of the summer, along with Minnesota’s extreme youth on the defensive side of the ball, it made sense for Simmons to be a trade candidate for Minnesota. Joudry’s argument for the Vikings having interest was this:
“The basic premise of the argument was that Simmons is a young linebacker capable of blitzing a ton and soaking up snaps in the slot.