MINNEAPOLIS -- The New York Jets have traded veteran tight end Chris Herndon to the Minnesota Vikings.
Minnesota sent a 2022 fourth-round pick to New York in exchange for Herndon and a 2022 sixth-round pick. The trade is pending Herndon passing a physical.
Minnesota executed the trade one day after coach Mike Zimmer announced that Irv Smith Jr. will undergo surgery this week to repair a meniscus injury he sustained in the team's preseason finale at Kansas City on Friday. Zimmer did not specify a timetable for Smith's return, which could range from several weeks to several months, given the nature of the injury.