First comes the report parroted by other media outlets, then comes the public denial from the front office. The player waits in a holding pattern. It’s an NFL offseason tradition.
This time, the report came from Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer, the former NFL Media insider who over the weekend deployed a flare for the whole league to see on behalf of the Vikings. The S.O.S. message read: “The Vikings are going into Day 3 of the draft open to, but not actively shopping, deals for their more expensive veteran players. They’ve gotten calls on TE Kyle Rudolph and CBs Xavier Rhodes and Trae Waynes.