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Report: Yannick Ngakoue to Be Traded to Vikings; Jaguars to Receive Draft Picks

The Jacksonville Jaguars have traded defensive end Yannick Ngakoue to the Minnesota Vikings for a second- and a conditional fifth-round pick.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported the fifth-round pick can become a third-round selection if the Vikings win the Super Bowl and Ngakoue makes the Pro Bowl. It becomes a fourth-rounder if he makes the Pro Bowl.

It's been a long and arduous road for Ngakoue—who did not sign a franchise tender that the Jags placed on him in March—to land in Minnesota.

He expressed his displeasure with the Jags and desire for a trade numerous times, with a couple of examples below:

Yannick Ngakoue

The Jaguars are aware I no longer have interest in signing a long term contract in Jacksonville.