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The Minnesota Vikings acquired an additional first-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft on Friday, swapping picks with the Houston Texans. Already there are indications the Vikings will be looking to use the ammo on a new quarterback, and one specific top prospect could be atop the team’s wish list under center.
Word around the NFL is the Vikings have strong interest in North Carolina’s Drake Maye, as CBS Sports senior NFL columnist Pete Prisco noted Friday. This echoes a previous report from The Athletic, which suggested Minnesota “adores” Maye among this year’s consensus first-round quarterback prospects. There’s also a built-in connection on the staff, with new quarterbacks coach Josh McCown once coaching Maye at Myers Park High School.
The only holdup to a potential Maye-Vikings team-up: The North Carolina product, who’s drawn comparisons to former No. 1 overall pick Trevor Lawrence, is widely expected to…
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Author : Cody Benjamin
Publish date : 2024-03-15 17:38:47
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