The NFL trade deadline is November 5, and there were three trades made on Tuesday. Two were fairly big trades involving receivers Davanate Adams and Amari Cooper, and the other involved the Vikings trading for running back Cam Akers—again.
Minnesota wanted to add some depth to its running back room, and even though Aaron Jones suffered an injury in Week 5 against the Jets in London, coach Kevin O’Connell said it had nothing to do with that. During his Wednesday conference call, O’Connell hinted Minnesota might not be done making trades before the deadline.
“I think where we’re at right now as a team, we’re just focused on the guys we have and we’re really excited about our roster,” he said. “But I’m sure, as we move forward here, Kwesi and his group will be evaluating all options that work from the standpoint of continuing to build this team.
“We feel like we’ve got really good depth, that was one of the reasons why we made the move for Cam, just to continue to solidify an important part of our team for the next 12 games and beyond. If there’s an opportunity to do that at another position or an opportunity to add an impact player, you just have to work through all of those as a group and figure out what works best.”
If it is appealing, the Vikings could consider adding help on the interior of the defensive line or at another position.