Minnesota Vikings Rumored for Blockbuster Trade Before NFL's Deadline

The Minnesota Vikings (6-1) are in a precarious position. The Vikings are tasked with holding onto a first-place spot in the NFC North, only without the offensive firepower to do so comfortably.

With that in mind, several NFL analysts and insiders are speaking on the possibility of a trade to improve on offense before Tuesday's deadline.

The Vikings won't have a lot of time to figure out those moves, but trade rumors are rampant, nonetheless. One insider projects the Vikings as a potential player in the quarterback trade market.

Sportsnaut's Andrew Buller-Russ discussed a move that could send Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones to man the same position in Minnesota. Here's what he had to say about the bold potential trade to the Vikings and maybe another Colts player joining the team.

"With the NFL’s 27th-ranked scoring offense, the Vikings clearly need a spark, and it could come in a number of ways. With the second-fewest passing yards in the NFL, the Vikings clearly need improved play from their quarterbacks. With Kyler Murray nursing a grade 2 hamstring strain, Carson Wentz will get a chance to make his second start of the season on Monday night. Yet, the Vikings are apparently monitoring the trade market for a potential upgrade.

In fact, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Vikings are one of the teams that could be interested in trading for Daniel Jones, who has gotten off to a rough start after being an early-season MVP candidate in 2025 prior to his Achilles injury.

With the Vikings also reportedly in the market for running backs, there’s a potential scenario that involves Minnesota landing both Jones and Taylor, which could help them come close to their target of a first-round pick."

Let's get to the core of the trade projection: Realistically, the Vikings are almost certainly not going to add both running back Jonathan Taylor and quarterback Daniel Jones. I'll be happy to admit if I'm wrong.

The Colts are going to want to receive the maximum haul for both players, and two teams should be able to give more in a trade than one team could. That is, unless the Vikings are willing to part with a sizable amount of draft capital.

In that case, would trading for Jones and Taylor be worth forfeiting plenty in draft picks, and how much would the Vikings be willing to let go?

All of the above factors are worth considering, and we still have to see how Carson Wentz plays at quarterback in place of Kyler Murray on Monday Night Football. If Wentz plays like the former MVP candidate we saw in 2017 and have seen in flashes in Minnesota, the whole discussion might be moot.

The Vikings will get their final data point before the deadline when the Vikings play the Bills on Monday Night Football.