$17 Million Vikings Pro Bowler Emerges as Potential Trade Bait

The Vikings' chances for the 2023 season don't appear good as underdogs going into a Thursday night primetime clash with the Eagles.

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A terrifying 0-2 start would be disastrous for Minnesota. According to MinnesotaBets.com,

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less than 10% of teams who started a season with two losses advanced to the postseason since the 1970 merger.

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The Vikings have a 1-5 record going into the bye after a 0-2 start to the 2020 season. That week,

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the front staff sold off a prior win-now investment by giving the Baltimore Ravens sack leader Yannick Ngakoue in exchange for a third-round pick.

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Hunter is a top contender on Bleacher Report's NFL trade big board, which makes sense.

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Before the 2023 trade deadline, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver K.J. Osborn might be a target for a deal.

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The future of other Vikings players is also up in the air, and some of them may end up as trade commodities in the near future.

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