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EAGAN, Minn. -- The expression on Kevin O'Connell's face, captured on video and memed on social media, said it all. The Minnesota Vikings coach was at once shocked and thrilled to hear general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah confirm a trade to move up in last weekend's NFL draft, one that allowed them to select Alabama pass-rusher Dallas Turner at No. 17 overall -- seven spots after they had traded up for Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy.
The pair of moves put a dramatic exclamation point on what Adofo-Mensah had said would be a "big offseason" for the franchise, one in which the team symbolically swapped out arguably the two most important positions on any football team.