Purple Rumor Mill: Trading Up on Draft Night, Cousins’ Return, The Risner Mystery

Kwesi Adofo-MensahVikingsTerritory’s Purple Rumor Mill is a two-day chronicle each week. All the week’s rumors are lassoed and plopped in two spots — articles on Saturday and Sunday — for review. Today is the January 28th edition.

Purple Rumor Mill: Trading Up on Draft Night, Cousins’ Return, The Risner Mystery

Remember — rumors are rumors. What you read on weekends in these pieces is what the world is talking about pertaining to the Vikings, not necessarily items that will come to fruition.

Here’s the second batch of the week. Yesterday’s can be read here.

Rumor: The Vikings will be unafraid to trade up the board on draft night.

Minnesota Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and head…