The Minnesota Vikings never expected or wanted to trade Buffalo Bills receiver Stefon Diggs. While Diggs was becoming an increasing headache for Minny, he was simply too talented and too important to the offense to trade away. After all, rarely do NFL trades, especially those for draft picks, end up as a win-win for both teams.
We all know the overview of the story as to how the Vikings ended up trading Diggs. The Bills offered something the Vikings couldn’t turn down. But apparently there’s another wrinkle to that story, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Buffalo wasn’t alone in the Diggs trade game as the New England Patriots also inquired about a trade for Diggs and had the chance to match or exceed what the Bills offered.