Even after forfeiting their seventh-round pick last week, the Vikings still had 11 choices heading into the 2021 draft. They parted with one of them on Thursday, in exchange for a player who could step in as a starting offensive lineman.
The Vikings sent one of their two sixth-round picks to the Cardinals for Mason Cole, a fourth-year lineman who started 14 games at center for Arizona last season. The deal would be finalized if Cole passes a physical with the Vikings.
Cole, a third-round pick in 2018, started all 16 games for the Cardinals as a rookie when the team lost A.