In one of the first big fantasy dominoes to fall ahead of the 2022 NFL trade deadline, the Detroit Lions traded tight end T.J. Hockenson, a 2023 fourth-round pick and a conditional 2024 fourth-round pick to their NFC North division rival Minnesota Vikings for a 2023 second-round pick and a 2024 third-round pick.
Vikings tight end Irv Smith Jr. suffered a high ankle sprain on Sunday versus the Cardinals and is expected to miss multiple weeks—not that he was having a very great fantasy season anyway. Now Hockenson joins a 6-1 Vikings team that looks like they could run away with the division as the Green Bay Packers continue to struggle.