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5 biggest deals made at the 2022 NFL Trade Deadline

By Sayre Bedinger

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 30: Christian McCaffrey #23 of the San Francisco 49ers warms up before the game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on October 30, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 30: Christian McCaffrey #23 of the San Francisco 49ers warms up before the game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on October 30, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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3. TJ Hockenson to the Minnesota Vikings

TE. player. Pick Analysis. Vikings. TJ Hockenson. 3. 60. Scouting Report

This year has been extremely bizarre with the teams in the NFC North. The Vikings have now made three trades within their own division, and no one can really make heads or tails of it.

During the 2022 NFL Draft, the Vikings traded down in the first round with the Detroit Lions so Detroit could select former Alabama star receiver Jameson Williams. On day two of the 2022 Draft, the Vikings traded with the Packers so they could select Christian Watson.

Now, the Vikings have swung a deal to acquire Detroit Lions tight end TJ Hockenson, a legitimate top-10 tight end in the NFL right now who is only 25. Hockenson was acquired by the Vikings for the price of 2nd and 3rd-round picks.

General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah is obviously not afraid to ask his own division rival GMs the price on players and/or picks, and they’re obviously not afraid to make deals. The Lions sending Hockenson to a division rival is a very odd move, though, especially considering the 2022 season is not the final year on his contract.

The Vikings only moved down a round in 2023 and 2024 to get this deal done beyond the second-round pick, a pretty great value for someone who has proven to be as big of a threat in the passing game as TJ Hockenson. Hockenson is under contract in 2023 and as of right now, the franchise tag for tight ends is rather palatable as well.

Hockenson is averaging over 15 yards per reception so far this season.

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