The Minnesota Vikings pulling off a Day 1 trade with the Detroit Lions at the 2022 NFL draft gave new meaning to keeping your friends close and enemies closer.
First-year general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah didn’t surprise anybody by trading back in the first round to accumulate more draft picks. However, it was a bit of a shock to see him accept business with Detroit to do it.
The receiver-needy Lions jumped at the opportunity and parted ways with picks No. 32, 34 and 66 for the Vikings’ No. 12 and No. 46 picks. That move enabled them to move up and select Jameson Williams out of the University of Alabama.