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Jared Allen to the Minnesota Vikings

April 23, 2008 · Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings

This trade is the root of the Jared Allen (2008) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.

The trade

Kansas City Chiefs receives

  • a 2008 first-round pick (No. 17, became Gosder Cherilus)
  • a 2008 third-round pick (No. 73, became Jamaal Charles)
  • a 2008 third-round pick (No. 82, became DaJuan Morgan)
  • a 2008 sixth-round pick (No. 182, became Kevin Robinson)

Minnesota Vikings receives

  • a 2008 sixth-round pick (No. 187, became John Sullivan)
  • DE Jared Allen

Trade context

Minnesota paid a first-round pick and two third-round picks for Jared Allen, the NFL's sack leader, and made him the richest defensive player in the league at the time.

Full trade terms

On April 23, 2008, Kansas City Chiefs sent a 2008 sixth-round pick (No. 187, became John Sullivan) and DE Jared Allen to Minnesota Vikings for a 2008 first-round pick (No. 17, became Gosder Cherilus), a 2008 third-round pick (No. 73, became Jamaal Charles), a 2008 third-round pick (No. 82, became DaJuan Morgan), and a 2008 sixth-round pick (No. 182, became Kevin Robinson).

What the assets did next

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