Jaguars Pass Rusher Ngakoue Traded to Minnesota Vikings

Yannick Ngakoue during Patriots Training Camp in 2017.
Yannick Ngakoue during Patriots Training Camp in 2017. Photo by Eric Canha/CSM/Shutterstock (8988001q)

The Jacksonville Jaguars have finally found a way to move their disgruntled pass rusher Yannick Ngakoue.

He has been traded to the Minnesota Vikings for a second-round pick and a conditional fifth-round pick that could end up being an even higher-round pick.

For example, if the Vikings end up winning the Super Bowl and Ngakoue ends up making the Pro Bowl, the pick will turn into a third-round one, and if he just makes a Pro Bowl it becomes a fourth-round pick.

Ngakoue previously received the franchise tag from the Jaguars and was set to play this year for $19 million. However, reports indicate that the Vikings were able to negotiate a deal with him that would pay him roughly $12 million this year, with intentions to work on a long-term contract extension in 2021.

Ngakoue has been very vocal about wanting to leave Jacksonville and play elsewhere. The 25-year-old pass rusher has notched 37.5 sacks, 85 quarterback hits, and 14 forced fumbles in his four-year career.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have almost entirely dismantled their 2017 defense that led them to the AFC Championship Game and are clearly in the midst of a full rebuild.

They have been hoarding draft picks and many believe that Jacksonville is intent on drafting Trevor Lawrence, the quarterback from Clemson that some are saying is the best QB prospect since Peyton Manning.

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