{"id":859370,"date":"2026-04-07T17:16:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/859370\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T17:16:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:16:18","slug":"vikings-trade-idea-swaps-jonathan-greenard-for-11-8-million-chiefs-super-bowl-champion-de","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/859370\/","title":{"rendered":"Vikings trade idea swaps Jonathan Greenard for $11.8 million Chiefs Super Bowl champion DE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vikings trade idea swaps Jonathan Greenard for $11.8 million Chiefs Super Bowl champion DE<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Minnesota Vikings<\/a> edge rusher Jonathan Greenard is among the hottest commodities on the offseason trade market.<\/p>\n

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Although Greenard didn\u2019t wow spectators with his play\/production this season, his 24.5 total sacks during the previous two campaigns prove he\u2019s a superstar defender who\u2019s beginning to come into his own.<\/p>\n

In a blockbuster trade idea from ESPN\u2019s Bill Barnwell<\/a>, the Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> would land Greenard in a deal that would send the Vikings a Super Bowl champion defensive end.<\/p>\n

\u201cChiefs get: 1-18, 3-97, and edge Jonathan Greenard, and Vikings get: 1-9, edge Felix Anudike-Uzomah,\u201d Barnwell wrote Monday. “This trade would value the difference between Greenard and Anudike-Uzomah — a former first-round pick who hasn’t impressed with the Chiefs — as being worth the 54th pick, according to the Johnson chart, in a typical draft.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Vikings would move up from No. 18 to No. 9 and put defensive coordinator Brian Flores in line to add one of the premier defensive backs in this year’s class. The idea of Downs in a Flores defense is tantalizing, but the Vikings could also go for LSU cornerback Mansoor Delane here.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cTrading Greenard would open cap space and create a spot in the starting lineup for Dallas Turner, who filled in for Greenard and Andrew Van Ginkel when they were hurt last season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anudike-Uzomah\u2019s NFL career hasn\u2019t started the way he likely hoped it would. After two lackluster seasons with the Chiefs as a former first-round pick, the 24-year-old suffered a devastating hamstring injury before the start of the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n

The Kansas, Missouri native\u2019s lower-body setback forced him to miss the entire year. Anudike-Uzomah has recorded 41 total tackles, three total sacks, and two forced fumbles in\u00a0 34 games with the Chiefs thus far.<\/p>\n

If Anudike-Uzomah ever channels the version of himself that was a high-motor and strategic pass rusher in the Big 12, he could assist the Vikings in a hypothetical trade scenario.<\/p>\n

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