The Green Bay Packers did not make any shocking trades in the 2024 NFL Draft. The last time Green Bay made a shocking trade in the NFL Draft was in 2020 when they moved up in the first round to take quarterback Jordan Love from Utah State.
This year in the first round, they selected offensive tackle Jordan Morgan from Arizona with the 25th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. The Green Bay Packers are projected to be one of the best teams in the NFL this season. They will have high expectations this season. The Green Bay Packers have built their team through the NFL Draft and this is why they have a bright future ahead of them.
Green Bay Packers Rival Minnesota Vikings Almost Traded With the Los Angeles Chargers For the Fifth Pick In the 2024 NFL Draft To Select Malik Nabers
The Minnesota Vikings had the 11th and 23rd picks in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. Minnesota was eyeing a trade-up in the NFL Draft all along for a quarterback. They scouted different quarterbacks throughout the NFL Draft process.
According to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, the Vikings tried to acquire the fifth overall pick from the Los Angeles Chargers to select wide receiver Malik Nabers from LSU. Had that occurred, Minnesota would have traded All-Pro wide receiver Justin Jefferson, according to Charley Walters of the Pioneer Press.
Instead, the Chargers kept the pick and selected offensive lineman Joe Alt fifth overall from Notre Dame in the 2024 NFL Draft. Also, the Minnesota Vikings traded up with the New York Jets from 11 to 10 to select quarterback J.J. McCarthy from Michigan.
Had the Green Bay Packers rival actually done all of that, it would have been interesting to see which team would have acquired wide receiver Justin Jefferson. He is entering the final year of his contract and Jefferson will continue to float around in trade rumors.
Minnesota attempted to jump the New York Giants for Malik Nabers. The Giants drafted him sixth overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. It would have been fascinating to see what New York would have done if he was off the board fifth overall.
Justin Jefferson missed some time a season ago with a hamstring injury. He caught 68 passes for 1,042 yards receiving and five touchdowns. Jefferson averaged 15.8 yards per catch. Malik Nabers and Jordan Addison both would have been on rookie deals for the Minnesota Vikings. It would have been a nice 1-2 combination for Minnesota. The Jordan Jefferson contract negotiations will continue to swirl this offseason.
