The Vikings trading defensive tackle Harrison Phillips to the Jets for a sixth-round pick and a late-round swap on Wednesday came as a pretty major surprise. Phillips had started every single game over the past three seasons and was one of the leaders of the defense as a team captain.

In the NFL, offense is king; it sells tickets, and it is what most fans come in to the stadium or turn the TV on to watch perform on the field. Of course, defense has its place too, but in recent years, the NFL has become an arms race of sorts for teams as they look to have deeper arsenals of weapons to perform each other out.

Here we'll try to look at and discuss the Minnesota Vikings' perfect Adam Thielen trade proposal to the Carolina Panthers.

Phillips was a team captain and a leader of the Vikings' defense, so this move qualifies as quite the surprise.

The New England Patriots and the Minnesota Vikings face off in Week 2 of the NFL preseason today. Here's where to watch and start time.

Last season, the Minnesota Vikings had one of the best supporting casts on offense in the entire NFL. Kevin O'Connell is one of the best play callers and play designers in the league, and Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison formed one of the best wide receiver duos in all of football.

Here are five receivers that make sense for the Vikings: This would be much more than the Vikings making a fun headline. Never mind that Thielen isn’t as impactful as he was with the Vikings at the peak of his powers. He’s shown he still has tread on the tires with steady production since signing with the Carolina Panthers.

The Vikings are positioned to make more moves after the team traded away team captain Harrison Phillips to the Jets.

The last practice of training camp featured a strong day from the defense, a ton of J.J. McCarthy reps, and a few injury concerns.