The Minnesota Vikings have the No. 11 and No. 23 overall picks in this month's NFL Draft, but they won't be in position to draft a potential franchise-changing quarterback.

Rick Spielman, the team's former general manager and current CBS analyst, believes the Vikings would have to part ways with a huge haul in order to take a quarterback like J.J. McCarthy.

"I heard a lot of things that Minnesota thought he had an excellent pro day up there and fits exactly what Kevin O'Connell wants to do from an offensive standpoint," Spielman said on the 'With the First Pick" podcast. "But they're just not gonna get it with the two first-round picks.

"They're gonna have to throw in their first-round pick in 2025, plus some more draft capital, to do what they have to do to go up and get it." 

Sam Darnold is currently the Vikings starting quarterback. 

The Minnesota Vikings have suspended offensive coordinator Wes Phillips for three weeks without pay following the legal resolution of a 2023 traffic stop in Minneapolis, according to a report.

His suspension began Tuesday and will conclude April 22.

Phillips was arrested on a misdemeanor DWI charge last December, according to Hennepin County records.

Less than 24 hours after being arrested, Phillips boarded a plane with the rest of the Vikings ahead of the team's Dec. 10 game against the Las Vegas Raiders. 

Justin Fields had four teams on his radar when it became apparent that the Chicago Bears would trade him.

Fields landed with one of those teams, the Pittsburgh Steelers, but the quarterback also had interested in joining the Atlanta Falcons, Las Vegas Raiders and Minnesota Vikings.

The Minnesota Vikings are undergoing a change at quarterback this offseason, but they still hope to be in playoff contention in 2024.

Vikings owner/president Mark Wilf made clear that his family still thinks the team should build for the future while winning in the present. He acknowledged that injuries played a role in last season's record but said that his family is "not going to rest on that."

"We want to win every single game and every step along the way," Wilf said. "So how that falls, what will happen on the field, we'll see. It's important our fans to know that that's always our commitment and that's how we approach it. At the same time, we believe the way we're building this is going to get to sustained success. We're, like our fans, not pleased with our record last year. We want to be competing for playoffs, championships, division titles and Super Bowl championships, all of the above."

Wilf added that the Vikings made Kirk Cousins a "serious offer" to remain with the team. Minnesota replaced Cousins with free agent Sam Darnold and are hoping to draft their quarterback of the future next month.

Asked what made him believe the Vikings could win and compete for a playoff spot amid that transition, Wilf said: "I think it can happen. I believe it can happen. I believe it has happened in other organizations as well, and that's what we think can happen."

The Minnesota Vikings appear to have changed their approach to the running back position.

A year after cutting Dalvin Cook, the Vikings signed Aaron Jones in free agency to bolster the position this month.

"We get the conversation about running backs and age and different things like that," general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah said. "Maybe that dynamic has gone a little too far to the other side, and teams are realizing that there are still really good players at their value. It's a position where we can really upgrade performance pretty efficiently. We're excited to have him."

Jones landed a one-year, $7 million deal with Minnesota.

The New England Patriots filled a need at wide receiver by agreeing to a one-year contract with K.J. Osborn, a source told ESPN on Sunday.

The agreement is for $4 million and can be worth up to $6 million, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

The Minnesota Vikings have acquired the No. 23 overall pick from the Houston Texans in the 2024 NFL draft.

The Vikings sent No. 42, No. 188 and a second rounder in 2025 to acquire No. 23 and No. 232.

Danielle Hunter has agreed to sign with the Houston Texans on a two-year, $49 million deal.

The deal includes $48 million in guaranteed money and has a maximum value of $51 million.

The addition of Hunter will give the Texans a formidable pass-rushing duo of Hunter and 2023 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Will Anderson Jr., who had seven sacks in his first season.

Aaron Jones has agreed to a one-year, $7 million deal with the Minnesota Vikings.

Jones spent seven seasons with the Green Bay Packers and was released 

The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to a one-year deal with Sam Darnold, according to sources.

Darnold fills a void at quarterback after Kirk Cousins left for the Atlanta Falcons in free agency earlier Monday.