“No.”
Four days after the Minnesota Vikings traded down in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft, and later selected Kellen Mond in the third round, we found out they were targeting Justin Fields.
“As Minnesota watched Carolina and Denver pass on Fields at Nos. 8 and 9, their distant dream suddenly felt like it could become a reality,” reported ESPN’s Courtney Cronin on May 3. “With Vikings ownership in the main draft room, front-office personnel worked the phones and tried to see where they might have to move up to land Fields.
Turns out, the Vikings’ dream involved the Panthers’ No. 8 pick, which they attempted to acquire but a low-ball offer was quickly rejected: