It’s been a busy afternoon with lots of draft pick signings, and now we’ve got a trade! Minnesota is sending cornerback Mike Hughes to the Chiefs, a source told Adam Schefter of ESPN.com (Twitter link).
Kansas City is sending their sixth-round pick in 2022 and getting back Hughes and a 2022 seventh-rounder, Field Yates of ESPN.com tweets. In essence, the Chiefs are getting Hughes for practically nothing to take on the final year of his rookie deal. The 30th overall pick of the 2018 draft, Hughes just recently had his fifth-year option declined by the Vikings. To say Kansas City GM Brett Veach has been aggressive this offseason would be a big understatement.
His latest acquisition is the young cornerback from UCF who has had a really tough time with injuries in his brief career. First, Hughes tore an ACL a little over a month into his rookie season. Then he missed a couple of games with a neck injury in 2019, before a neck issue limited him to only four games this past year.
Through three pro campaigns he’s appeared in only 24 games, making seven starts. In those games he’s recorded 80 tackles, three forced fumbles, 13 passes defended, and two interceptions. The Vikings added Patrick Peterson and Mackensie Alexander this offseason, leaving Hughes with an uncertain role in their secondary.
The Chiefs have yet to re-sign Bashaud Breeland this offseason, so the could use some cornerback depth behind L’Jarius Sneed and Charvarius Ward. Hughes only turned 24 in February, so he’s still got some theoretical upside.
Good God, they practically gave him away. It was almost like the 1st round picks that Minnesota swapped just a few weeks ago. They just didn’t get enough in return. Ugh, who is signing off on these deals?
Cap space is at a premium this year and especially for every team with a stratosphere QB contract (Cousins the Viking). If Hughes will be a 50% IR guy, then better keep that cap space for a player who can reliably dress for games.
Really? Dude’s neck is hanging by a string. I say 40% chance he passes the Chiefs physical. If he does pass the physical, how many games will he play this fall? Dude is a free agent at the end of the year. Better to get something for damaged goods than nothing at all.
Stay tuned.
The Vikes were probably deeply concerned due to the neck issues.
Let’s see if he passes the physical in KC.
Let’s see how much he plays in 2021.
Stay tuned, let’s see.
If he is hurt this will be ok.But if he plays even 33% of the Chiefs D snaps this is terrible…..a former 1st , who when healthy I thought played good , and a 7th and only get a 6th back???????? Other posters are correct in that we will see I guess.
Dude is a free agent at the end of the year, Vikings signed and have drafted a number of CB’s – better to get something than nothing at all. He’s damaged goods, you ain’t getting a 3rd rounder for him!!
I guess this means that they have a pretty good idea that Jeff Gladney will be back without missing much time too.
Glad we drafted him over Lamar Jackson.
Enjoy Kirk Cousins! Neither seem to do well in playoff games, if that’s any consolation.
Lmao me too, it’s working out but, hopefully his passing is 120% better.
Actually, this “Trade”, for all intents and purposes, included the Vikings getting Beshaud Breeland, who was signed as a free agent after he was not resigned by the Chiefs.