Vikings agree to acquire left tackle Cam Robinson in trade with Jaguars, per AP source

DAVE CAMPBELL Associated Press

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to acquire eight-year veteran left tackle Cam Robinson from the Jacksonville Jaguars, a person with knowledge of the trade confirmed Tuesday.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal was pending completion of a physical exam and not yet finalized.

The Vikings agreed to send the Jaguars a conditional fifth-round pick in the 2026 draft that can become a fourth-rounder based on playing time, the person said, and the Jaguars will also trade a conditional seventh-rounder in 2026 that can go away based on playing time.

Robinson, who has spent his entire career with the Jaguars since being drafted in the second round in 2017 out of Alabama, will give the Vikings (5-2) another option for replacing standout Christian Darrisaw after his season-ending knee injury.

Darrisaw tore the ACL and MCL in his left knee in the team’s last game. He was replaced by veteran David Quessenberry. The other in-house options are rookie Walter Rouse and starting left guard Blake Brandel, who started three games at left tackle in 2022 when Darrisaw was out with a concussion.

Robinson was cleared from concussion protocol last week but did not start Sunday against Green Bay, with the Jaguars trying to get an extended look at backup Walker Little, their second-round draft pick in 2021 who is also in the final year of his contract.

This will be the second trade of a veteran in three weeks for the disappointing Jaguars (2-6), who earlier shipped defensive tackle Roy Robertson-Harris to Seattle for a 2026 sixth-round draft pick.

Minnesota plays at Jacksonville on Nov. 10.

AP Pro Football Writer Mark Long contributed from Jacksonville, Florida.

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10/29/2024 7:11:41 PM (GMT -5:00)