2020 NFL Draft Vikings replace Stefon Diggs with one of Day 1s best value picks in WR Justin Jefferson
After an impre sive 2019 campaign in which the made it all the way to the divisional round of the playoffs, they made the big decision to part ways with star wideout . They sent Diggs
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