In the NFL, offense is king; it sells tickets, and it is what most fans come in to the stadium or turn the TV on to watch perform on the field. Of course, defense has its place too, but in recent years, the NFL has become an arms race of sorts for teams as they look to have deeper arsenals of weapons to perform each other out.

The Vikings trading defensive tackle Harrison Phillips to the Jets for a sixth-round pick and a late-round swap on Wednesday came as a pretty major surprise. Phillips had started every single game over the past three seasons and was one of the leaders of the defense as a team captain.

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Phillips was a team captain and a leader of the Vikings' defense, so this move qualifies as quite the surprise.

Last season, the Minnesota Vikings had one of the best supporting casts on offense in the entire NFL. Kevin O'Connell is one of the best play callers and play designers in the league, and Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison formed one of the best wide receiver duos in all of football.

Look no further than two of the most prominent teams in the 2025 quarterback market: The Pittsburgh Steelers added DK Metcalf to pair with Aaron Rodgers, and the Seattle Seahawks added Cooper Kupp to pair with Sam Darnold.

The Vikings are positioned to make more moves after the team traded away team captain Harrison Phillips to the Jets.

The last practice of training camp featured a strong day from the defense, a ton of J.J. McCarthy reps, and a few injury concerns.