Vikings to acquire left tackle Cam Robinson in trade with Jaguars

The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to amass eight-year veteran left deal with Cam Robinson from the Jacksonville Jaguars, an individual with data of the commerce confirmed Tuesday.

The individual spoke to The Related Press on situation of anonymity as a result of the deal was pending completion of a bodily examination and never but finalized.

The Vikings agreed to ship the Jaguars a conditional fifth-round choose within the 2026 draft that may turn out to be a fourth-rounder primarily based on taking part in time, the individual stated, and the Jaguars will even commerce a conditional seventh-rounder in 2026 that may go away primarily based on taking part in time.

Robinson, who has spent his total profession with the Jaguars since being drafted thirty fourth total within the second spherical in 2017 out of Alabama, will give the Vikings (5-2) another choice for changing standout Christian Darrisaw after his season-ending knee damage.

Darrisaw tore the ACL and MCL in his left knee within the group’s final sport. He was changed by veteran David Quessenberry. The opposite in-house choices are rookie Walter Rouse, a sixth-round draft choose, and beginning left guard Blake Brandel, who began three video games at left deal with in 2022 when Darrisaw was out with a concussion.

Robinson was cleared from concussion protocol final week however didn’t begin Sunday towards Inexperienced Bay, with the Jaguars attempting to get an prolonged have a look at backup Walker Little, their second-round draft choose in 2021 who can be within the last yr of his contract.

This would be the second commerce of a veteran in three weeks for the disappointing Jaguars (2-6), who earlier shipped defensive deal with Roy Robertson-Harris to Seattle for a 2026 sixth-round draft choose.

Minnesota performs at Jacksonville on Nov. 10.

Robinson served a four-game suspension final season beneath the NFL’s coverage on performance-enhancing medication for what he stated was inadvertent however careless consumption of a banned substance after struggling a torn meniscus in his proper knee.

The Vikings are additionally on the verge of bringing Dalton Risner again from damage. He began at left guard final season and would permit Brandel to maneuver to left deal with no less than briefly whereas Robinson learns the offense. It doesn’t matter what lineup the Vikings land on, although, they will not be capable to match the one-on-one dominance they leaned on with Darrisaw on quarterback Sam Darnold’s blind facet.

“Clearly a terrific soccer participant, however a terrific man,” Brandel stated. “Devastating. My coronary heart goes out to him. It’s a tricky deal, and it’s the worst half about soccer.”