20 years ago, 'all hell broke loose' after a botched NFL draft trade: Inside Vikings' skipped pick

So they ultimately picked the same player at no.9 that they would have at no.7. A cheap owner wanted to trade down to secure a cheaper contract and in the end he got what he wanted.

The trade never went through at the last moment because someone at NFL headquarters didn't answer the Ravens' GM's phone call, or they just lied and never made it.

The funnier info I learned from this article is :

One of the most common misconceptions of NFL draft lore is the Vikings missed their pick two years in a row. In fact, it was the Dallas Cowboys whose time expired in 2002 at No. 6 overall. The Vikings' mistake that year was not being quick enough to jump ahead of the Cowboys in line from their spot at No. 7.

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