The initial reaction to Wednesday’s news that the Vikings traded popular veteran defensive line starter Harrison Phillips to the Jets for two future late-round picks was a near-universal “What?” As in,

Trying to bolster one of their weakest positions, the New York Jets acquired defensive tackles Harrison Phillips and Jowon Briggs in separate trades Wednesday. The Jets traded two sixth-round picks (2026 and 2027) to the Minnesota Vikings for Phillips and a 2027 seventh-round pick,