The Vikings reportedly traded conditional seventh-round pick to the Raiders in exchange for defensive tackle P.J. Hall.
The reason why the Vikings are making this trade is because Michael Pierce, the team’s big free-agent signing, will opt out of the 2020 season due to severe asthma.
Hall isn’t the name that Pierce is, but Pro Football Focus says that his production in 2019 was actually better than Pierce’s.
Per PFF, Hall finished with a grade of 70.2, a mark that ranked 40th in the NFL. Pierce, meanwhile, finished with a grade of 69.1, ranking 46th in the league.
Does that mean Hall is a better player than Pierce? I would say probably not considering Hall was on the verge of being released by the Raiders while Pierce signed a 3-year, $27 million deal with the Vikings.
If Hall is on the Vikings’ 53-man roster for six games, Minnesota will owe Oakland the seventh-round pick.
I would say that’s a pretty likely scenario.
