draft oddities

The Vikings have had some weird, wacky and woeful moments in the NFL draft. Here are but a few:

1989: Vikings trade EIGHT picks to Cowboys in midseason in exchange for RB Herschel Walker.

1998: Angst and doubt give way to celebration when WR Randy Moss slips to Vikings at No. 21.

1999: DE Dimitrius Underwood, taken 29th overall, walks out of Vikings training camp one day after signing his contract.

2003: While discussing a potential trade, the Vikings let their draft window pass on the seventh overall pick. They still land DT Kevin Williams two picks later.

2005: WR Troy Williamson becomes one of the biggest disappointments in the team's draft history; DE Erasmus James wasn't much better.

JEFF WHEELER ï jwheeler@startribune.com DENVER - 12/30/07 - The Minnesota Vikings closed out their season against the Denver Broncos Sunday afternoon at Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver. The fell behind 14 - 3 at halftime. IN THIS PHOTO: ] The Vikings Troy Williamson was wide open but let a long second quarter pass slip through his fingers. ORG XMIT: MIN2017042719100244

2009: Character concerns cause coach Brad Childress to fly to Florida to interview WR Percy Harvin only three days before drafting him 22nd overall. Harvin was named Rookie of the Year and spent four productive years with the Vikings, but their relationship soured. At one point, Harvin threw a weight at Childress.

2013: GM Rick Spielman abruptly ends his post-draft news conference to finalize a picks trade with the Patriots to get WR Cordarrelle Patterson.

2016: German WR Moritz Boehringer shows great athleticism in a YouTube video, and that's all it took to become a sixth-round pick.

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