//Source: Vikings Trade Defensive End Yannick Ngakoue to Ravens

Source: Vikings Trade Defensive End Yannick Ngakoue to Ravens

Minnesota acquired Ngakoue from Jacksonville in August in exchange for a 2021 second-round pick and a fifth-round pick in 2022.

The Ravens have acquired defensive end Yannick Ngakoue in a trade with the Vikings on Thursday, according to The MMQB’s Albert Breer

Minnesota will reportedly receive a 2021 third-round pick and a 2022 conditional fifth-round pick for Ngakoue, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Thursday’s trade marks the second deal involving Ngakoue in 2020. The 25-year-old was initially traded to Minnesota in August after four seasons in Jacksonville, where he earned his first career Pro Bowl appearance in 2017. The Vikings traded a second-round pick in order to receive Ngakoue before the 2020 season. 

Ngakoue registered five sacks in six games with the Vikings. He also forced two fumbles as Minnesota limped to a 1–5 start.

The Maryland product was drafted in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He has 42.5 career sacks, and he led the NFL