Ten NFL veteran moves that should be made after 2023 NFL Draft: Trey Lance to Vikings, Dalvin Cook to Bills

After three days and 259 picks, the 2023 NFL Draft is officially complete. But that doesn’t mean teams are done making moves as we move deeper into the offseason. In fact, the draft’s completion may only accelerate next steps for veterans still lingering in free agency or on the trade block, as teams look for last-gasp reinforcements at positions of need.

With that in mind, here are 10 moves that could make sense now that the draft is in the books:

To be clear, we don’t really think the 49ers should be selling such a naturally gifted quarterback just two years after drafting him No. 3 overall. Brock Purdy was a heroic 2022 rookie, but he’s also coming off a serious injury, and let’s not forget he’s only finished seven starts in the NFL. That said, all indications are San Francisco is already souring on Lance after two injury-riddled seasons. If they’re truly averse to using him, the Vikings make all the sense in the world as a next destination. Not only do they play in Lance’s home state, but they’re set to engage the QB market with Kirk Cousins entering a contract year and forward-thinking general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah potentially eyeing a more dynamic successor. The Vikings using a fifth-rounder on BYU’s Jaren Hall hardly changes the equation, and only emphasizes Minnesota’s interest in expanding the position.

Not entirely dissimilar to Lance, Willis doesn’t really deserve to be exiled from the team that just drafted him. But a year after spending a third-rounder to land him, the Titans have evidently moved on, spending the No. 33 pick this year on Will Levis, another athletic but erratic challenger for Ryan Tannehill. The Cardinals, on the other hand, already have a young starter in Kyler Murray, but he may not be ready to start 2023 due to injury, leaving only a slew of aging reserves — Colt McCoy, Jeff Driskel, David Blough — to hold down the fort. New coach Jonathan Gannon witnessed Jalen Hurts grow as a dual threat in Philadelphia, and he might be willing to take a flier on Willis as a developmental project behind Murray.