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Letroy Guion

Vikings make big splash at end of 1st round

A busy first round for the Minnesota Vikings got even busier at a moment's notice.Five minutes after Rick Spielman stepped to the podium and started to talk about Florida defensive tackle Shariff Floyd and Florida State cornerback Xavier Rhodes, the Vikings GM was sprinting back to the team's draft room to complete another deal. Moments later, the Vikings were on the clock again, landing Tennessee receiver Cordarrelle Patterson in a Thursday night binge that addressed needs at three of the team's thinnest positions."Sorry about that," Spielman said to a group of reporters he left in the lurch with a chuckle.The Vikings grabbed Floyd with the 23rd pick, Rhodes with the 25th and then gave up second, third, fourth and seventh round picks to New England to get back into the first round and take Patterson at No. 29, capping a dizzying 30-minutes at the end of the first night of the draft.The Vikings entered the draft coming off a surprising playoff run last year and with major needs in the ...

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