Vikings trade wide receiver Stefon Diggs to the Buffalo Bills for draft picks
![Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs (14) celebrates with teammate Bisi Johnson, right, after catching a 54-yard touchdown pass during the second half of an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, in Minneapolis.](https://kstp.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/kstp_StephonDiggsBroncos800.jpg)
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs (14) celebrates with teammate Bisi Johnson, right, after catching a 54-yard touchdown pass during the second half of an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, in Minneapolis.[Jim Mone/Associated Press]
The NFL is reporting that Minnesota Vikings star wide receiver Stefon Diggs has been traded to the Buffalo Bills for a first, fifth and sixth-round draft pick in 2020 and a fourth-round pick in 2021. The Vikings will also include a 2020 seventh-round pick in the deal. That is pick No. 239, per our Darren Wolfson, who has confirmed the blockbuster deal.
TRADE: Vikings trading WR Stefon Diggs to Buffalo Bills. (via @TomPelissero) pic.twitter.com/BNnlUSp5U4
— NFL (@NFL) March 17, 2020
The deal comes amid a flurry of moves for the Vikings, including a contract extension for quarterback Kirk Cousins and a franchise tag placement on safety Anthony Harris.
it’s time for a new beginning.
— DIGGS (@stefondiggs) March 16, 2020
Diggs had tweeted earlier Monday, "It’s time for a new beginning."