Cam Robinson trade details: Why Jaguars sent their starting left tackle to Minnesota

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As expected, the Jacksonville Jaguars are in sell mode now less than a week out from the NFL trade deadline. 

The Jags reportedly traded offensive tackle Cam Robinson to the Minnesota Vikings on Tuesday evening for a swap of conditional 2026 draft picks. 

Here are the full trade details, per NFL insider Ian Rapoport:

Full terms: #Vikings get Cam Robinson and a conditional 2026 7th (that can go away based on playtime) and Jags get a conditional 2026 5th that can become a 4th based on playtime. https://t.co/QrC72XloBC

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 29, 2024Starting left tackles are rarely made available at the trade deadline, let alone for a swap of conditional draft picks two years down the road. Everything is on the table, though, for a Jaguars team that has stumbled to a 2-6 start to the season with little light at the end of the tunnel. 

Why the Jaguars traded Robinson for so little in returnRobinson is scheduled to become a free agent at the end of 2024, currently in the final season of a three-year, $54 million contract. He’s been a solid player for Jacksonville, but the team was always more likely to reset at the position than to re-up Robinson at north of $20 million per year this offseason.

Given the compensation, the Jaguars decided to cut bait with Robinson now rather than wait and let him walk in the offseason. The move also allows the team to see what it has in former second-round pick Walker Little, who got the start at left tackle in last week’s loss to the Green Bay Packers.

Tackle will likely become a target for Jacksonville in 2025, either in free agency or the draft. Tuesday’s trade sends a clear message, though, both to the NFL and Jaguars fans: Jacksonville is officially open for business on or before the NFL’s Nov. 5 deadline.

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