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The lead-up to 2013 started with a big splash, when Minnesota traded versatile wide receiver Percy Harvin to the Seattle Seahawks for a bevy of draft picks.

The Vikings made it official Monday, April 29, that they have signed former Detroit defensive end Lawrence Jackson and also announced the signing of former Lions defensive back Jacob Lacey, who had visited Minnesota earlier this month.

The 2013 Vikings will have been molded through three offseasons focused on young players, two of them with Rick Spielman as GM, and they will have the potential for both dynamic football and drastic lapses.

Well the first two days of the draft are done. The Vikings started with 4 picks and only came away with 3 players.

Minnesota Vikings ' general manager Rick Spielman was able to pull off another draft day deal that gave the Vikings three picks among the first 29.

It can be said that the Vikings only truly need help at a few positions to become a major contender.

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o warms up prior to playing against Alabama in the 2013 Discover BCS National Championship game.

The Vikings head into this week's NFL draft with plenty of currency. They have two picks - Nos.

The team's top three defensive ends -- Jared Allen, Brian Robison and Everson Griffen -- are scheduled to become unrestricted free agents next spring, as is defensive tackle Kevin Williams.

The Florida State defensive end had recognized the Florida formation from video study and knew the Gators would pass, so he set his sights on quarterback Jeff Driskell.

The countdown to the Thursday night start of the NFL Draft is officially on. No, we don't have an actual clock ticking down the seconds on the wall here at the SportsData offices, but I wouldn't be opposed to the idea.

It goes without saying the Minnesota Vikings will add a defensive lineman or two in this week's draft, but that does not mean adding a veteran is out of the question at some point.