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Get ready, folks. The draft is afoot, the Vikings are front and center, and ESPN has a sweet closing argument.

The Minnesota Vikings took Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy with the 10th overall pick in the NFL draft and Alabama edge rusher Dallas Turner at No. 17. They moved up one

Green Bay Packers fans have been reacting to the New England Patriots' selection of Drake Maye in Round 1.

The NFL Draft weekend gives the Minnesota Vikings an opportunity to better blueprint the rest of their way through of the offseason, with perhaps an extra free agent or two.

Caleb Williams is heading to the Windy City, aiming to become the franchise quarterback Chicago has sought for decades. The Bears selected Williams with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night after deciding weeks ago to bank on the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner from USC.

McCarthy, who went to Nazareth Academy in La Grange Park before starring at Michigan, will now play for the Bears' rivals in Minnesota.

It's the first time the Vikings have ever selected a quarterback in the Top 10. 

This was Ben Goessling's live report on the first round of the NFL Draft from Vikings headquarters at the TCO Performance Center in Eagan. To read

No NFL draft has ever had six QBs taken in the first 12 picks.

Bryce Young didn't have a chance with the Carolina Panthers last season.