On April 23,2008, the Kansas City Chiefs agreed to trade franchise player, and All Pro Defensive end Jared Allen to the Minnesota Vikings.

It is being reported that the Kansas City Chiefs will receive the number 17 pick, the No. 73 pick, the number 82 pick, and possibly switch sixth round picks, (Vikings getting the higher pick), in the 2008 Draft.

Jared Allen led the league in 2007 with 15 1/2 sacks. He receives a new contract worth approximately 74 million dollars, 31 million guaranteed.

Probable reasons for the Chiefs to trade Allen include the player been mired in legal troubles, being arrested for DUI three times in four years (2002-2006), if he were arrested again Allen would be eligible for an extended suspension from the NFL. Allen had also been requesting a long-term contract from the Chiefs. The team previously offered him a one year deal.

1. Vikings receive Jared Allen
2. Chiefs receive no. 17, No. 73, No. 82 Pick in 2008 Draft
3. Teams also might swap picks in either the fifth, sixth or seventh rounds
4. Kansas City Chiefs now have six picks in the first round
5. Jared Allen's contract is for six years approximately 74 million dollars, $31,000,069 guaranteed

“I think Jared Allen is probably the Chiefs’ best player,” former Chiefs quarterback Ron Jaworski, now a television analyst for ESPN and ABC said before the trade had been completed. “I’m surprised they’re willing to give him up.

-Kansas City Star