Surprised, shocked.

Those were some of the words defensive tackle Harrison Phillips used to describe his emotions after he found out the Vikings traded him to the Jets .

But it was Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell who put Phillips at ease about the situation he was coming into.

“He told me I was being traded, kind of talked up what’s happening here,” Phillips said. He gave me a little bit better understanding. It’s been a few years since I’ve kept up with the AFC East news, I used to play, Buffalo for four years and I’ve just known how much this city wants to win.

“And I’ve known that for a long time. I’ve known about Jets fans for a long time playing against these guys twice a year, for four years. Man, like I said, you just can feel the optimism amongst the players, the staff, the n

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