Look: TJ Hockenson's Quote About Getting Traded Goes Viral

Tuesday's busy NFL trade deadline saw the Detroit Lions trade TJ Hockenson to the Minnesota Vikings.

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After spending more than the past three seasons with the Lions, the tight end seems excited about the change of scenery.

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"That's really what we're doing here is to go somewhere and win a few games,

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Hockenson told Inside the Vikings' Will Ragatz on Wednesday.

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"It's the first time I've been able to say that."

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The Lions have gone 18-42-2 since he was drafted in 2019 with the No. 8 pick.

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Hkkensen has finished every season of his career in the NFC North, but his fortunes took a drastic turn on Tuesday.

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The 25-year-old goes 1-6 Lions to 6-1 Vikings, claiming the NFL's saliva division lead in 3.5 games.

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Minnesota acquired Hockenson after losing tight end Irv Smith Jr. to a high ankle sprain.

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He will join a formidable crime spree featuring Dalvin Cook, Justin Jefferson, and Adam Thielen.

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The Lions may remember this quote from when Hockenson faced his former team in Week 14.

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