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Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman has earned a reputation as a wheeler and a dealer on draft day. The Vikings took UCLA linebacker Anthony Barr at No. 9, then traded back into the first round to select Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater with the 32nd and final pick of the night. It's a thrill to watch our team play, but this is a chance every year to put the final pieces together to make significant moves to improve your ball club.'' It's the third straight year Spielman has made a trade in the first round of the draft, and he missed out on what could have been an even bigger move when we was outbid by the Cleveland Browns to move up from No. 40 in the second round to No. 22 with designs on taking Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, according to a person with knowledge of the conversations. ''Anything we do I'm going to keep internal.'' Spielman had his shot at Manziel earlier in the draft when the Vikings went on the clock at No. 8, and then again when they traded down one spot to No. 9 and the Browns took defensive back Justin Gilbert.
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