The Vikings’ offense has been strong at the wide receiver position in recent years, but is it beginning to unravel? Several aspects of this offseason suggest that it will need to be addressed during the 2025 offseason.
Looking at the current state of affairs within the Vikings franchise, they have yet to find a true number three wide receiver. K.J. Osborn left in free agency to go to the New England Patriots. Jalen Nailor was expected to fill that open position. Nailor, however, has not been healthy this offseason and has yet to earn that role that so many expected him to have.
Could they look to make a signing during training camp? Perhaps. There have been rumors of them being tied to several veteran wide receivers, such as Hunter Renfrow. Ultimately, it could prove to be too late in the offseason for an impactful signing.
Fast forward to the next offseason, and in the coming weeks, there may be time for a decision with Jordan Addison. At this point, he needs to have a serious meeting with the former USC and Pittsburgh receiver. In back to back offseasons, Addison has had significant traffic violations, the latest coming in the form of a DUI arrest not even seven days after his teammate died due to someone drunk driving.
If they decide to move on from Addison, or at the very least get a contingency plan in place, the NFL draft or free agency could provide that.
Spottrac projects the team to have over $63 million in cap space to spend next offseason. Robert Woods, Mike Williams, Brandin Cooks, and Darius Slayton are notable wide receivers playing on expiring contracts who could serve well alongside Justin Jefferson.
Tetairoa McMillan from Arizona, Luther Burden III from Missouri, Emeka Egbuka from Ohio State, and Tez Johnson from Oregon could be options in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Jordan Addison could right the ship for himself, we hope he does. What he needs to realize that may help his mental processing of this all is the NFL is a business first and foremost. There are always plenty of options for a team to replace any problems on the team, and despite his immense talent and draft capital, he is no different.
