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Undrafted Vikings Rookie Gets Some National Attention

Dede Westbrook signed with the Minnesota Vikings over the weekend, granting the team its first legitimate WR3 since Jarius Wright departed in the spring of 2018.

This was momentous news as fans of the team clamored for Westbrook – or anybody prolific wide receiver to catch balls next to Adam Thielen and Justin Jefferson – for months. Now, wearing #89, Westbrook reunites with Keenan McCardell, Minnesota’s new wide receivers coach, who mentored Westbrook in Jacksonville for four seasons.

Before the transaction, onlookers of the Vikings wondered who could reasonably play WR3 in 2021 as general manager Rick Spielman had yet to sign Westbrook.