K.J. Osborn watched the Vikings release receiver Adam Thielen this offseason and envisioned a bigger role this fall, filling a mentor's shoes as the No. 2 receiver.
The Vikings gave Osborn a new reality by using a first-round draft pick on Jordan Addison, who head coach Kevin O'Connell called a "day-one starter" in the team's draft room following the pick.
Osborn found himself mimicking Thielen another way.
He said he texted Addison right away after the selection.
After all, that's what Thielen did to welcome Osborn as a 2020 fifth-round pick.
"Letting him know – anything he needs, I'll help him," said Osborn, who turns 26 on June 10.