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Vikings sign Dede Westbrook to add receiver depth

After working out former Jaguars receiver Dede Westbrook on Saturday, the Vikings added him to their group of pass-catchers for the 2021 season Sunday.

The team signed Westbrook to a one-year deal, according to a league source, bringing him in as a veteran complement to Adam Thielen and Justin Jefferson as they try to identify their No. 3 receiver. The 27-year-old Westbrook, who caught 66 passes in both 2018 and 2019 before tearing an anterior cruciate ligament last October, will play a fifth season for new Vikings receivers coach Keenan McCardell, who has coached him for his entire NFL career thus far.