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Without Irv Smith Jr., It’s Time for Dede Westbrook to Emerge

Back in July, you asked for it – and you got it.

If the new player bonanza continues for the Vikings, which free agent would you most enjoy seeing join the team next?

— Dustin Baker (@DustBaker) June 15, 2021

About a month after this unscientific poll, the Minnesota Vikings indeed signed Dede Westbrook, a pass-catcher with ties to new WR coach Keenan McCardell. Because of his resume with the Jacksonville Jaguars, he was thought of as the immediate WR3 the Vikings have long sought to end the drought.