Vikings free agency 2017: What wide receivers are available?
By Adam Patrick
Who are some of the free-agent wide receivers that may pique the Minnesota Vikings interest this offseason?
For the first time in awhile, the Minnesota Vikings have themselves a young group of reliable wide receivers.
In 2016, the Vikings saw a big jump in production from their talented receivers. For the first time since 2009 (a phrase that seems to be said a lot when discussing this franchise), Minnesota had at least three of their receivers end the year with 50 or more catches.
The future of this position group seems to be in good hands (pun intended) with Stefon Diggs, Cordarelle Patterson, and Adam Thielen, who are all 26-years-old or younger. However, there is still a decent amount of uncertainty surrounding this position group in Minnesota as well.
Patterson, Thielen, and Charles Johnson are all free-agents this offseason (Thielen and Johnson are restricted free-agents), Laquon Treadwell is coming off a miserable rookie year, and there is no guarantee that Jarius Wright will be on the Vikings’ roster for the 2017 season.
There are a few intriguing names in free-agency this year that could boost the talent level of this Minnesota position group to an even higher level next season.
Will the Vikings actually decide to bring in a player or two with some experience in the league rather than continue with the development of their young pass catchers? If so, who are a few of the possible free-agent receivers that Minnesota may consider adding to the roster this offseason?