Though the Green Bay Packers are in the middle of their worst season in years, sitting a 5-8, they are not done fiddling with their roster just yet. Earlier this week, the Packers cut ties with former Vikings WR Dede Westbrook.
Following their victory over the Dallas Cowboys, the Green Bay Packers have added a former Vikings wide receiver to their roster. That receiver is Dede Westbrook.
The Green Bay Packers signed veteran wide receiver Dede Westbrook on Tuesday. Last season, he was a candidate to compete for receiver snaps with K.J. Osborn but instead spent the majority of the year as Minnesota’s punt returner.
The Green Bay Packers are 4-6 through 10 weeks with a 12% chance of reaching the postseason, according to FiveThirtyEight. And for the probably-faux playoff push, the Packers are signing former Minnesota Vikings WR Dede Westbrook to the practice squad after the veteran remained a free agent for over eight months.
According to Matt Schneidman, the Packers are signing WR Dede Westbrook to their practice squad, as well as LB Tim Ward. The team is also signing RB Patrick Taylor to their active roster to replace recently released RB Kylin Hill.
The Bengals worked out four wide receivers on Saturday, including Dede Westbrook, Dazz Newsome, Victor Bolden, and JaVonta Payton. Westbrook, 28, was selected in the fourth round out of Oklahoma by the Jaguars in 2017.
According to Aaron Wilson, the 49ers brought in WR Dede Westbrook for a workout on Friday. Wilson also mentions that San Francisco hosted three other players for tryouts.
Former Minnesota Vikings WR Dede Westbrook was signed in 2021 to fill the team’s punt-return duties and perhaps contend for a WR3 job. Westbrook ultimately became the team’s punt returner but never took off inside Minnesota’s offense.
After spending the 2021 season in Minnesota, the Vikings invited Westbrook back for a second campaign. The receiver decided to remain unsigned as he pursued other opportunities.
Minnesota extended an offer to Westbrook, but he did not immediately accept it, as he wanted to consider his other options. As such, the Vikings pivoted to Albert Wilson.
Kirk is adept at providing plenty of verbiage without really revealing much (not unlike this article), yet Joe Oberle, senior writer for Vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com and Mark Craig from the Star Tribune and Startribune.com will be here to break it down and mine it for every essential morsel.
At first, it looked like the Vikings would be joining forces with Dede Westbrook, who played for Minnesota last season. Instead, they’ve opted for Albert Wilson.
With rumors abound of Dede Westbrook potentially returning to the 2022 Minnesota Vikings, general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah veered in a different direction on Tuesday, signing former Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins WR Albert Wilson.
The Vikings have added another wide receiver The Minnesota Vikings have added another name to the depth chart at wide receiver as we head into the tail end of the offseason program.
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Last July, wide receiver Dede Westbrook was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as a presumed WR3 solution, a spot on the depth chart overlooked for several seasons.
The Minnesota Vikings could be bringing back the former Jacksonville Jaguar for another go-around in 2022.
While following his alma mater's game, former OU receiver Dede Westbrook commented on how well the Sooners were playing.
The Vikings made several roster moves on Tuesday afternoon, most notably activating wide receiver and punt returner Dede Westbrook from the Reserve/COVID list and signing guard Dakota Dozier to the active roster.
The Vikings added three more players to the NFL's Reserve/COVID list on Tuesday: WR Dede Westbrook, practice squad RB A.J. Rose Jr, and practice squad WR Trishton Jackson.
The Vikings have officially announced the signing of former Jaguars wide receiver and collegiate star Dede Westbrook to a one-year deal. It's essentially a veteran minimum contract, with a salary of $1,127,500, per KSTP's Darren Wolfson.
There’s a connection here, as Vikings receivers coach Keenan McCardell was Westbrook’s position coach in Jacksonville.
Westbrook, 27, is coming off an ACL tear. That certainly slowed his market. He intimated that if the Vikings and/or Seahawks do not land him, workouts with the Bengals and 49ers may follow.
Perhaps Justin Jefferson and Dede Westbrook will share a field after all? One year after Jefferson was frequently mocked to the Jacksonville Jaguars at No.
Westbrook went down in late October against the Chargers on an ill-fated kick return. Soon after he was carted off of the field, doctors confirmed that his year was through.
Westbrook played in just two games this season and only had a single catch for four yards.
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