Report: Bengals, Vikings have had conversations with Dede Westbrook

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Wide receiver Dede Westbrook has not found a team for the 2021 season, but it looks like he may have a couple of options on his radar.

Josina Anderson reports that the Bengals and Vikings have both had “preliminary conversations” with the wideout. She adds that some Chiefs players have also reached out to Westbrook to see if he’s interested in joining the team.

Westbrook was a fourth-round pick by the Jaguars in 2017 and he caught 159 passes for 1,716 yards and nine touchdowns over his first three seasons. Westbrook slipped down the depth chart in 2020 and he caught one pass for four yards before tearing his ACL in October.

Teams will want to know that he’s recovering well from that injury before moving past conversations to striking a deal that would give Westbrook a chance to rebound from a rough 2020 season.

6 responses to “Report: Bengals, Vikings have had conversations with Dede Westbrook

  1. Bengals should’ve been talking to Eric Fisher or another lineman. Just like they should’ve drafted Penei Sewell. But they keep pretending it’s not really a problem while obsessing over WRs.

  2. The Vikings wouldn’t need to sign a broken-down wide receiver coming off a torn ACL if they had drafted Tylan Wallace or Jaelen Darden in the fourth round instead of a third-string running back who didn’t start in college, has never returned a punt in his life but is expected to do it in the NFL, and was projected to be a UDFA.

    Still bitter.

  3. “…before moving past conversations to striking a deal that would give Westbrook a chance to rebound from a rough 2020 season.” LOL. So they might be possibly beginning to maybe ponder the chance, which could lead to the eventuality, of signing him. Maybe.

  4. Vikings do need a reliable third WR. Not sure this guy is it, but if he comes cheap it’s worth a preseason look. I’m intrigued by the super fast WR they drafted out of Iowa. If that kid can take a corner and safety deep, then Thielen and JJ can roll all year long. And to the person that is whining about the RB out of Iowa State…..the kid averaged over 5 yards a carry and was a backup only because of the two amazing RB’s ahead of him in his college career. Also, lest you forget, he could greatly improve a horrible special teams, starting with kick returns.

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