Jalen Nailor to the raiders

Suck, but great for him!  I was super impressed with him this year from bulking up and finding his sticky hands.

Good for Nailor, but now I think we can probably dismiss all the Addison trade rumors.

Didn’t make sense to pay him that kind of money here. He could be a nice piece for Vegas.

That's a real shame, as he seems to be on the same page with JJM...but, I guess that means we're keeping Addison despite trade rumors.

Raiders had close to $112m in available cap space. The Vikings will probably miss Jalen, but I'm glad the Vikings didn't try to get in a bidding war with the them.

MaroonBells wrote:
Good for Nailor, but now I think we can probably dismiss all the Addison trade rumors.

Yup, Addison approves.

The big question now becomes does the team trust Tai Felton to step into that 3rd receiver role? Hard to say being we saw nothing from him last season

supafreak84 wrote:
The big question now becomes does the team trust Tai Felton to step into that 3rd receiver role? Hard to say being we saw nothing from him last season

LMK what McCardell says...His DNA is all over that pick.

Probably have to draft a WR somewhere in the mix and bring in a real cheap veteran.

Can’t really rely on Felton to be WR3 now or in the future given how little he played last year.

Not sure how 69 receptions over 4 seasons gets you 35 million, amazing

Don't shoot the messenger, but taking a receiver high in the draft might not be the worst idea in the world. Tate, Lemon, Tyson, Boston...any one of those guys could realistically be sitting on the board at 18. Do we trust Addison or do we even have any intention on giving him a big contract after the off the field stuff and the drops? The argument could be made...

supafreak84 wrote:
Don't shoot the messenger, but taking a receiver high in the draft might not be the worst idea in the world. Tate, Lemon, Tyson, Boston...any one of those guys could realistically be sitting on the board at 18. Do we trust Addison or do we even have any intention on giving him a big contract after the off the field stuff and the drops?

Koc luvs him WR's like Zimsu had a fetish for Corners...

purplefaithful wrote:

Koc luvs him WR's like Zimsu had a fetish for Corners...

Well, we certainly know he wants to throw it all over the field so you need the horses at receiver to do that

JR44 wrote:
Not sure how 69 receptions over 4 seasons gets you 35 million, amazing

There were reportedly over 10 teams in on Nailor. It's not about 69 receptions over an injury plagued first three seasons. It's about how he looked when he was healthy.

What the Vikings lost when Nailor agreed to a nice three-year deal with the Raiders (worth up to $35 million with $23 million guaranteed) goes beyond just his modest production (28 and 29 catches the last two years).

Of those 57 catches, 47 went for first downs.

He had just one drop last season.

He was one of the few Vikings pass-catchers who developed consistent chemistry with J.J. McCarthy, and Nailor made the key catch that sealed Minnesota’s best win of the year at Detroit. A good third receiver isn’t irreplaceable. But it’s the sort of thing you notice when you don’t have it.

Nailor’s departure also sets up a key year for (and decision on) Jordan Addison.

Will the Vikings pick up his fifth-year option for 2027 — at a cost estimated at $18 million for that season, and a decision that needs to be made by May 1? That’s a lot of money for a player who has faced off-field issues and who had a subpar year in 2025 (career-low 42 catches and a career-high six drops). But declining the option after losing Nailor would leave the Vikings’ WR depth perilously thin behind Justin Jefferson heading into next year.

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