Report: Vikings Sign Wide Receiver Kendall Wright

Sean Borman |

Mar 30, 2018

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According to Mike Garafolo and Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, the Minnesota Vikings signed free agent Kendall Wright Friday. Terms of the contract have not yet been released. Wright made $1.25 million in base salary last season.

Vikings are signing WR Kendall Wright, sources tell me and @TomPelissero. Had 59 catches for the Bears last year, now heads to their NFC North rival as a target for Kirk Cousins.

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 30, 2018

On Thursday, Field Yates of ESPN reported the Vikings hosted the wide receiver on a free agent visit.

Source: the Vikings hosted former Bears and Titans WR Kendall Wright on a free agent visit.

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 29, 2018

Wright is 5-foot-11 and 194 pounds. He played college football at Baylor University in Texas. As a senior, Wright caught 108 passes for 1,663 yards with 14 touchdowns.

He was selected in the first round (20th overall) of the 2012 draft by the Tennessee Titans. His most productive season in the NFL was his second year (2013). That year, Wright caught 94 passes for 1,079 yards with two touchdowns, the following season he caught a career-high six touchdowns.

Wright showed enough promise for the Titans to pick up his fifth-year option in 2015. He spent five seasons in Tennessee before signing a one-year deal with Chicago in 2017.

For the Bears, Wright caught a team-high 59 catches for 614 yards with one touchdown. He earned a 76.3 grade from Pro Football Focus, ranking 40th among eligible wideouts (116 total). Over the course of his six-year career, Wright has 339 receptions for 3,858 yards with 19 touchdowns.

Wright, 28, joins a Vikings wide receiver group composed of:

The Vikings released veteran Jarius Wright on March 16th. Last season, the trio of Jarius Wright, Laquon Treadwell and Michael Floyd combined for 48 catches for 476 yards with two touchdowns.