The Minnesota Vikings enjoy lunchpail guys at wide receiver and seemingly employ one per offseason. During the Mike Zimmer era, the franchise has a documented track record of auditioning pass-catchers like Adam Thielen, Chad Beebe, Brandon Zylstra, Moritz Böhringer, etc.
Now, that tendency has spilled into 2021 as Blake Proehl from East Carolina University joined the team as an undrafted free agent. With the WR1 and WR2 spots on the depth cemented for Justin Jefferson and Adam Thielen, the race to nominate a formal WR3 and WR4 is underway.
For a very long time — arguably since 2014 or 2015 — the Vikings have skimmed over the importance of employing a bonafide WR3.