When the Minnesota Vikings drafted Jordan Addison with the 23rd overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, the assumption was that he would be the direct replacement for Adam Thielen and compete with K.J. Osborn for the WR2 role.
While the receiver is in the midst of that WR2 battle, it appears that Addison is also battling for another role on the Vikings roster in 2023: punt returner.
During Thursday’s practice, Judd Zulgad of SKOR North posted a tweet that Addison was one of three players returning punts during the day. The other two were fellow wide receivers Jalen Reagor and Thayer Thomas.