Reporter drops bombshell report regarding the future of Minnesota Vikings WR Jordan Addison, and it raises major questions
The San Francisco 49ers reportedly have a heavy interest in trading for WR Jordan Addison, but the reason why doesn’t make sense.
The Minnesota Vikings have some important decisions to make this offseason, with one of the biggest being the future of wide receiver Jordan Addison. He just completed his third season in the NFL, and the Vikings need to make a decision on his fifth year-option at the beginning of May.
If you look at his track record on the field, it’s excellent for the former 23rd overall pick. He did have a down season in 2025, but some of those factors were beyond his control, as the quarterback play, led by J.J. McCarthy, was not good enough to field a competent offense throughout the season.
The other aspect is the off-field issues. Addison has had three run-ins with the law in his short career, including last week, when he was arrested on a trespassing charge, but that charge was dropped earlier this week. He was also suspended for the first quarter of their game in London against the Cleveland Browns. That has led to numerous speculations that Addison is a logical trade candidate.
Beat writer reports 49ers want to trade for Jordan Addison
What does his future look like? According to Sports Illustrated’s Grant Cohn, the San Francisco 49ers, whom he covers, want to trade for Addison.
“According to a source, the 49ers intend to be quite aggressive this offseason in terms of trades. They want to trade up in the draft, and they want to trade for a wide receiver. And the wide receiver they’re initially targeting in a trade is Jordan Addison of the Minnesota Vikings,” said Cohn.
The idea of a trade is interesting, and one many have suggested for both the reasons mentioned above and the salary cap constraints that would accompany paying a second wide receiver. It could also net the Vikings a high draft pick, which would be good for continuing to add young, inexpensive talent to the roster.
The why behind a possible trade that Cohn mentions is as fascinating as it seems ridiculous.
“Addison is entering year four in the NFL, and the Vikings apparently don’t want to pick up his fifth-year option,” continued Cohn. “They like Jalen Nailor, who’s going to be a free agent wide receiver on their team. They’d like to keep him, and since they’re not going to pick up Jordan Addison’s fifth-year option, they would be open to trading him.”
That in itself is a bombshell. Not picking up the fifth-year option, even though it’s projected to be just over $17.5 million, would be a major surprise. That’s still a value for what Addison does. Having that kind of player opposite Justin Jefferson is huge to maximize the Vikings’ best player.
He also mentioned the Buffalo Bills as a team that is also interested, which would be history repeating itself. In March of 2020, the Vikings traded Stefon Diggs to the Bills for a hefty haul of a first-round pick and multiple picks on Day 3.
Cohn also mentions potential compensation, which is the biggest thing for Vikings fans.
“They probably could get him for like, maybe a second, maybe a third, maybe Ricky Pearsall, maybe, maybe Ricky Pearsall and a fourth?”
It’s far from certain that anything will happen, but rumors are already beginning about Addison’s future.
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