Hours after acquiring Mike Wallace in a trade from the Miami Dolphins, the Minnesota Vikings announced Saturday that they released veteran receiver Greg Jennings.
The 31-year-old Jennings, who caught 59 passes for 742 yards and six touchdowns in 2014, was set to earn $8.9 million in 2015. With Wallace in the fold along with Cordarrelle Patterson, Charles Johnson and Jarius Wright, Jennings was expendable.
Though Jennings played in all 16 games and was pretty steady throughout the season, Wright and Johnson emerged late in the season as solid targets for young quarterback Teddy Bridgewater.
Jennings spent the first seven seasons of his career with Green Bay where he caught 389 passes for 6,171 yards and 49 touchdowns. He then signed a five-year, $47.5 million deal with Minnesota in March 2013. He recorded 68 receptions for 804 yards and four scores in his first year with the Vikings.
Despite his release, Jennings can still be a reliable veteran option for a team looking for receiving help. He should attract a good bit of interest.
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