Vikings Fielding Trade Offers For WR Jarius Wright

Update:

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, citing a source with knowledge of the inner workings of the organization, reports that the Vikings are, in fact, fielding trade offer for WR Jarius Wright.

• Florio mentions that this is likely due to the fact that Stefon Diggs has quietly has become the team’s primary slot receiver.

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Matt Vensel, citing two sources in the know, reports that the Vikings are not shopping WR Jarius Wright around the league right now.

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Ben Goessling of ESPN is hearing that the Vikings have been trying to trade WR Jarius Wright in recent days.

• Goessling mentions that Minnesota has accumulated enough receivers that are capable of playing multiple positions to consider trading Wright.

Wright, 26, is a former fourth-round pick of the Vikings back in 2012. He’s currently in the second year of his five-year, $15.46 million contract that includes $7 million guaranteed and stands to make a base salary of $1.9 million for the 2016 season.

In 2015, Wright appeared in all 16 games for the Vikings and caught 34 passes for 442 yards receiving and no touchdowns.