The Minnesota Vikings have bolstered their wide receiver group by signing former San Francisco 49ers pass-catcher Jauan Jennings to a contract on Thursday.
While Minnesota has not revealed contract specifics, reports from The Athletic indicate the agreement is for one season with an $8 million base value that could reach $13 million through performance bonuses.
The 28-year-old Jennings was selected by San Francisco in the seventh round of the 2020 draft and developed into a key offensive weapon. His standout 2024 campaign featured 975 receiving yards and six scoring catches on 77 receptions, while he paced all 49ers receivers with 643 yards the previous year and hauled in a personal-best nine touchdown passes.
Throughout his five-year tenure in San Francisco, Jennings accumulated 210 receptions for 2,581 yards and 22 touchdowns.
With the 49ers choosing not to retain him during the offseason, Minnesota was able to enhance what is already considered one of the NFL’s top receiving units as Jennings will team up with Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison.
This talented receiving trio will provide excellent targets for whichever quarterback emerges from Minnesota’s competition between 2024 first-round selection J.J. McCarthy and newly-acquired free agent Kyler Murray.
