The Minnesota Vikings will exercise the fifth-year option on receiver Jordan Addison’s contract. One of the offseason mysteries in Minnesota was concluded when interim general manager Rob Brzezinski broke the news during a media appearance on Monday. 

Fifth-Year Option Signals Vikings’ Long-Term Plan at Wide Receiver

It should have been a simple decision with Addison proving himself a very capable wide receiver since being drafted in the first round back in 2023. He had a down season last year, but the entire Vikings offense did as well, as the team battled through quarterback problems.

Addison has almost been the perfect number two to Justin Jefferson. Many WRs drafted in the first round might let their ego get in the way of being a clear WR2, but. Addison has quietly gotten on with his game — caught passes, scored touchdowns, and has often been most impressive when Jefferson has been absent, and he had to take on the WR1 mantle. Addison stands out as one of the few successful draft picks of the Kwesi Adofo-Mensah era and has performed his role on the Vikings offense almost perfectly.

Where Addison hasn’t been so quiet is away from football. Finding himself in trouble with the law has become an annual offseason occurrence, and he has to stop.

Thankfully, this year’s more minor indiscretion won’t lead to a three-game ban like the one he received at the start of last season. This is where some doubt arises about committing to Addison long-term. It likely rules out an early extension, but picking up the fifth-year option was absolutely the right thing to do.

To quote Brzezinski, “He’s a really important player for impact player and us.” He is key to a Vikings offense that looks a bit light on playmakers as we head towards the draft.

Two Important Years Ahead

Addison now knows he will be in Minnesota for the next two seasons, and they will be two important years not only for his career but also for his life as a Vikings WR. The shenanigans need to stop. There have never been any problems during the football season, but next year he needs a quiet offseason. Before all that, he needs a good year on the field.

Arguably, no one was affected more by the Vikings’ offensive troubles last season. Addison had career lows in targets (79), receptions (42), receiving yards (610), and touchdowns. Even accounting for the three games missed due to suspension, those numbers are low, with his yards per game (43.6) also down from previous seasons.

Addison also had an issue with dropped catches, totaling seven, which matches the number he had in his first two seasons combined. There was a team-wide endemic at one point, to the point you had to question whether a lack of confidence in the accuracy of the passes coming their way was having an effect.

Kyler Murray has been signed to try to ensure that accuracy from the QB won’t be a problem this season. Addison, who has yet to surpass 1000 receiving yards in a season, will want to break that barrier in the next couple of seasons. He has enough talent to be a WR1 on some teams, and when the time comes to sign that first big contract, there are a couple of things he needs.

Firstly, he has a big 1000+ receiving yards season under his belt, and secondly, he has shown maturity off the field over the next couple of years. The Vikings’ decision to exercise the fifth-year option was the correct one. If he does the things just mentioned, then the next correct decision will be a contract extension — when the time is right.

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Liv Morgan reacted to a Judgment Day member’s hilarious message ahead of tonight’s episode of WWE SmackDown. Morgan will be competing in a major title match at WrestleMania later this month in Las Vegas.

Raquel Rodriguez shared a hilarious Instagram update today featuring several videos. A couple of the videos featured her parrot, and another one showed her shouting at the crowd at a WWE event about how much Dominik Mysterio and Morgan loved each other. You can check out her hilarious Instagram post below.

“Just for fun 😎 sound on 📳,” she said.

Liv Morgan reacted to Rodriguez’s post and shared that she was cracking up. You can check out Morgan’s message in the image below.

“I am crackinnnnnnng up,” she wrote.

The 31-year-old won the Women’s Royal Rumble match earlier this year in Saudi Arabia and will be challenging Stephanie Vaquer for the Women’s World Championship at WWE WrestleMania 42. Vaquer captured the title by defeating IYO SKY at Wrestlepalooza 2025.

Current WWE champion calls out Liv Morgan for a dream match

A major WWE champion recently called out Liv Morgan for a dream match in the promotion.

Speaking with Tim Hann Rivera, NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne named Morgan as her dream opponent. The champion noted that they were both from New Jersey and suggested that they would have good chemistry with each other in the ring. Jayne added that the two stars had never worked together in the past.

“I’d love to work with Liv Morgan. We’re both from Jersey. We have very similar styles. I feel like we would just have really good chemistry. I’ve never actually touched her or wrestled with her, but I just have a feeling that we would have a really great connection,” Jayne said.

Morgan is in a storyline relationship with Dominik Mysterio on RAW. The Judgment Day recently betrayed Finn Balor and kicked him out of the faction. Mysterio and Balor will be squaring off in a singles match at WrestleMania 42. It will be interesting to see if Morgan can defeat Vaquer to become the new Women’s World Champion at The Show of Shows.