Vikings sign WR Dillon Mitchell to futures contract

Mitchell was originally a seventh-round pick by the Vikings last season.

The Vikings announced that they have signed wide receiver Dillon Mitchell to a futures contract.

Mitchell was originally a seventh-round pick by the Vikings in 2019 out of Oregon. He didn’t make the final roster cut. Instead, it was seventh-round pick Bisi Johnson who emerged as the better receiver.

Mitchell finished the 2019 season on the team’s practice squad.

Mitchell becomes the eighth player who the Vikings signed to a futures contract.

Others include RB Tony Brooks-James, QB Jake Browning, WR Davion Davis, TE Brandon Dillon, CB Mark Fields, CB Kemon Hall and CB Marcus Sayles.