Laquon Treadwell has yet to live up to the hype of his first-round draft selection.
The Vikings drafted him with the No. 23 pick in 2016. After disappointing seasons with the team, Treadwell was waived by the Vikings in 2019, only to be re-signed to a one-year deal shortly after.
So far, Treadwell has 701 receiving yards in his career. He will be a free agent this offseason.
He won’t be a priority for Minnesota to lock down in the offseason, and he didn’t exactly play a ton when he came back for 2019, so Vikings fans might have seen the last of the Treadwell era in Minnesota.
However, Treadwell will not command a large salary, so maybe he’s a guy the Vikings sign to a cheap contract.
Bisi Johnson has looked decent at times as the third best option at wide receiver, so the desire to keep Treadwell around probably isn’t too high.
I’d like for the team to go out and get a third-best wide receiver in the third round or later of the draft. It seems like it’s time to try something new, and if it doesn’t work out, the team could possibly bring Treadwell back. After he got waived by the team in 2019, Treadwell went unclaimed on the waiver wire.
I hope he turns a corner and is able to show the promise he once did in college out of Ole Miss, but that doesn’t seem too likely. At some point the Vikings have to say this is who Treadwell is and move on.