After over a year of waiting for it to happen, the Minnesota Vikings finally have their answer to the fate of Jordan Addison following his legal issues.
The league has just announced that Addison will be suspended without pay for the first three games of the 2025 regular season. That means that he will miss the team’s games against the Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, and Cincinnati Bengals to start the season but will be back in time for the team’s back-to-back overseas games against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns.
Last month, Addison pleaded to lesser charges in the incident stemming from him being found passed out behind the wheel of his car and blocking a lane of traffic on a highway near LAX just before training camp in 2024. With his legal fate decided, the league had the ability to impose their own discipline, and they have come down with the three-game suspension that many were expecting.
With Addison out of the lineup, the Vikings are going to have to find an answer at the wide receiver spot across from Justin Jefferson. Fourth-year receiver Jalen Nailor, who is coming off his best season and is in his contract year, will probably get the first opportunity, with rookie Tai Felton possibly getting a chance to compete for snaps as well. The team will also benefit from having tight end T.J. Hockenson back from the start of the season this year, unlike 2024 when he missed the first half of the season while recovering from his knee injury.
While Addison counts against the 90-man roster for training camp, when the team makes their final cuts to 53 he will not count against the roster, giving the Vikings an opportunity to replace him for those three weeks.
Let us know what you think about Jordan Addison (finally) getting the three-game suspension that we’ve been expecting for him for a while now, folks.
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