{"id":480473,"date":"2024-03-18T08:17:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T12:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=480473"},"modified":"2024-03-17T23:05:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T03:05:21","slug":"former-vikings-osborn-inks-a-1-year-deal-with-patriots","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/former-vikings-osborn-inks-a-1-year-deal-with-patriots\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Vikings Osborn inks a 1-year deal with Patriots"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>The New England Patriots added to WRs roster <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nfl\/player\/k-j-osborn\/\">K.J. Osborn<\/a>, who signed a 1-season deal with the franchise.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>New England had made an aggressive free-agent pitch to Calvin Ridley before Calvin chose to ink with the Titans. Even after inking K.J., the rumors are that the Patriots would want to add more wide receivers, as the best chance to do that will be at the upcoming draft.<\/p>\n<p>National Football League scouts revealed the position as 1 of the deepest and most talented at the upcoming draft, and New England owns the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> selection, as well as picks at the top of the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> round.<\/p>\n<p>Osborn becomes part of a depth chart that is led by veterans <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nfl\/player\/juju-smith-schuster\/\">JuJu Smith-Schuster<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nfl\/player\/kendrick-bourne\/\">Kendrick Bourne<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nfl\/player\/jalen-reagor\/\">Jalen Reagor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota picked the wide receiver just 4 rounds after drafting <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nfl\/player\/justin-jefferson\/\">Justin Jefferson<\/a> in 2020, but he didn\u2019t become regular in the team until the middle of the 2021 campaign. After that, he spent a year-and-a-half as the organization\u2019s number 3 receiver, behind Jefferson and Thielen.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Patriots new WR K.J. Osborn last season:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 48 catches<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 540 yards<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 3 touchdowns<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wTaSrgQuNQ\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/wTaSrgQuNQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pats Buzz (@PatsBuzz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatsBuzz\/status\/1769456860426555592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New England Patriots added to WRs roster K.J. Osborn, who signed a 1-season deal with the franchise. 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