Reunited?

It appears the Minnesota Vikings will sign former Packer Javon Walker. Walker will look to regain the success he had with Brett Favre in Green Bay where he had almost 1,400 receiving yards and 12 TD receptions in 2004.  Since 2004 however, Javon has battled to stay on the field, only playing 1 game in 2005, before having a short lived one hit wonder in Denver in 2006 where he again eclipsed the 1,000 receiving yard mark.  In his first 3 years in the league, he played in 47 games, only missing 1 his rookie season.  Since then, over the last 5 season, Walker has only managed to play in 36 games battling a number of injuries.

Whether or not Javon will be able to resurrect his career is unclear, but it seems as though his best chance would be with the QB he had his most successful season with.  Either way, it should be an upgrade over Greg Lewis, Jaymar Johnson (who was recently placed on the season ending injured reserve list), and a slew of other unknowns at wide receivers on the roster.

Sidney Rice recently backed off his original plans to be ready for the opening game of the season.  With both him and Harvin possibly missing time early this season, Javon Walker could open the season at #2 or #3 wide receiver position for Vikings.