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The Patriots will sign Davis to a contract, Zack Cox of NESN.com reports.

Davis went undrafted last month after leading Auburn in career receptions (178) and finishing 14th in career receiving yards (1,555). The 22-year-old will have his work cut out for him as he joins the Patriots' 90-man roster, but Davis will at least provide fourth-round draft pick (and former college teammate) Jarrett Stidham with a familiar pass-catching target to work with.

Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area lists Pettis not only as a lock to make the roster, but also the favorite to begin the season as a starter.

San Francisco used its second and third-round selections on wideouts Deebo Samuel and Jalen Hurd. The latter is considered more of a project, while the former -- according to Maiocco -- could immediately start alongside the club's 2018 second-round pick. Pettis appears to have leapfrogged last year's starter, Marquise Goodwin, putting him in a position to make a fantasy impact with Jimmy Garoppolo returning from injury. The 23-year-old was gaining steam last season prior to getting injured in Week 16, averaging 84.5 yards and a touchdown per game over his final four starts.

The high-round selections of wideouts Deebo Samuel and Jalen Hurd puts Goodwin's status as a starting receiver in 2019 at risk, according to Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area.

Coach Kyle Shanahan tipped his hand prior to the draft when he praised Goodwin's ability to play at a high level at times, but also stated that he doesn't always need to be a starting receiver. The big-play wideout took a step backwards in production in 2018 (23 receptions for 395 yards and four touchdowns) and also missed five games due to injury. Given his down year and Shanahan's concerns regarding Goodwin's ability to be a true starting wideout, it shouldn't come as a surprise that the team spent two of its first three picks on receivers. Maiocco believes that Samuel could push for a starting job alongside Dante Pettis right off the bat, which could push Goodwin into a specialist role, where he is on the field for limited snaps for the occasional deep shot to stretch opposing defenses. A lot can happen between now and the start of the regular season, but Goodwin's stock is definitely lower than it was heading into last year's fantasy campaign.

Minnesota officially declined the fifth-year option on Treadwell's contract Wednesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Treadwell would have been owed nearly $10.2 million salary in 2020, but the first-round bust will have to settle for far less upon hitting unrestricted free agency next offseason. The Ole Miss product has hauled in just 56 receptions for 517 yards and one score in three seasons since entering the league. Chad Beebe (hamstring) may have an opportunity to challenge Treadwell for the No. 3 spot at receiver heading into 2019.

The Vikings are not expected to pick up the fifth-year option on Treadwell's contract, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. He has a $10.162 million option in his contract for 2020.

He'll be a free agent after this season as a result. The 2016 first-round pick has been a disappointment with just 56 receptions for 517 yards and one touchdown in three seasons. He could see a reduced role this season if the Vikings utilize more two-tight end sets with the acquisition of tight end Irv Smith Jr. in the second round of the 2019 draft.

The Redskins waived McBride on Tuesday.

McBride tried out for the Jets before the 2018 season but was cut before Week 1. He was picked up by the Redskins in January. The team has since brought in receivers Terry McLaurin and Kelvin Harmon via the draft, so McBride's services are no longer needed in Washington.

The Bills did not add a receiver during this weekend's draft with any of their eight picks, which leaves Foster to compete with Zay Jones and incoming free agents John Brown and Cole Beasley for snaps in 2019, Mark Gaughan of The Buffalo News reports.

The Bills could add someone else to the mix, say a big name gets cut this summer, but for now the team appears fine with using the speedy Foster as the No. 4 man entering the campaign. While Foster's 27-541-3 line in 13 games was big news for a guy that got cut earlier in his 2018 rookie season, the signings of proven receivers like Brown and Beasley do not help his outlook for improving on these figures. While Foster may have the most upside of the four, he still has a lot to prove, and being a possible No. 4 in a run-based scheme makes him mostly a dart or stash unless he can get himself bumped up with a stellar summer.

The Bills did not add a receiver during this weekend's draft with any of their eight picks, which could leave Jones in a starting role entering training camp, Mark Gaughan of The Buffalo News reports.

Jones' potential target volume took a major hit when the Bills added John Brown and Cole Beasley as big free-agent additions, though things would have been made much worse had the team taken one of the top wideouts in the first or second round. That didn't happen, and essentially the Bills ignored the position this weekend, so for now it looks like the most probable Week 1 lineup has Jones and Brown on the outside with Beasley in the slot. Robert Foster came out of nowhere as a rookie, however, and has a role in this offense as a burner. While Jones' sophomore 2018 line of 56-652-7 was a major step up from a disappointing rookie campaign, there simply may not be much room for growth with at least four decent receivers to feed from a quarterback whose accuracy is still in question, not to mention it's a run-based offense with LeSean McCoy leading the charge.

Sumpter officially signed a contract with the Rams as an undrafted free agent, D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Sumpter caught 21 passes for 316 yards and four touchdowns in 2018 for Kennesaw State. He will face an uphill battle for a roster spot on the Rams' crowded wide receiver depth chart.

Kirk (foot) has been joined in the Cardinals' receiving corps by 2019 draftees Andy Isabella (62nd overall), Hakeem Butler (103rd) and KeeSean Johnson (174th).

The incumbent group of wideouts is laden with slot receivers, namely Larry Fitzgerald and Kirk, so it's interesting to see only one outside candidate (Isabella) among the new recruits. Kirk likely doesn't have to worry about any of the trio too much when it comes to offensive snaps, of which he handled at least 85 percent in each of his final four games before his rookie season ended Week 13 due to a broken left foot. In a video on the team's official Twitter page earlier this offseason, he relayed that he'd "be healthy by the end of February," a statement that was backed up by taking part in Phase 2 of the offseason program in mid-April. Expect Kirk to build upon his first-year line of 43-590-3 on 68 targets as the No. 2 wideout behind Fitzgerald in 2019.