7:05pm: The Vikings roster is officially down to 53 players, as the team formally announced their transactions in a press release. The following players have been cut by Minnesota:
Released:
- Jeff Baca, OG
- Kurt Coleman, S
- Chris Crocker, S
- Isame Faciane, DT
- Chase Ford, TE
- Donte Foster, WR
- Justin Jackson, LB
- Kendall James, CB
- Zac Kerin, C
- Julian Posey, CB
- Justin Trattou, DE
- Dominique Williams, RB
Placed on Injured Reserve:
- Antonio Richardson, OT
2:24pm: The Vikings have released veteran defensive lineman Fred Evans on their way down to 53 players, according to Pro Football Talk (via Twitter). The longtime Viking has 94 games under his belt for the team since arriving in Minnesota in 2007, but it seems he won’t have a spot on the club’s regular-season roster this time around. Here are all of the Vikings’ Saturday roster cuts:
- Chase Baker, DT (via Tom Pelissero on Twitter)
- Joe Banyard, RB (via Pelissero on Twitter)
- Kain Colter, WR (via Ben Goessling on Twitter)
- Fred Evans, DT
- Allen Reisner, TE (via Pelissero on Twitter)
- Mike Remmers, T (via Goessling on Twitter)
- Jamarca Sanford, S (via Rand Getlin on Twitter): Placed on injured reserve
- Mike Zimmer, LB (via Pelissero on Twitter)