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Vikings Reduce Roster To 53 Players

September 5th, 2015 at 5:53pm CST by Luke Adams

Having acquired offensive lineman Jeremiah Sirles from the Chargers earlier today, the Vikings needed to remove 23 players from their active roster, as the league moved from 75-man rosters down to 53-man squads. Minnesota announced all of its moves in one go, issuing a press release that features 22 cuts, along with cornerback Jabari Price heading to the reserve/suspended list.

Here are the players cut today by the Vikings:

T Babatunde Aiyegbusi
DT Chigbo Anunoby
DE B.J. Dubose
G Isame Faciane
C Tom Farniok
WR Donte Foster
WR Isaac Fruechte
S Anthony Harris
RB DuJuan Harris
DT Greg Hickman
DE Leon Mackey
LB Michael Mauti
LB Brian Peters
CB Shaun Prater
FB Blake Renaud
CB Josh Thomas
T Tyrus Thompson
C Bobby Vardaro
LB Brandon Watts
WR Ryan Whalen
RB Dominique Williams
OL David Yankey

Vikings To Sign 10 Undrafted Free Agents

May 5th, 2015 at 2:56pm CST by Luke Adams

The Vikings are the latest team to announce their 2015 undrafted free agent class, having come to terms with 10 rookies. Matt Vensel of the Star Tribune (Twitter link) has the full list, which we’ll pass along right here, accompanied by bonus info from Ben Goessling of ESPN.com:

Justin Coleman, CB, Tennessee
DaVaris Daniels, WR, Notre Dame ($10K bonus)
Tom Farniok, C, Iowa State
Anthony Harris, S, Virginia ($10K bonus, plus $10K guaranteed salary)
Taylor Heinicke, QB, Old Dominion ($10K bonus, plus $10K guaranteed salary)
Jordan Leslie, WR, BYU
Gavin Lutman, WR, Pittsburg State ($7.5K bonus)
Blake Renaud, FB, Boise State
Jesse Somsel, G, Saginaw Valley State
Bobby Vardaro, G, Boston College ($2K bonus)