The Minnesota Vikings made the following roster moves to officially get their roster down to 53-men by the league mandated deadline.
RELEASED:
PLAYER POS. EXP. COLLEGE
Josh Andrews (Injured)........................ G........................ 3......................................... Oregon State
Jeff Badet............................................ WR....................... R.............................................. Oklahoma
Chad Beebe....................................... WR....................... R.................................... Northern Illinois
Blake Bell.............................................. TE........................ 4.............................................. Oklahoma
Mack Brown (Injured)......................... RB........................ 3.................................................... Florida
Reshard Cliett...................................... LB........................ 2........................................ South Florida
Curtis Cothran..................................... DT....................... R............................................ Penn State
Garret Dooley....................................... LB....................... R............................................. Wisconsin
Cornelius Edison.................................. C........................ 3....................................... Portland State
Colby Gossett......................................... G....................... R............................... Appalachian State
Tyler Hoppes........................................ TE....................... R............................................... Nebraska
Craig James (Injured)......................... CB....................... R................................... Southern Illinois
Tavarres King (Injured)..................... WR........................ 5.................................................. Georgia
Tray Matthews (Injured)........................ S....................... R................................................... Auburn
Storm Norton........................................... T........................ 1.................................................... Toledo
Ifeadi Odenigbo.................................. DE........................ 1........................................ Northwestern
Horace Richardson (Injured)............ CB........................ 1....................................................... SMU
Jack Tocho.............................................. S........................ 1............................ North Carolina State
Kendall Wright................................... WR........................ 7..................................................... Baylor
Jonathan Wynn.................................. DE....................... R.............................................. Vanderbilt
PLACED ON RESERVE/RETIRED:
PLAYER POS. EXP. COLLEGE
Terence Newman............................... CB...................... 16........................................ Kansas State
PLACED ON RESERVE/SUSPENDED:
PLAYER POS. EXP. COLLEGE
Kentrell Brothers.................................. LB........................ 3................................................. Missouri
ACTIVATED FROM PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM:
PLAYER POS. EXP. COLLEGE
Pat Elflein............................................... C........................ 2............................................. Ohio State