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Now that the 11:00 AM Central deadline for waiver claims has passed, the Minnesota Vikings can start constructing their practice squad for the 2025 season.
As we mentioned previously, the practice squad can contain 16 players, ten of whom have to have between zero and two seasons of NFL experience. The other six spots can be occupied by players with any level of NFL experience.
The practice squad can expand to 17 players if a team brings in a player who is part of the NFL’s International Player Partnership Program, as the league will grant one exception per team for such players. Punter Oscar Chapman, who was with the Vikings during training camp, would get such an exception if the team decided to bring him back to the practice squad and potentially serve as insurance for incumbent Ryan Wright.
We will use this post to track any signings that we hear about for the Vikings as far as the practice squad is concerned. If the team releases all of the signings at one time, we’ll simply post the practice squad here, but if it comes out in bits and pieces via social media we will post those updates here.
Are there any players you’re really hoping to see on the practice squad, folks? Let us know in the comments!
UPDATE: Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network is reporting the Vikings are bringing RB Xazavian Valladay back to the practice squad.
UPDATE: James Crepea of The Oregonian is reporting that DT Taki Taimani is coming back to the Vikings’ practice squad.
