Minnesota Vikings
We had been tracking the practice squad signings for the Minnesota Vikings for most of the afternoon, and now the team has officially announced that they have signed 16 players. Nearly all of them went through training camp with the Vikings, but there are a couple of new faces among the group.
The team’s practice squad currently looks like this:
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***NOTE: As I was posting this, word came down that Adam Thielen is back. Take the level of excitement below and add a heavy dose of Mark McGwire’s late ’90s vitamin regimen***
The anticipation has reached a crescendo! Of course, it always does this time of year. With the preseason slate in the rearview, fans of all 32 NFL teams bend their minds into a pretzel to engage in scenarios/delusions where their team somehow manages to lift the Lombardi Trophy come February. Everyone is tied for 1st place on Labor Day, after all.
For maybe 40% of those fan bases,...
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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...
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The waiver claims are starting to roll in after today’s 11:00 AM Central deadline, and the team was not awarded any players during the waiver process, while two of the players they waived yesterday were claimed by other teams.
One former Viking got claimed by the team with the highest waiver priority, as linebacker Dorian Mausi was picked up by the Tennessee Titans. The other player was defensive back Reddy Steward, who was claimed by the Dallas Cowboys.
This means that all of the other players who were waived by the Vikings ahead of Tuesday’s 53-man roster deadline have cleared...
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Ladies and gentlemen. . .it’s happening.
According to numerous sources, the Minnesota Vikings and Carolina Panthers are have finalized a trade that will send wide receiver Adam Thielen back to Minnesota, where he spent his first nine NFL seasons.
The trade will see the Panthers send Thielen, a conditional 2026 seventh-round pick, and a 2027 fifth-round pick to Minnesota. In exchange, the Vikings will send back a 2026 fifth-round pick and a fourth-round pick in 2027.
The Vikings are dealing with some significant issues in their wide receiver room at the moment. Jordan Addison will miss the first three games...
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The Minnesota Vikings have completed their initial roster cutdown to 53 players. While there may be some additional moves in the coming days, here are my thoughts on the initial 53-man roster and the cutdown.
There weren’t a ton of surprise moves by the Vikings, but certainly a few more noteworthy ones. Compared to my last 53-man roster projection and post preseason roster thoughts pieces, here are the most noteworthy surprises.
The first was edge rusher Gabriel Murphy not making the roster. Murphy was a fixture as fourth on the...
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The 53-man roster deadline has come and gone, and the Minnesota Vikings have set their initial roster for the 2025 NFL season.
Keep in mind that this is almost certainly going to look different in 24 hours when waiver claims are processed and other things happen, but for now, this is what things look like in the Vikings’ locker room.
Max Brosmer, J.J. McCarthy, Carson Wentz
Jordan Mason, Aaron Jones Sr., Ty Chandler, Zavier Scott
Tai Felton, Justin Jefferson, Myles Price, Jalen Nailor, Tim Jones
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We’re currently sitting at about three and a half hours before the NFL’s deadline to reduce rosters to 53 players, and the Minnesota Vikings have given us their first move that can really be classed as a surprise.
Multiple sources are reporting that the Vikings are set to waive outside linebacker Gabriel Murphy if they can’t find a trade partner for him before today’s deadline.
Murphy was a highly-heralded undrafted free agent out of UCLA in 2024. He signed with the Vikings for a significant signing bonus but missed much of the season with an injury. The team had placed...
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How’s your final 53 looking so far? Most should be OK with maybe the unforeseen trade of Blackmon affecting many predictions. What surprises are out there?
I imagine they might have another trade or two but it could be after the final 53 are determined. It may even be after the first game.
I saw Kenny Pickett traded for a 5th? I guess that was too much considering they really like Brosmer.
3 biggest questions facing Vikings ahead of roster cutdown day
Who do they add at wide receiver?
The question is who that...
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With a little less than five hours to go before NFL teams need to have their rosters down to 53 players, the Minnesota Vikings have started making some moves, and there’s one move that another team made that might be worth monitoring as well.
The team has announced that they have waived both offensive lineman Michael Gonzalez and running back Xazavian Valladay. Neither of these were unexpected moves, but they could both be practice squad candidates if the Vikings are interested in bringing them back.
Another move that we’ve already seen happen today is the Washington Commanders releasing wide receiver...
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Vikings roster cuts and player trades ignite the 2025 drama—will Thielen return? As the NFL cutdown deadline looms on August 26, 2025, Minnesota Vikings fans are buzzing over potential wide receiver acquisitions amid injuries and suspensions. In this episode of The Real Forno Show, hosts Tyler Forness and Dave Stefano deliver a gripping breakdown, exploring trades for Adam Thielen, Jakobi Meyers, and Trey Palmer to bolster the offense around Justin Jefferson and QB J.J. McCarthy.
This Vikings 1st & SKOL production dives into Minnesota’s roster maneuvers. Forness, A to Z Sports’ Vikings reporter, and producer Stefano analyze the team’s path...
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