After a Saturday filled with rumor and speculation, the belief was that T.J. Houshmandzadeh – or somebody at least – would be signed to fill out the thin receiver corps.  And, given that the Vikings currently have only 3 healthy corners, with a match-up against the high-flying Saints looming…well, we thought there would be a corner signing too.

But Sunday came and went, and still the Vikings had not addressed either receiver or cornerback.  They did, however, make one late move:  signing G Seth Olsen to the practice squad.

Evidently, the whole practice squad process became quite exciting for the Vikings as they day unfolded.  Initially, their plan was to sign tackle Patrick Brown, but he got claimed off waivers by the Jets.  The Vikings then set their sights on Packers tackle Breno Giacomini, but he ended up staying in Green Bay.  The drama finally came to an end with the signing of Seth Olsen, who played his college ball in Iowa, and was drafted in the 4th round last year by the Broncos.

One guy who was apparently never in the mix for the Vikings?  Human turnstile Chris Clark.  Amazingly, Clark did end up getting signed, by the Denver Broncos.  This goes to show, no matter how brutal the tape on you is, if you’re big and strong and young, somebody will give you a shot.

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The report was immediately disputed by almost everyone else covering the Vikings.

In this case, almost everyone else turned out to be right, and the Fox report turned out to be wrong.  Night fell on cut down Saturday and Housh was not a member of the Vikings.

Even the people who shot down the original report had to admit that the Vikes probably were at least interested in Housh, and some speculated that a signing could happen on Sunday.

But now Brad Childress has weighed in on the matter.  The Vikings coach says the team has no interest in Houshmandzadeh “right now.”  So that puts an end to the speculation.

For now.

The fact remains that, as we speak, the Vikings have only 4 healthy receivers on their roster.  I seriously doubt that they intend going into the Saints game with that number.  So, at some point – hopefully soon – they will have to find another guy who can catch the ball.

Unless they plan on running it 40 times.

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A year later, it looks like Housh has become a Viking after all.

According to a report from Fox6 Sports in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (of all places), the Vikings have signed Houshmandzadeh just hours after he was cut by the Seahawks.

The Houshmandzadeh signing comes just minutes after we learned, to our surprise, that the Vikings elected to cut WR Javon Walker, who seemed a lock to make the team after the waiving of WR Logan Payne.

The second Javon was cut, everyone assumed another move was afoot.  That move, it appears, has turned out to be the one-year delayed signing of Houshmandzadeh.

Last year with Seattle, Housh caught 79 passes for 911 yards and 3 TDs.  This was considered a disappointing season after the large free agent contract the receiver signed.

If this report is true, Housh joins a Viking receiver corps that will be without Sidney Rice for the first six weeks of the season, has somewhat of a health question mark in migraine-prone Percy Harvin and, given Bernard Berrian‘s shaky production, lacks a true #1.

Housh is probably not a #1 himself at this time, but he certainly represents an upgrade over Javon Walker or Logan Payne.  The big concern right now is that, even with Houshmandzadeh’s addition, the Vikings lack a genuine deep threat.

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