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Training camp 2017: Vikings rookies get their feet wet on day one in Mankato

By Adam Patrick

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN - JUNE 4: Head coach Mike Zimmer of the Minnesota Vikings looks on during practice on June 4, 2015 at Winter Park in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN - JUNE 4: Head coach Mike Zimmer of the Minnesota Vikings looks on during practice on June 4, 2015 at Winter Park in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /
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OAKLAND, CA – DECEMBER 04: Latavius Murray
OAKLAND, CA – DECEMBER 04: Latavius Murray /

Team news and morning walk thru:

The day began with a couple of announcements from the team. Minnesota placed running back Latavius Murray and rookie linebacker Shaan Washington on the active/physically-unable-to-participate (PUP) list and defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd on the active/non-football injury (NFI) list.

To bring their roster up to the full 90-man offseason limit, the Vikings also announced the signing of offensive tackle Arturo Uzdavinis on Monday. The big guy measures in at 6-foot-7, 305 pounds and spent 2016 as a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Chicago Bears’ practice squads (no word on if they signed him because he already looks like a real life Viking).

For the players who had reported to camp and were healthy enough to participate, the team began their day with a morning walk thru that began around 10:30 a.m. CT.

Nothing too exciting went on, as is the case normally with a walk thru. But a few faces familiar to Vikings fans were out on the field.

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