Minnesota Vikings: Top 5 cut day takeaways
By Josh Clarke
The Minnesota Vikings have set their working 53 man roster. While there will be more transactions, here are the top takeaways from the team’s transactions.
Since the conclusion of the 4th preseason game on Thursday evening the Minnesota Vikings front office worked tirelessly to construct their ideal 53 man roster by Saturday’s 4 pm deadline. The deadline has now passed, the 53 have been selected and 37 unfortunate players are now former Vikings. You can review the finalized Vikings roster here.
The majority of the decisions Rick Spielman and co made were as expected as not many players on the roster bubble made cases for their inclusion in the grim loss to Miami. That isn’t to say the front office’s moves didn’t take fans by surprise, few big names were released along with a couple of recent mid round draft selections and Minnesota’s most famous German. The Vikings even had time to pull off a trade, bringing in cornerback Tramaine Brock from Seattle to provide competition in the secondary.
With the Vikings’ roster settled for the immediate future and the regular season opener less than 9 days away I break down the top 5 takeaways from the franchises’ cut day transactions.
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