Minnesota Vikings add another running back to their roster

After letting go of Roc Thomas earlier this week, the Minnesota Vikings added former New York Jets running back De’Angelo Henderson to their roster on Wednesday.

Earlier this week, the Minnesota Vikings decided to part ways with second-year running back Roc Thomas. Even though the Vikings claim his departure was not due to the recent three-game suspension he was given by the league, it’s hard to believe that this didn’t play a part in the team’ decision.

So with Thomas gone, the remaining running backs on Minnesota’s roster consisted of Dalvin Cook, Mike Boone, Alexander Mattison, and Ameer Abdullah. At least this was the case until Wednesday.

The Vikings announced on Wednesday that they have claimed former New York Jets running back De’Angelo Henderson off of waivers. Henderson was waived by the Jets on Tuesday after spending the 2018 season in New York.

With Wednesday’s move, Minnesota also waived rookie safety Micah Abernathy to make room on their roster for the new running back.

Henderson was originally drafted with a sixth-round pick by the Denver Broncos in 2017. As a rookie with the Broncos, he appeared in five games and gained a total of 49 yards on nine touches.

Last year, he spent some time on the Jets’ practice squad and eventually appeared in three of their games.

It doesn’t seem likely that the 5-foot-7, 208 pound running back is anything more than just another camp body for the Vikings. Then again, he does have a connection to Minnesota offensive advisor Gary Kubiak from their time in Denver together so maybe Henderson actually will end up on the Vikings roster in 2019.