12 players signed to Minnesota Vikings 2023 practice squad

The Minnesota Vikings have announced that the team has signed 12 players to their practice squad for the 2023 NFL season.

While the focus of many Minnesota Vikings fans has the state of the team's 53-man roster, the front office has been busy with other things as well, including assembling the practice squad for the 2023 NFL season.

The Vikings announced on their official website that they have signed 12 players to the practice squad and each name should be familiar to fans who have followed the squad through training camp this year.

Here are the 12 players who were announced as being signed to the practice squad.

• Alan Ali, OL
• Sheldon Day, DL
• C.J. Coldon Jr., CB
• Lucky Jackson, WR
• Trishton Jackson, WR
• DeWayne McBride, RB
• T.J. Smith, DL
• Thayer Thomas, WR
• Benton Whitley, LB
• Jaylin Williams, CB
• Joejuan Williams, CB
• Luiji Vilain, LB
  

It's nice to see the familiar names on this list. Each of these players likely made a good impression on the coaches during training camp or preseason and earned their way onto the practice squad this year.

How many more players can be added to the Vikings practice squad?

NFL teams can carry 16 players on their practice squads, so odds are that the Minnesota Vikings will be watching for talented players who didn't make the 53-man roster of other teams to be signed to the squad.

It is somewhat interesting not to see a quarterback or tight end among the players named to the practice squad, but the team is already carrying three passers on the active roster as well as four tight ends.

Expect the Minnesota Vikings to continue making transactions to keep as much talent as possible available, whether it is on the 53-man roster or on the practice squad as they prepare for the 2023 NFL season.