As exciting as it was to finally find out on Tuesday which players officially earned a spot with the Minnesota Vikings for the upcoming 2023 regular season, there was also the other side of the spectrum. Hundreds of players were shown the door all around the NFL, and many of them won't get another chance to make a team this year.
Of all the players that were cut on Tuesday around the league, a number of them spent some time in the past as a member of the Vikings. Below is the list of the majority of the former Minnesota players that were let go on Tuesday.
Arizona Cardinals
- David Blough - QB
- Davion Davis - WR
- Zach McCloud - LB
- Nate Hairston - CB
Chicago Bears
- Aviante Collins - OL
Cincinnati Bengals
- Trevor Siemian - QB
Cleveland Browns
- Kellen Mond - QB
- Colby Gossett - OG
- Nate Meadors - S
Houston Texans
- Jacky Chen - OT
- Cameron Dantzler - CB
Las Vegas Raiders
- Duke Shelley - CB
Los Angeles Chargers
- Blake Lynch - LB
Miami Dolphins
- Jaylen Twyman - DT
- Parry Nickerson - CB
- Myles Dorn - S
New Orleans Saints
- Jake Bargas - FB
- Storm Norton - OT
- Ryan Connelly - LB
New York Giants
- Wyatt Davis - OG
- Tashawn Bower - DE
New York Jets
- Jalyn Holmes - DL
- Nick Vigil - LB
- Craig James - S
Philadelphia Eagles
- Janarius Robinson - DE
Pittsburgh Steelers
- Dan Chisena - WR
- Nevelle Clarke - DB
San Francisco 49ers
- T.Y. McGill - DL
Tennessee Titans
- Jaleel Johnson - DL