Vikings Release S Taylor Mays
Lindsey Young
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The Vikings announced Tuesday morning that the team has released safety Taylor Mays.
Mays signed with Minnesota on March 24, and he has been working with the reserves during this spring’s OTA’s. Tuesday marked the kickoff of the team’s three-day mandatory mini camp.
Mays played in Cincinnati from August 2011, and he reunited with coach Mike Zimmer when he joined the Vikings. His size (6’3″) and speed combined added to his previous experience with Zimmer looked to make him a strong candidate, but he wasn’t getting many reps at safety thus far.
The Southern Cal alum ranked fifth on the Bengals for special teams tackles (6) in 2014, totaling 21 special teams tackles during his time in Cincinnati. Mays proved the fastest safety at the 2010 NFL Combine, notching an impressive 4.43 seconds on the 40-yard dash.
Cutting Mays now opens up another roster spot for the Vikings, who have five other safeties currently: Robert Blanton, Antone Exum, Anthony Harris, Andrew Sendejo and Harrison Smith.