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Minnesota Vikings Sign Former Golden Gopher WR Isaac Fruechte

By Austin Belisle

Image courtesy of Vikings.com

Shortly after announcing the release of WR Kain Colter and G Jesse Somsel, the Minnesota Vikings signed Isaac Fruechte, an ex-Golden Gopher and native of Minnesota. The signing brings the Vikings’ roster to 89, just one short of the NFL’s 90-man limit. Fruechte attended the Vikings’ rookie minicamp over the weekend.

While at the University of Minnesota, Fruechte played in 38 total games, starting 18 of those. In an offense that relied heavily on the legs of running back David Cobb, Fruechte was far from one of the nation’s more productive receivers. However, he hauled in 18 catches for 292 yards and a touchdown in 2014, earning the Gophers’ Wide Receiver of the Year award as a senior.

The Caledonia, Minnesota native played three seasons for the Gophers after transferring from Rochester Community and Technical College. As of today, Fruechte joins Marcus Sherels, Adam Thielen, and Carter Bykowski as Minnesota natives on the Vikings’ roster.

Below, a look at Fruechte’s Rochester CTC highlights, courtesy of the Golden Gophers’ YouTube channel:

Welcome to the team, Isaac!

Austin Belisle

Austin Belisle is the West Coast's biggest Vikings fan, a football diehard cheering on the purple and yellow from sunny California. After graduating from San Jose State University in 2014, he began working full-time in corporate marketing and blogging on various sports websites. Austin's passion for the Vikings led him to Vikings Territory, where he hopes to share his lifelong enthusiasm for the team with readers on a daily basis. You can follow him on Twitter @austincbelisle

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  • Always great to have a former Gopher on the team...but...I'd rather give David Cobb a try. Oh, well!

  • I wonder if they put a claim in on Swearinger, seems odd they wouldn't announce another signing after cutting two.