Vikings Trade For Chargers Guard Jeremiah Sirles

Brett Anderson |

Sep 5, 2015

Vikings Offensive Linemen — Image courtesy of vikings.com

With a flurry of cuts coming before today’s deadline where teams are required to slim their roster down to 53 players, the Vikings have made a trade with the San Diego Chargers for offensive lineman Jeremiah Sirles.

The #Chargers have traded OL Jeremiah Sirles to the #Vikings, source said.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 5, 2015

Though the official details of the trade are currently unknown, it is believed the Vikings sent a 2016 sixth round pick to the Chargers for Sirles.

Sirles, an undrafted free agent in the 2014 NFL Draft, only started two games last season at guard in place of injured Chargers lineman Johnnie Troutman. This preseason, Sirles has performed pretty well according to rankings provided by Pro Football Focus. See below for where Sirles would have ranked against other Vikings lineman had he been on the roster this preseason:

2015 Preseason rankings courtesy of ProFootballFocus.com

It is not expected Sirles will be an immediate contributor on the starting roster, but instead, a solid piece of depth to a roster currently void of any.

We will have a more in-depth breakdown of today’s roster cuts later this evening, but for now, here’s a list of the players currently believed to have been cut:

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LB Michael Mauti
LB Brandon Watts
OL Tom Farniok
LB Brian Peters
WR Isaac Fruechte
OL Tyrus Thompson
S Anthony Harris
RB Dominique Williams
FB Blake Renaud
WR Ryan Whalen

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OL David Yankey
OL Babatunde Aiyegbusi
DB Shaun Prater
CB Josh Thomas
RB DuJuan Harris
OG Bobby Vardaro
DE Leon Mackey
WR Donte Foster
DT Chigbo Anunoby

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Stay tuned for more!