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| On 9 years ago

Vikings Trade For Chargers Guard Jeremiah Sirles

By Brett Anderson

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.

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!

Brett Anderson

Brett Anderson (Founder) is a passionate Viking fan hailing from Sin City, Las Vegas. He can remember, as a child, scraping his knee on the playground and his friends being completely shocked by the purple blood trickling from the wound. When Brett isn't scouring the Internet for some semblance of Vikings news, he enjoys blindly putting money on them to beat whoever their opponent may be, and daydreams about being their next Tight End. Brett graduated from UNLV with a degree in Architecture and specializes in web/graphic design; he hopes to provide this site’s visitors with the best Vikings experience on the net.

Tags: Anthony Harris Babatunde Aiyegbusi blake renaud Bobby Vardaro brandon watts Brian Peters Chigbo Anunoby david yankey Dominique Williams Donte Foster dujuan harris Isaac Fruechte jeremiah sirles Josh Thomas Leon Mackey michael mauti Ryan Whalen shaun prater Tom Farniok tyrus thompson

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  • They should both be able to get through waivers and be added to the Psquad though, so I think its a solid decision. Im a little surprised they cut both Mauti and Watts, I figured tthat would be a one or the other deal.

  • Zach Zenner (my SDSU Jackrabbit) made it on the Lions' roster--we might see him play in week 2 in our home opener. It will be interesting to watch this MN boy's career in the NFL.