Before the NFL’s trim-down deadline to 80 players on Tuesday, the Minnesota Vikings released a few men and signed two more.
Foremost, RB Ito Smith joined the team. He’s a veteran of the Atlanta Falcons who turns 26 in a few weeks. Everson Griffen also returned, the fourth former Viking to do so this offseason.
These are the rest of the moves:
Other #Vikings roster moves:
– Signed RB Ito Smith (@ItoSmith)
– Waived QB Danny Etling and LB Christian Elliss
– Waived/Injured DT Jordon Scott
– Placed DE Janarius Robinson on IR
– Placed LB Cameron Smith on Reserve/Retired
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— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) August 23, 2021
The Janarius Robinson news is puzzling as no one really knew he was hurt. The other three — Etling, Elliss, and Scott — are unsurprising transactions.
Offense
Quarterback
QB1: Kirk Cousins
QB2: Jake Browning
QB3: Nate Stanley
QB4: Kellen Mond
Running Back
RB1: Dalvin Cook
RB2: Alexander Mattison
RB3: Ameer Abdullah
RB4: Kene Nwangwu
RB5: A.J. Rose Jr.
RB6: Ito Smith
Fullback:
FB1: C.J. Ham
Wide Receiver
WR1: Adam Thielen
WR2: Justin Jefferson
WR3: K.J. Osborn
WR4: Chad Beebe
WR5: Dede Westbrook
WR6: Ihmir Smith-Marsette
WR7: Dan Chisena
WR8: Whop Philyor
WR9: Myron Mitchell
Tight End
TE1: Irv Smith, Jr.
TE2: Tyler Conklin
TE3: Brandon Dillon
TE4: Zach Davidson
TE5: Shane Zylstra
Left Tackle
LT1: Rashod Hill
LT2: Christian Darrisaw
LT3: Evin Ksiezarczyk
Right Tackle
RT1: Brian O’Neill
RT2: Blake Brandel
RT3: Zack Bailey
Center
C1: Garrett Bradbury
C2: Mason Cole
C3: Cohl Cabral
Left Guard
LG1: Ezra Cleveland
LG2: Dru Samia
LG3: Kyle Hinton
Right Guard
RG1: Oli Udoh
RG2: Dakota Dozier
RG3: Wyatt Davis
Defense
Left Defensive End
LDE1: Danielle Hunter
LDE2: Jalyn Holmes
LDE3: Hercules Mata’afa
LDE4: Everson Griffen
Right Defensive End
RDE1: Stephen Weatherly
RDE2: D.J. Wonnum
RDE3: Kenny Willekes
RDE4: Patrick Jones II
Nose Tackle
NT1: Michael Pierce
NT2: Armon Watts
NT3: James Lynch
3-Tech Defensive Tackle
3DT1: Dalvin Tomlinson
3DT2: Sheldon Richardson
3DT3: Zeandae Johnson
Strongside Linebacker
SLB1: Anthony Barr
SLB2: Blake Lynch
SLB3: Ryan Connelly
Middle Linebacker
MLB1: Eric Kendricks
MLB2: Troy Dye
MLB3: Tuf Borland
Weakside Linebacker
WLB1: Nick Vigil
WLB2: Chazz Surratt
Cornerbacks
CB1: Patrick Peterson
CB2: Bashaud Breeland
CB3: Mackensie Alexander
CB4: Cameron Dantzler
CB5: Harrison Hand
CB6: Kris Boyd
CB7: Tye Smith
CB8: Parry Nickerson
Safeties
S1: Harrison Smith
S2: Xavier Woods
S3: Myles Dorn
S4: Camryn Bynum
S5: Josh Metellus
S6: Luther Kirk
Special Teams
Kicker
K1: Greg Joseph
Punter
P1: Britton Colquitt
Long Snapper
LS1: Andrew DePaola
Kick Returner
KR1: Ameer Abdullah
KR2: Kene Nwangwu
Punt Returner
PR1: Ameer Abdullah
PR2: K.J. Osborn
PR3: Chad Beebe
PR4: Ihmir Smith-Marsette