An NFL roster evolves throughout the season. This is how the Minnesota Vikings roster stands now after Saturday's cuts.
Quarterbacks
Matt Cassel
Teddy Bridgewater
Christian Ponder
Running Backs
Adrian Peterson
Matt Asiata
Jerick McKinnon
Jerome Felton-FB
Zach Line-FB
Receivers
Greg Jennings
Cordarrelle Patterson
Jarius Wright
Adam Thielen
Rodney Smith
Tight Ends
Kyle Rudolph
Rhett Ellison
MarQueis Gray
Offensive Linemen
Matt Kalil
Charlie Johnson
John Sullivan
Brandon Fusco
Phil Loadholt
Joe Berger
Vladimir Ducasse
David Yankey
Mike Harris
Defensive Linemen
Everson Griffen
Sharrif Floyd
Linval Joseph
Brian Robison
Corey Wootton
Tom Johnson
Shamar Stephen
Scott Crichton
Linebackers
Chad Greenway
Jasper Brinkley
Anthony Barr
Audie Cole
Gerald Hodges
Michael Mauti
Brandon Watts
Cornerbacks
Xavier Rhodes
Captain Munerlyn
Josh Robinson
Shaun Prater
Marcus Sherels
Jabari Price
Safeties
Harrison Smith
Robert Blanton
Andrew Sendejo
Antone Exum Jr.
Specialists
Blair Walsh-K
Jeff Locke-P
Cullen Loeffler-LS
Practice Squad
Joe Banyard-RB
Kain Colter-WR
Donte Foster-WR
Chase Ford-TE
Mike Remmers-T
Zac Kerin-C
Justin Trattou-DE
Isame Faciane-DT
Kendall James-CB
Chris Greenwood-CB
Starting this year, the Vikings, and the other 31 teams, can have ten players on the practice squad. That's an increase from the eight allowed in previous years.
Receiver Jerome Simpson is suspended for the first three games of the season.
The biggest surprise is keeping two fullbacks on the roster. Jerome Felton and Zach Line. Most teams carry zero fullbacks these days. The Vikings have two. One thought that occurred to me is that the team sort of has an extra roster spot with the suspension of Simpson. When he returns in week four perhaps Line or Felton is released. We shall see.
All ten of the Vikings selections in the 2014 NFL Draft made the roster. Nine made the 53-man roster:
Anthony Barr
Teddy Bridgewater
Scott Crichton
Jerick McKinnon
David Yankey
Antone Exum Jr.
Shamar Stephen
Brandon Watts
Jabari Price
The tenth draft pick, Kendall James, is on the practice squad.
Stephen, Watts, and Price were seventh-round picks that showed that they are ready for the NFL. Very nice.
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