Now We Have 90

The Minnesota Vikings entered training camp with only 89 players. One short of the 90-man roster limit. Some talking heads and most fans expected the Vikings to fill that open spot with a punter. Someone to challenge Jeff Locke. Others expected a quarterback. That position became a potential need when Taylor Heinicke showed up for camp with a cast on his foot. An unusual event put that cast on his foot. He severed a tendon in his foot while trying to help a friend get into his locked apartment. Heinicke put his foot through a glass pane in the door with terrible results. Foolish in hindsight and unfortunate now. He could be out for as much as three months. After a solid rookie training camp last summer and a strong spring, Heinicke was expected to challenge Shaun Hill for the top backup quarterback spot. Instead of a punter or a quarterback, the Vikings added undrafted rookie defensive tackle Claudell Louis to fill that final roster spot. Here's the final Minnesota Vikings Training Camp Roster. For now?

Quarterbacks
  5 Teddy Bridgewater
13 Shaun Hill
  2  Joel Stave

Running backs
28 Adrian Peterson
21 Jerick McKinnon
44 Matt Asiata
30 C.J. Ham
42 Jhurrell Pressley

Fullbacks
48 Zach Line
49 Blake Renaud

Receivers
14 Stefon Diggs
12 Charles Johnson
17 Jarius Wright
11 Laquon Treadwell
84 Cordarrelle Patterson
19 Adam Thielen
15 Isaac Fruechte
81 Moritz Boehringer
16 Terrell Sinkfield
  9 Marken Michel
  1 Troy Stoudermire

Tight ends
82 Kyle Rudolph
83 MyCole Pruitt
89 David Morgan
87 Brian Leonhardt
86 Kyle Carter

Tackles
75 Matt Kalil
72 Andre Smith
68 T.J. Clemmings
78 Jeremiah Sirles
60 Carter Bykowski
74 Austin Shepherd
71  Sean Hickey

Guards
76 Alex Boone
63 Brandon Fusco
61 Joe Berger
64 Willie Beavers
69 Isame Faciane

Centers
65 John Sullivan
62 Nick Easton
67 Zac Kerin

Defensive ends
97 Everson Griffen
96 Brian Robison
99 Danielle Hunter
95 Scott Crichton
64 Stephen Weatherly
94 Justin Trattou
91 Zach Moore
62 Denzell Perine

Defensive tackles
98 Linval Joseph
73 Sharrif Floyd
92 Tom Johnson
93 Shamar Stephen
69 Toby Johnson
60 Travis Raciti
67 Theiren Cockran
74 Claudell Louis

Linebackers
55 Anthony Barr
54 Eric Kendricks
52 Chad Greenway
59 Emmanuel Lamur
57 Audie Cole
40 Kentrell Brothers
51 Edmond Robinson
58 Brandon Watts
56 Jake Ganus
50 Jason Whittingham

Cornerbacks
29 Xavier Rhodes
26 Trae Waynes
24 Captain Munnerlyn
23 Terence Newman
20 Mackensie Alexander
35 Marcus Sherels
25 Jabari Price
31 Melvin White
36 Tre Roberson
38 Keith Baxter

Safeties
22 Harrison Smith
34 Andrew Sendejo
33 Michael Griffin
41 Anthony Harris
32 Antone Exum Jr.
27 Jayron Kearse

Kicker
  3 Blair Walsh

Punter
18 Jeff Locke

Long snapper
47 Kevin McDermott

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Active/Non-Football Illness
79 Mike Harris

Active/Non-Football Injury

6 Taylor Heinicke

Active/Physically Unable to Perform (PUP)

85 Rhett Ellison

66 Kenrick Ellis

Reserve/Injured

90  B.J. DuBose

A torn ACL in the spring put defensive lineman B.J. DuBose on injured reserve. He's out for the season. Mike Harris, Taylor Heinicke, Rhett Ellison, and Kenrick Ellis all currently count toward the Vikings 90-man roster. There's been mixed reports on Harris' illness. Some indicate that he'll be back soon. Others indicate that he could be out for a while. Heinicke will be out for a while. Perhaps long enough that he could be a candidate for injured reserve. Ellis should be back soon. His absence is surely the reason that Claudell Louis was signed. They needed someone to get those defensive tackle practice snaps. Ellison tore his patellar tendon late last season. He's on target to return soon but that's an injury that's ended a lot of careers. Both team and player have to be careful with it.