One of the first things that signal the end of an NFL season and the start of the preparation for the next season is the signing of players to future/reserve deals. Those signings start with players that ended the season on the team’s practice squad. The Minnesota Vikings have signed several such players in the days since their season sadly ended three games too early.
Signed to Reserve/Future Deals
Trishton Jackson, WR
Blake Proehl, WR
Tay Gowan, CB
Nick Muse, TE
Benton Whitley, OLB
Josh Sokol, C
T.J. Smith, DL
Curtis Weaver, OLB
Curtis Weaver is new to the Vikings. He was released by the Cleveland Browns during the 2022 season. Weaver was originally drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. His only game experience was six snaps in a 2021 game for the Browns. He was a college teammate of Alexander Mattison and Ezra Cleveland at Boise State.
Three (so far) members of the Vikings 2022 practice squad have decided to pursue opportunities with other teams.
Kyle Hinton, G - signed with the Atlanta Falcons
Dan Chisena, WR - signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers
Myles Dorn, S - signed with the Carolina Panthers
Kyle Hinton was a seventh round pick of the Vikings in the 2020 NFL Draft. He spent most of his two years in Minnesota on the practice squad but did appear in two games.
Dan Chisena was originally signed by the Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2020. He was the team’s gunner for two seasons but spent nearly all of the 2022 season on the practice squad.
Of the practice squad players that bolted to other teams, Myles Dorn had the most game time with the Vikings. He appeared in 14 games since signing as an undrafted free agent in 2021. He was such a staple on the Vikings practice squad/special teams/defensive backfield that his two years with the team felt more like four.
The following players that finished the 2022 season on the Vikings practice squad remain unsigned:
Ryan Connelly
Bobby Evans
Bryant Koback
Parry Nickerson
James O’Shaugnessy
Josh Rosen
Bryant Koback did visit with the Philadelphia Eagles yesterday.
Now, it’s back to waiting for defensive coordinator news.
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