Busy Vikings

Yesterday was an active day for the Minnesota Vikings. Final cutdown days usually are but this one was a bit more active than most. They traded for a starting quarterback. That usually doesn't happen a week before the first game of the season. Here are the Vikings moves on an active day.

Acquired:
QB Sam Bradford from the Philadelphia Eagles

for
first round pick in 2017
conditional fourth round pick in 2018
-becomes a third if the Vikings reach the NFC Championship game
-becomes a second in the Vikings reach the Super Bowl

Released:
DT Kenrick Ellis

Waived:
G    Willie Beavers
WR Moritz Boehringer
T     Carter Bykowski
TE   Kyle Carter
G     Isame Faciane
WR Isaac Fruechte
LB   Jake Ganus
RB   C.J. Ham
DT   Toby Johnson
DE   Zach Moore
DE   Denzell Perine
RB   Jhurell Pressley
DT   Travis Raciti
FB    Blake Renaud
CB   Tre Roberson
QB   Brad Sorensen
QB   Joel Stave
LB    Brandon Watts
DE   Stephen Weatherly

Placed on Injured Reserve:
S    Michael Griffin
CB Jabari Price

Placed on Reserve/Non-Football Injury:
QB  Taylor Heinicke

Willie Beavers, Moritz Boehringer, and Stephen Weatherly were 2016 draft picks. Beavers was a fourth round pick. That's a prime pick not making the final roster but the Vikings have become a very talented football team. The days of nearly every draft pick making the team are over for a while. It's a pretty good bet that the Vikings will try to add Beavers, Boehringer, and Weatherly to their practice squad. Especially Weatherly. He showed a lot of raw pass rushing talent. It also shouldn't be a surprise if the Vikings add Jhurell Pressley, Toby Johnson, C.J. Ham, Tre Roberson, and Joel Stave to the 10-man practice squad as well.

A busy day.