Every week of an NFL season brings roster tweaks. There are many reasons for this. A reason for those tweaks that no team wants is injuries. The Minnesota Vikings were forced to tweak their roster this week and their injury list got a little longer. Last Thursday night against the Los Angeles Rams, left tackle Christian Darrisaw was lost for the season with torn ACL and MCL ligaments in his left knee. With each game, Darrisaw was emerging as the best left tackle in the league. His loss for the season leaves a huge hole in the Vikings offense. General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah was left the impossible task of filling that hole. He did as well as he possibly could in a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Vikings traded a conditional 2026 fifth-round pick for Cam Robinson and a conditional 2026 seventh-round pick. He’s not Darrisaw but Robinson is a quality, starting left tackle. Those usually aren’t available in the middle of the season. The NFL doesn’t wait around for a team to deal with an injury. On about three practices, Robinson is expected to step into the starting lineup on Sunday night against the Indianapolis Colts. It’s a team that he’s seen often in his career and already seen this season. Christian Darrisaw was placed on injured reserve. Tight end T.J. Hockenson took his spot on the active roster. It was an unfortunate exchange of impact players. It’s a damn shame they couldn’t be on the active roster at the same time, for a long time. In advance of the Colts game, here’s a look at the current roster of the Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings 53 - Man Roster
Offense (24)
Quarterbacks (3)
14 Sam Darnold
12 Nick Mullens
19 Brett Rypien
Running Backs (3)
33 Aaron Jones
32 Ty Chandler
27 Cam Akers
Fullback (1)
30 C.J. Ham
Receivers (5)
18 Justin Jefferson
3 Jordan Addison
83 Jalen Nailor
4 Brandon Powell
11 Trent Sherfield
Tight Ends (3)
87 T.J. Hockenson
84 Josh Oliver
86 Johnny Mundt
Offensive Linemen (9)
74 Cam Robinson
64 Blake Brandel
56 Garrett Bradbury
67 Ed Ingram
75 Brian O’Neill
76 David Quessenberry
78 Walter Rouse
65 Michael Jurgens
69 Dan Feeney
Defense (26)
Defensive Linemen (5)
97 Harrison Phillips
90 Jonathan Bullard
99 Jerry Tillery
50 Levi Drake Rodriguez
94 Taki Taimani
Outside Linebackers (6)
58 Jonathan Greenard
43 Andrew Van Ginkel
15 Dallas Turner
91 Patrick Jones II
52 Jihad Ward
98 Bo Richter
Inside Linebackers (4)
0 Ivan Pace Jr.
51 Blake Cashman
6 Brian Asamoah
54 Kamu Grugier-Hill
Cornerbacks (6)
2 Stephon Gilmore
7 Byron Murphy Jr.
1 Shaq Griffin
21 Akayleb Evans
23 Fabian Moreau
29 Dwight McGlothern
Safeties (5)
22 Harrison Smith
24 Camryn Bynum
44 Josh Metellus
26 Theo Jackson
20 Jay Ward
Special Teams (3)
Kickers (1)
16 Will Reichard
Punter (1)
17 Ryan Wright
Long Snapper (1)
42 Andrew DePoala
Practice Squad
37 Myles Gaskin, RB
36 Zavier Scott, RB
25 Nahshon Wright, CB
28 Bobby McCain, S
55 Andre Carter II, OLB
68 Henry Byrd, G
79 Tyrese Robinson, G
8 Trishton Jackson, WR
81 Lucky Jackson, WR
82 Jeshaun Jones, WR
89 Thayer Thomas, WR
92 Jonah Williams, DL
61 Jalen Redmond, DL
72 Julian Pearl, T
48 Calvin Munson, LB
85 Robert Tonyan, TE
35 Sammis Reyes, TE
Injured Reserve
5 Mekhi Blackmon, CB
9 J.J. McCarthy, QB
71 Christian Darrisaw, T
36 NaJee Thompson, CB
63 Jeremy Flax, OL
45 Jordan Kunaszyk, LB
34 Nick Muse, TE
Injured Reserve/Designated To Return
59 Gabriel Murphy, OLB
66 Dalton Risner, G
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