Minnesota Vikings finalize initial practice squad with 17 players

The Minnesota Vikings have finalized their roster cuts and set their initial 53-man roster. It was a long process to figure out which players they were going to cut and keep and tough decisions had to be made, including moving on from Lewis Cine , Kewsi Adofo-Mensah's first draft pick .

They didn't waste any time in forming the practice squad , as they signed both Myles Gaskin and Bobby McCain to the practice squad before waivers cleared. They could do that because they are vested veterans.

Once the Vikings found out who cleared waivers, they finalized the rest of the practice squad, as only RB Kene Nwangwu got claimed by the New Orleans Saints.

Minnesota Vikings practice squad

This is the initial Vikings practice squad, which is filled wit people who were with the Vikings during training camp. Last season, the Vikings had four players on the practice squad from other teams.

• RB Myles Gaskin
• RB DeWayne McBride
• WR Thayer Thomas
• WR Lucky Jackson
• WR Jeshaun Jones
• TE Robert Tonyan
• TE N'Keal Harry
• TE Sammis Reyes (International Pathway Program)
• OL Tyrese Robinson
• OL Henry Byrd
• OLB Bo Richter
• OLB Andre Carter II
• DE Jonah Williams
• ILB Dallas Gant
• CB Nahshon Wright
• CB Jaylin Williams
• S Bobby McCain

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