The Minnesota Vikings announced they made 36 moves to finalize their initial 53-man roster.
The #Vikings have finalized roster moves to set their initial 53-man roster for the 2023 season.
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) August 29, 2023
The full list of cuts includes:
- QB Jordan Ta’amu
- RB DeWayne McBride
- RB Abram Smith
- RB Aaron Dykes
- WR Blake Proehl
- WR Lucky Jackson
- WR Jacob Copeland
- WR Trishton Jackson
- WR Thayer Thomas
- WR Garett Maag
- TE Ben Sims
- TE Colin Thompson
- OL Josh Sokol
- OL Jack Snyder
- OL Alan Ali
- OL Jarrid Williams
- OL Christian DiLauro
- DL Ross Blacklock
- DL Esezi Otomewo
- DL T.J. Smith
- DL Calvin Avery
- DL Sheldon Day
- OLB Luiji Vilain
- OLB Benton Whitley
- ILB Wilson Huber
- ILB Abraham Beauplan (Injured)
- ILB Troy Reeder
- ILB Tanner Vallejo
- CB Jaylin Williams
- CB Jameson Houston
- CB C.J. Coldon Jr.
- CB Kalon Barnes
- CB Tay Gowan (Injured)
- CB Joejuan Williams
- S Jake Gervase
Minnesota also placed OL Chris Reed on the Non-Football Injury list.
Williams, 25, is a former second-round pick of the Patriots back in 2019. New England traded up with the Rams to select him and exchanged their No. 56 and No. 101 overall picks.
Williams played out the final year of his four-year, $6,782,618 rookie contract that included a $2,952,812 signing bonus. He was testing the open market as an unrestricted free agent this offseason before signing on with the Vikings in April.
He missed the entire 2022 season due to a shoulder injury.
In 2021, Williams appeared in 12 games and recorded 21 total tackles, no interceptions and five pass defenses.
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