Cuts | Roster Additions/Subtractions

Tha Juice · Post #1 » by **Tha Juice** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 6:51 pm

NFL teams were allowed to have 90 players on their training camp rosters, but must trim that number to 85 early this week.

In an effort to comply with the NFL’s roster requirements, the Vikings have waived the following players: DB Chris Adingupu, OL Conan Amituanai, TE Ed Barham, QB Rhett Bomar, DB Simeon Castille, LB Jonathan Gilmore, WR Andre Holmes, LB Kyle O’Donnell, K Nate Whitaker and DT Colby Whitlock.

The Vikings now have 80 players on the roster and the NFL requires teams to be at 53 players by September 4.

http://blog.vikings.com/2011/08/29/viki ... -waive-10/

hermes · Post #2 » by **hermes** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:35 pm

well see ya rhett, so webb is going to remain a qb then?

Post #3 » by **The Duke** » Thu Sep 1, 2011 6:48 pm

hermes wrote:well see ya rhett, so webb is going to remain a qb then?

I hope Ponder can firmly beat out Webb at number 2 in tonights game.
Thats the only way I think the FO can persue transitioning Webb to more packages to get him somehow on the feild.

Tha Juice · Post #4 » by **Tha Juice** » Sat Sep 3, 2011 12:48 am

to 80:
Chris Adingupu, DB
Conan Amituanai, OL
Ed Barham, TE
Rhett Bomar, QB
Simeon Castille, DB
Jonathan Gilmore, LB
Andre Holmes, WR
Kyle O’Donnell, LB
Nate Whitaker, K
Colby Whitlock, DT

to 53:
Tristan Davis, RB
Byron Isom, G
David Akinniyi, DE
Stylez White, DE
Devon Torrence, CB
Ryan Hill, S
Jaymar Johnson, WR
Emmanuel Arceneaux WR (*PS*)
Ryan D'Imperio FB (*PS*)
Matt Asiata, FB (*PS*)
Juaquin Iglesias, WR
Stephen Burton, WR
Alexander Robinson, RB
Ross Homan, LB
Heath Farwell, LB/ST
Jeff Dugan, TE/FB
Cedric McKinley, DE (*PS*)
Tremaine Johnson, DT
Tony Carter, CB
Caleb King, RB (*PS*)??
Ryan Cook, OL
Chris DeGeare, OL
Thomas Welch, OL
David Herron, LB
Cord Parks, DB

(*PS)- Will be re-signed to practice squad if not claimed

hermes · Post #5 » by **hermes** » Sat Sep 3, 2011 8:36 pm

heath got cut?

Tha Juice · Post #6 » by **Tha Juice** » Sat Sep 3, 2011 9:06 pm

hermes wrote:heath got cut?

Yeah, he was making 1.75 million. Plus, according to Judd Zuglad the new coaching staff wasn't enamored with his skills. Age and injuries were also factored in.

Tha Juice · Post #7 » by **Tha Juice** » Sun Sep 4, 2011 6:41 pm

The Minnesota Vikings have addressed their need for depth at linebacker, claiming fourth-year pro Xavier Adibi off waivers from the Houston Texans, according to his agent.

Adibi, 26, played in 34 games (eight starts) over three seasons with the Texans, who drafted him in the fourth round (118th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. He started against the Vikings in Thursday's exhibition finale and finished the preseason with 14 tackles, two sacks and three quarterback hits.

At 6-foot-2, 242 pounds, Adibi was a backup inside linebacker in Houston's 3-4 scheme. He also played inside in a 3-4 defense at Virginia Tech, so he'll have a transition to the Vikings' 4-3.

Adibi's agent, Andy Ross, confirmed his client was expected to be on the field when the Vikings resume practice on Monday morning.

It wasn't immediately clear who the Vikings cut to make room for Adibi, but odds seemed good it wasn't a linebacker. They kept only five on the initial 53-man roster on Saturday.

http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikn ... vers090411