The Minnesota Vikings have already begun to trim the roster to get down to 53 players by the 3 pm deadline on Tuesday, August 29th. To do so, there are 37 players that will need to be moved on from or placed on season-ending injured reserve.
When you look at the Vikings roster, there are players who would be considered locks with many others firmly on the roster bubble.
The Vikings announced their first 15 releases on Monday morning via press release and none of them are much of a surprise. Here are all 15.