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Vikings waive CB Amari Henderson

The Vikings have cut their roster down to 85 players after the team waived cornerback Amari Henderson.

And the cutdowns continue.

The Vikings whittled their roster down to 85 players on Tuesday when the team waived cornerback Amari Henderson.

Henderson was one of the five tryout players to participate in rookie camp for the Vikings. Minnesota liked him enough to sign him after that. Before his stint with the Vikings, Henderson signed with the Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2020.

All that said, this move shouldn’t come as a shock. The Vikings are deep at cornerback now, so players like Henderson will have to have strong showings in order to make the team.

Minnesota is most likely not done cutting down the cornerback room, considering there are still nine corners on the roster. Corners like Tye Smith, Parry Nickerson and Dylan Mabin will have to fight for spots near the bottom of the cornerback depth chart.

The Vikings also waived long snapper Turner Bernard and defensive end Jordan Brailford on Sunday. Minnesota waived kicker Riley Patterson and wide receiver Blake Proehl with an injury designation as well.

Report: Vikings hope to sign two tryout players

The Minnesota Vikings are hoping to sign CB Amari Henderson and T Evin Ksiezarczyk after the team’s minicamp.

The Vikings have found plenty of talent in rookie classes beyond the NFL draft.

From Adam Thielen to Anthony Harris, Minnesota has developed undrafted free agents into starting-caliber NFL players.

This minicamp, the Vikings featured five tryout players, two of whom the team is looking to sign. As reported by Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press, Minnesota is hoping to sign CB Amari Henderson and T Evin Ksiezarczyk after the team’s minicamp.

Henderson, a cornerback out of Wake Forest, has a chance to make the roster after Minnesota traded Mike Hughes. However, with Patrick Peterson, Cameron Dantzler, Mackensie Alexander, Harrison Hand and others still on the roster, Henderson is unlikely to get a lot of reps.

Ksiezarczyk, a tackle out of Buffalo, could possibly be a depth offensive lineman, though Rashod Hill would likely be the first lineman up if Minnesota experienced any injuries on the exterior of the offensive line.

The five tryout players involved in Vikings minicamp

See all the tryout players the Minnesota Vikings have featured in 2021 NFL minicamp!

Minnesota has started up minicamp and there are already some interesting story lines to come out of the event.

Third-round pick Kellen Mond has been the center of many discussions already. With Mond, Nate Stanley and Jake Browning as the only quarterbacks involved in this camp, a lot of the conversation has been about Mond’s development and what he can learn right now.

There are also some enticing tryout players. These players have lofty odds of making the 53-man roster, but maybe the Vikings have found a few tryout players they can develop further.

Here are the players the Vikings are trying out, as first reported by Will Ragatz of Sports Illustrated. Note: This list is sorted alphabetically by last name.

Jags officially name 15 to their initial practice squad

The Jags have names 15 players to their practice squad including veteran Mike Glennon and camp standout Terry Godwin.

The Jacksonville Jaguars named their initial 53-man roster Saturday and spent the remainder of the weekend filling their initial practice squad. On Monday they revealed that they had come to terms with 15 players for the unit, leaving just one slot available for their 16-man unit.

Those player’s names are as follows:

  • RB Nathan Cottrell (Georgia Tech)
  • TE Ben Ellefson (North Dakota State)
  • LB Nate Evans (UCF)
  • TE Matt Flanagan (Pittsburgh)
  • LB Joe Giles-Harris (Duke)
  • QB Mike Glennon (North Carolina State)
  • WR Terry Godwin (Georgia)
  • WR Josh Hammond (Florida)
  • CB Amari Henderson (Wake Forest)
  • OL K.C. McDermott (Miami)
  • OL Austen Pleasants (Ohio)
  • WR Trey Quinn (Southern Methodist)
  • DL Caraun Reid (Princeton)
  • OL Tre’Vour Wallace-Simms (Missouri)
  • P Brandon Wright (Georgia State)

As many fans are aware, there were several rule changes made to the practice squad system this offseason because of the coronavirus pandemic. The new Collective Bargaining Agreement moved the maximum unit number up to 12 players, but that number was increased to 16 when the NFL realized the severity of COVID-19. The league also decided to allow a minimum of six veterans on the unit, giving teams more flexibility during final cuts.

As for their last remaining spot, it was reported that former Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Sidney Jones would be joining the unit. He confirmed his signing through his Instagram story feed and tagged Jacksonville as a destination in it. Regardless as to what the holdup is, fans shouldn’t expect him to be on the Jags’ practice squad long as they have four rookie corners on the roster in C.J. Henderson, Josiah Scott, Chris Claybrooks, and Luq Barcoo.