Tag: Brandon Dillon

Vikings make several roster moves

The Vikings made some roster decisions before their game against the Cardinals.

Minnesota had a decision to make about RB Ameer Abdullah soon.

If the Vikings wanted to elevate him again this week and anytime after this, the team would have to sign him to active roster. So, Minnesota did that earlier than needed: the Vikings signed Abdullah and waived tight end Brandon Dillon in the process.

Dillon was a reserve behind Tyler Conklin and Chris Herndon on the depth chart. With blocking tight end Ben Ellefson on the roster as well, Minnesota opted to go with less depth at the tight end position group.

Minnesota signing Abdullah makes sense. He offers something as a receiving running back and can add depth to the return game.

In addition to signing Abdullah, the Vikings elevated QB Sean Mannion and S Myles Dorn from the practice squad to the active roster. Mannion will likely not play, unless Kirk Cousins goes down with an injury. But Myles Dorn may see some reps on special teams, maybe even playing some snaps on defense.

Vikings elevate DE Eddie Yarbrough, TE Brandon Dillon to active roster

The Vikings have elevated some positional players who should provide depth for Minnesota against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Minnesota faced a familiar predicament before Sunday’s game.

On the Vikings’ Friday injury report, the team ruled out some key players. Those players were TE Irv Smith Jr. and DE D.J. Wonnum.

Expect defensive end Jalyn Holmes and tight end Kyle Rudolph to see increased roles in production on Sunday because of that. But also, Minnesota ended up elevating two players to help with some of the depth issues Wonnum and Smith Jr.’s absences create.

The Vikings announced that DE Eddie Yarbrough and TE Brandon Dillon would be upgraded to the active roster for the game against the Jaguars. I wouldn’t expect either of them to start or play more than 20 snaps, but they could be useful reserves in a game that the Vikings desperately need to win.

You never know, maybe Dillon or Yarbrough step up and earn themselves some playing time even when the Vikings are healthy at their positions.