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Vikings sign OT Christian DiLauro

After a successful workout, the Minnesota Vikings sign offensive tackle Christian DiLauro.

According to KPRC2 Houston’s Aaron Wilson, the Minnesota Vikings signed offensive tackle Christian DiLauro following a successful workout.

This move coincides with the Vikings waiving offensive tackle Sam Schlueter with a non-football injury designation earlier in the day on Wednesday.

DiLauro played his college football at Illinois and has spent time with the Cleveland Browns, Tennessee Titans, Houston Texans, San Francisco 49ers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Commanders and Denver Broncos.

In his career, DiLauro has yet to play a single offensive snap but has played 15 snaps on special teams.

Yes, this isn’t the Broncos offensive lineman who fans wanted the team to sign in Dalton Risner, but he impressed enough for the Vikings to move on from Schlueter.

The 90-man roster is now full with his signing.

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Broncos roster series: No. 67, OL Christian DiLauro

Now with his seventh NFL team, Christian DiLauro will hope to make Denver home after joining the Broncos last October.

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Broncos Wire’s 90-man offseason roster series continues today with a look at first-year offensive lineman Christian DiLauro, No. 67.

Before the Broncos: DiLauro (6-6, 300 pounds) played college football at Illinois and entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Cleveland Browns in 2018. After a brief stint on Cleveland’s practice squad, DiLauro spent two years on the San Francisco 49ers’ practice squad. He went on to spend time on the practice squads of the Houston Texans and Pittsburgh Steelers before joining the Tennessee Titans in 2021.

DiLauro dressed for two games with the Titans in 2021 and played four snaps on special teams. He then spent time on the Washington Commanders’ practice squad in 2022 before being waived last October.

Broncos tenure: Denver signed DiLauro to its own practice squad in mid-October last season. He was later promoted to the active roster in December and dressed for three games, playing 11 snaps on special teams. Although he has been in the NFL for five years, DiLauro is considered a “first-year” player because he does not have an accrued season (six games in the same season).

Chance to make the 53-man roster: Christian DiLauro won’t be a favorite to make the active roster this summer. The 28-year-old offensive tackle will likely be competing for a spot on the practice squad at training camp.

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Broncos place 2 players on IR, add 2 players to 53-man roster

Broncos moves: LB Dakota Allen and CB Darius Phillips to IR; OT Christian DiLauro and QB Jarrett Guarantano promoted to 53-man roster.

The Denver Broncos made several injury-related roster moves early this week ahead of a Christmas Day showdown with the Los Angeles Rams.

First, the Broncos placed linebacker Dakota Allen (hamstring) on injured reserve on Monday, the team announced. To fill Allen’s former spot on the 53-man roster, Denver promoted offensive tackle Christian DiLauro from the practice squad.

After that, the Broncos placed cornerback Darius Phillips (hamstring) on injured reserve on Tuesday, according to KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis. Phillips is one of 11 Denver players who have missed time due to hamstring injuries this season.

To fill the spot created by Phillips’ move to IR, the Broncos promoted quarterback Jarrett Guarantano from the practice squad to the active roster, Brandon Krisztal of KOA Radio first reported on Tuesday.

Guarantano served as Denver’s backup quarterback behind Brett Rypien in Week 15. With Russell Wilson set to return this week, Guarantano will get bumped down to QB3 duties, but a promotion to the 53-man roster is a nice consolation.

Story update: The Broncos announced Tuesday evening that they also signed guard Parker Ferguson and defensive back Devon Key to the practice squad and released inside linebacker Harvey Langi.

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Titans sign Christian DiLauro to practice squad, lose Takkarist McKinley to Rams

The Titans made a pair of moves on their practice squad on Wednesday.

The Tennessee Titans made a few moves on their practice squad on Wednesday after having one of their players poached from it.

The Los Angeles Rams have signed outside linebacker Takkarist McKinley off the Titans’ practice squad. McKinley joined Tennessee’s practice squad late last week.

With an open spot, Tennessee inked offensive tackle Christian DiLauro to the practice squad. DiLauro appeared in two games for the Titans last season but failed to make the initial 53-man roster out of training camp in 2022.

The Titans may need more help at the tackle position after left tackle Taylor Lewan suffered what is reportedly feared to be a season-ending injury.

Tennessee is already being ravaged by injuries much like they were in 2021, with nine players currently on the injured reserve list after the Titans placed two more players on it Wednesday.

The Titans also have two players on the PUP list and a lengthy injury report.

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Tennessee Titans agree to terms with OL Christian DiLauro

The Titans have agreed to terms with offensive tackle Christan DiLauro.

The Tennessee Titans have officially agreed to terms with offensive tackle Christian DiLauro.

DiLauro, originally signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2018, will have to work against the odds to earn a spot on the roster.

The 6-foot-6, 300-pounder has seen time with the Browns (2018), San Francisco 49ers (2018-19), Houston Texans (2019) and Pittsburgh Steelers (2019-20), but has only been on practice squads and rosters during the offseason.

DiLauro has yet to take the field in an NFL game. He played out his college career at Illinois, starting 38 games and named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team in 2014.

No terms of the deal have been announced by the team at this time.

Expect DiLauro to compete for a reserve role, as the Titans are set up with Taylor Lewan at left tackle and Dillon Radunz, Ty Sambrailo and Kendall Lamm at right tackle.

Antonio Garcia among 3 OTs to tryout for Colts on Monday

Colts brought in 3 OTs.

The Indianapolis Colts brought in three offensive tackles for a tryout, per the league’s transaction wire on Monday.

In light of Le’Raven Clark missing the remainder of the season with a torn Achilles and starter Anthony Castonzo still dealing with an MCL sprain, the Colts are extremely thin at left tackle.

Chaz Green will be the one to replace Clark as the backup and Castonzo if he can’t go against the Raiders in Week 14, but the Colts need to bring in some depth to the offensive line.

Per the wire, the three offensive tackles the Colts brought in on Monday were Antonio Garcia, Casey Tucker and Christian DiLauro. Garcia is a name that has familiarity with the Colts and could be the one they ultimately bring in.

The Colts desperately need some depth on the edge and with Castonzo potentially missing another week, it is likely to be one of these three that are brought in to the active roster.

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