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Here is the first look at the 2022 Minnesota Vikings
Cuts have been made and the initial 53-man roster is live.
The Minnesota Vikings and general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah moved on from 28 players and added one in his first cutdown day as the man in charge of personnel.
There were a multitude of takeaways from the way Adofo-Mensah handled his first preseason and constructing of the roster and it starts with how the 53-man roster looked.
Here is the first look of the Minnesota Viking 53-man roster.
Meet the #Chiefs’ initial 53-man roster following cuts:
The Kansas City Chiefs have officially assembled their first iteration of the 53-man roster for the 2022 NFL season. The team was faced with some tough choices, but Andy Reid and Brett Veach have always preached for the players to make those choices as tough as humanly possible. Expect some changes in the coming days as it relates to injured players and waiver claims.
Here’s your first look at the initial 53-man roster in Kansas City:
The final 53-man roster and practice squad projection for the Minnesota Vikings before cutdown day
The Minnesota Vikings need to be down to 53 players on their roster by 3 pm central time on Tuesday, August 30th.
In getting down to that number, the Vikings have made roster cuts to trim down the rosters to both 85 and 80.
As they work to move on from 27 players, the roster that you see at 3 pm on Tuesday will likely still see some changes, as they will wait to place players on injured reserve and work the waiver wire for players that other teams release.
Our projections have changed slightly over the past two weeks due to impressive performances. This week will see some of the same whether someone secures a job or works his way onto the roster.
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Atlanta Falcons 53-man roster projection: Mike Ford and Jared Bernhardt make the cut in our latest prediction.
The Atlanta Falcons have one preseason game remaining before the NFL’s 53-man roster deadline. With 80 players currently on the team, the Falcons must cut 27 players by Tuesday.
Here’s our latest 53-man roster projection ahead of final cuts.
Three players waived by Jacksonville have been claimed since final cuts.
Jacksonville had to cut its roster down from 80 players to the final 53 on Tuesday, and now we know where a few of those former Jags players are heading. Though several players (such as receivers Pharoh Cooper and Laquon Treadwell) were released and became unrestricted free agents, even more players were waived, meaning teams had a chance to claim them before they hit the open market.
Three of those players were claimed and now have a new home: receiver Collin Johnson, tight end Ben Ellefson and linebacker Quincy Williams.
Johnson is joining the New York Giants after an underwhelming preseason in an oversaturated wide receiver room. The second-year player had some positive moments as a rookie and will look for success with quarterback Daniel Jones in New York.
Ellefson, meanwhile, joined the Minnesota Vikings in a move that makes a ton of sense for that team after it was announced that projected starting tight end Irv Smith would miss the entire season after undergoing meniscus surgery. Finally, Williams joins the Jets as he couldn’t beat out Chapelle Russell or Dakota Allen for a roster spot with Jacksonville.
There weren’t any particularly surprising moves for the Jags, except for the fact that only five wideouts from the deep group made the final roster. But there were still some difficult decisions made that saw players who had impressive preseasons depart. We’ll keep you posted on what’s next for these players in the coming days and weeks.
