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Minnesota Vikings make five roster moves

The Vikings still have 22 roster moves left

On Monday afternoon, the Minnesota Vikings announced five roster moves, including placing two players on injured reserve.

Earlier in the day, it was reported that T.Y. McGill was going to be released by the team. With his ankle injury having initially been viewed as short-term, McGill might receive an injury settlement instead of staying on injured reserve. It could also o

Myron Mitchell and Tye Smith were reported earlier in the day and Timon Parris was expected after a really rough outing

After five roster moves today, the Vikings still have 22 more roster moves left. You can keep track of all of them with our final roster tracker here.

Minnesota Vikings release WR Myron Mitchell

Another Minnesota Viking has been informed of their release

The cuts have been starting to come in. After the Minnesota Vikings released DT T.Y. McGill, they made their second move by waiving wide receiver Myron Mitchell.

Having been on the practice squad last year until being put on the active roster on December 20th, Mitchell played in two games for the Vikings at the end of the 2022 season.

During the preseason, Mitchell played 71 snaps during all three preseason games. On seven targets, he caught five passes for 55 yards. He is a practice squad candidate, although it is uncertain if the Vikings will prioritize him on the practice squad.

Stay tuned for more Vikings related roster moves with our roster cuts tracker.

2022 Minnesota Vikings season previews: Wide Receivers

Our preview series continues with the wide receivers

The 2022 season is less than a month away and it’s time to get excited Vikings fans.

In a similar vein to how fans felt when Mike Zimmer took over for Leslie Frazier, the excitement is palpable for the beginning of the Kevin O’Connell era.

While the team prepares for the season, we are doing the same at the Vikings Wire. We will be producing previews breaking down both each position and the team as a whole.

Today, we continue with our preview series by talking about the wide receivers.

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4 Things to Watch Heading Into Week 2 vs San Francisco

The most important game of the preseason is on Saturday

The second week of the preseason is arguably the most important.

Much like week three used to be before the 17th game was added last year, week two is treated like a dress rehearsal. This game has some game planning involved and gives players and teams a true game week experience.

Usually, the starters will play a significant amount of time. Per ESPN’s Kevin Seifert, that might not be the case for the Vikings having spent two days facing the 49ers in joint practices.

If they don’t play much on Saturday, it will be great for the young players to get some extra reps in. With the game not meaning anything from a record standpoint, the score is less important than the performance of players and units.

Here are four things that you need to be watching out for during Saturday’s game.