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Vikings waive OT Sam Schlueter with non-football illness designation

After waiving Sam Schlueter, the Minnesota Vikings now have one roster spot open.

The Minnesota Vikings have waived OT Sam Schlueter with a non-football illness designation. The move was announced by the team via their social media.

Schlueter, along with fullback Zach Ojile, was signed after a successful rookie minicamp to provide needed offensive line depth. With Brian O’Neill still working his way back into shape from a partially torn Achilles tendon, this could be a sign that he is ready to return to team drills.

Schlueter was an undrafted free agent in 2022 out of the University of Minnesota. He spent time with the San Francisco 49ers last season on their practice squad.

The Vikings now have one roster spot open.

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Vikings state of the roster: Offensive tackle

Christian Darrisaw and Brian O’Neill have elevated the Minnesota Vikings offensive tackle group to one of the best in the NFL.

The 2023 season is inching closer and closer by the day and we here at Vikings Wire are previewing the season from every angle.

We are currently writing player profiles on each Minnesota Viking on the roster with projections for what their 2023 season could look like. How things look projecting forward is where the real intrigue lies.

Leading up to training camp, we will be looking at each position from a more in-depth perspective. Today, we will be looking at the offensive tackle position.

Vikings 90-man roster player profile: OL Sam Schlueter

The former Golden Gophers tackle is back in Minnesota hoping to catch on with the Vikings.

Welcome to the beginning of our 2023 season preview content!

Over the next few weeks, we will be looking at each player on the roster in-depth with backgrounds and how they currently project forward on the Minnesota Vikings roster.

What is the best-case scenario? What is the worst-case scenario? What should we expect from them during the preseason and beyond? We will break all of that down here.

As a staff, all of us at Vikings Wire ranked the entire 90-man roster 1-90 and will be releasing player profiles in reverse order.

Vikings sign 2 Minnesotans after rookie minicamp

Fullback Zach Ojile and offensive lineman Sam Schlueter received contracts after a successful minicamp.

After rookie minicamp this past weekend, the Minnesota Vikings have completed their 90-man roster by signing Minnesota-Duluth fullback Zach Ojile and Minnesota offensive lineman Sam Schlueter. The team announced these signings on Tuesday morning.

Ojile becomes the second fullback the Vikings have signed out of the Duluth area in the last 10 years with the first being a massive success in C.J. Ham from Augustana. Ojile was classified as a tight end in college but is going to play more of an HB/FB role in the NFL.

Schlueter was with the San Francisco 49ers last preseason but was released with an injury settlement and later signed with the New York Jets practice squad. The Vikings got an extensive look at him last year during joint practices and he will be competing for the swing tackle job. At Minnesota, he played both right and left tackle.

The Vikings have one spot open on their 90-man roster. Outside linebacker Junior Aho doesn’t count against the roster limit; he is part of the International Pathway Player Program.