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Rams sign WR Warren Jackson to reserve/futures contract

The Rams will keep Warren Jackson around this spring after signing him to a reserve/futures contract

With the 2021 season now over, the Los Angeles Rams have begun assembling their offseason roster. For players who are currently under contract, they’ll already be around this spring and summer unless they’re cut. But for those who were on the practice squad, they’ll need to be brought back.

The Rams signed wide receiver Warren Jackson to a reserve/futures contract on Monday, keeping him on the roster moving forward.

Jackson entered the NFL with the Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2021 but landed on the Rams’ practice squad in November. He was released and re-signed to the practice squad several times throughout the season, but the Rams liked enough of his game to give him another look during OTAs and spring workouts.

Jackson has great size at 6-foot-6 and 215 pounds. He was productive in 2019 at Colorado State, too, catching 77 passes for 1,119 yards and eight touchdowns.

But his lack of speed will make it a challenge to carve out a role in the NFL.

Vikings waive two more players

The Vikings waived WR Warren Jackson and CB Dylan Mabin.

With August comes roster cuts, and the Vikings have wasted no time figuring out how to trim down the team.

Minnesota made two more roster moves on Sunday, waiving WR Warren Jackson and CB Dylan Mabin. That puts the Vikings’ roster at 83 players currently.

The two cutdown deadlines remaining this offseason fall on Aug. 24 and Aug. 31. By August 24, the team has to trim down to 80 players, so that leaves three more cuts for it to make by Tuesday.

Mabin was beat a few times in the preseason opener against the Broncos to finish with a PFF grade of 27.7. In the Colts game, Mabin improved but still finished with a PFF overall grade of 42.6. Also, the Vikings’ cornerback room is deep.

Jackson had no receptions and no yards over the course of the Vikings’ two preseason games.