With the Minnesota Vikings taking on the Chicago Bears on Sunday, there were a few likely roster moves that were going to occur.
On Saturday afternoon, the Vikings made four roster moves, including putting tight end Ben Ellefson on injured reserve.
#Vikings roster moves
– Signed @MylesDorn1 to the 53-man roster
– Placed TE Ben Ellefson on IR
– Elevated WR Dan Chisena and TE Nick Muse to the active roster for tomorrow's game pic.twitter.com/ikaYaOcQWO
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) October 8, 2022
Ellefson hasn’t had the best week. He injured his groin on Thursday and was quickly ruled out of Sunday’s game. The active roster was in need of one more safety with Lewis Cine having officially put on injured earlier this week. Dorn getting the roster spot is consistent with how the Vikings have done their practice squad call-ups, as he got the call when Cine missed week one against the Green Bay Packers.
With Ellefson missing the game, they needed one more tight end, and with Jacob Hollister having only been in the building for less than a week, the Vikings 2022 seventh-round pick Muse will make his NFL debut.
Also being elevated is Chisena which is a signal that wide receiver Jalen Nailor, who is questionable with a hamstring injury, will not suit up on Sunday.
The Vikings kick off against the Bears on Sunday afternoon at 12 pm central time.