The Minnesota Vikings made the roster decision to activate guard Dalton Risner from injured reserve. The move comes with Monday’s deadline looming before they would lose him for the season.
The team reported the move, as well as defensive tackle Taki Taimani’s corresponding placement on injured reserve for a minimum of four weeks.
For Risner, the move comes at a critical time for the interior of the Vikings offensive line. Guard Blake Brandel has shown he can be a starter for this group and reliable. Opposite him is Ed Ingram, who has been very hot and cold this year. Some have speculated that Risner could replace Ingram with the starters sooner rather than later, especially being activated before their matchup with the Colts when it could have waited for Monday.
The Vikings will hope that whether Risner plays or not on Sunday night that the offense looks the way it did the first five weeks.