The Josh Doctson experiment is over in Minnesota.
On Tuesday, the team announced it had released the receiver who had been active for just one game. He was hurt most of the year with a hamstring injury after the Vikings signed him after he was released by the Washington Redskins.
This likely means that Adam Thielen is ready to return from a hamstring injury for Monday Night Football in Week 13 against the Seahawks.
Taking Doctson’s spot on the roster will be linebacker Cameron Smith. Smith was a fifth-round pick out of USC. He spent time on the active roster and the team’s practice squad. With Ben Gedeon dealing with another concussoin, this is a move that makes sense.
And to fill Smith’s spot on the practice squad, the Vikings have signed fullback Johnny Stanton to the practice squad. Stanton, a former Nebraska quarterback, spent some time with the Vikings this offseason as well.