A month of training camp, three preseason games and four days of joint practices, including one in 97-degree heat and humidity, are complete. The only significant challenge left for the Vikings’ brass before the Sept. 10 opener will be cutting the roster by 37 players (90 to 53) by the 3 p.m. deadline on Tuesday, August 29th.
It’s a job that every NFL executive and coach will tell you they dread, but it’s a necessary evil that sets the wheels in motion for the regular season. In the Vikings’ case, general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and coach Kevin O’Connell have some interesting decisions to make.
Here are four of them.