The Minnesota Vikings chopped about 40% of their active roster five days ago, preparing for the regular season that gets underway in one week.
4 Things We Learned from Vikings 53-Man Roster
Minnesota hosts the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at U.S. Bank Stadium in Week 1.
Plenty of surprises graced roster trimdowns — detailed here. And here are four items learned from the personnel finalization, ranked in ascending order of importance (No. 1 = most important).