The Vikings’ patience with the least productive first-round wide receiver in team history officially ran out on Saturday. And the kicker they acquired for a fifth-round pick three weeks ago didn’t make it to the start of the regular season.
The team’s decisions to part ways with 2016 first-rounder Laquon Treadwell and kicker Kaare Vedvik — who was acquired in an Aug. 11 trade with the Ravens — headlined a busy day of moves for the Vikings, who trimmed their roster to 53 before Saturday afternoon’s cutdown deadline.
Minnesota acquired cornerback Mark Fields from Kansas City in exchange for a conditional 2021 seventh-round pick, providing cornerback depth while the team waits for Mike Hughes’ return from last year’s knee surgery.