On Tuesday, the Minnesota Vikings trimmed the 2021 roster to 53 men, intermingling some goofy procedural moves like releasing defensive end Everson Griffen and long snapper Andrew DePaola. Those cuts were bizarre on the surface, but both men returned to the team the following day. Crisis averted.
Aside from the silly stuff, the “big” news from roster cuts included the release of Chad Beebe (he’s injured, again), the severing of 53-man roster ties with Dakota Dozier and Dru Samia, and the nomination of rookie Kellen Mond at QB2 (Jake Browning was released). Other than those items, the 53-man arrangement was fairly business as usual.