EAGAN, Minn. -- The flaws exposed against Green Bay on Sunday called for the Minnesota Vikings to take immediate action, the most obvious blemish being rookie kicker Daniel Carlson's three missed field goals. Less than 24 hours after that game resulted in a 29-29 tie with the Packers, Minnesota parted ways with its fifth-round draft pick. Shortly thereafter, the team waived wide receiver Stacy Coley and nose tackle David Parry.
The Vikings brought in players at each position: Dan Bailey, the second-most accurate kicker in NFL history; Aldrick Robinson, a veteran receiver who built a rapport with Kirk Cousins in Washington; and Tom Johnson, the Vikings starting 3-technique defensive tackle in 2017 who gets to reunite with his former team.