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Re: 2015 Offseason - Free Agent/Draft Tracker
Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 1:05 pm
by LuckyHandsINC
Vikings cut 5 players
S Ahmad Dixon
RB Henry Josey
TE Ryan Otten
T Antonio Richardson
G Austin Wentworth
No real surprises hear. I'm a little disappointed to see Tiny get cut. Thought he could at least be a decent backup, but I did see it coming with the way the draft played out.
Re: 2015 Offseason - Free Agent/Draft Tracker
Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 1:21 pm
by Norv Zimmer
Who? haha don't the vikings have like 105 people on their roster right now?
Re: 2015 Offseason - Free Agent/Draft Tracker
Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 1:22 pm
by LuckyHandsINC
Looks like I was little late. Sucks to hear about Richardsons knees being so bad. Will only be a matter of time till he's physically unable to play.
Re: 2015 Offseason - Free Agent/Draft Tracker
Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 4:19 pm
by S197
That's too bad about Tiny, I think he had a good shot at a roster position otherwise.
2015 Offseason - Free Agent/Draft Tracker
Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 5:25 pm
by DK Sweets
That is a bummer for Tiny, and I'm also bummed for Henry Josey. He probably never stood a chance, but I've always really like him.
Re: 2015 Offseason - Free Agent/Draft Tracker
Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 6:19 pm
by fiestavike
Well rats!
How about Babs!?!?!?!!!!
Re: 2015 Offseason - Free Agent/Draft Tracker
Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 2:54 am
by PurpleKoolaid
I think I am the only one that thought Wentworth showed a little progress. Sucks about Richardson too.
Re: 2015 Offseason - Free Agent/Draft Tracker
Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 5:08 pm
by Pseudo Everything
PurpleKoolaid wrote:I think I am the only one that thought Wentworth showed a little progress. Sucks about Richardson too.
Of the guys we waived recently I thought Wentworth was by far the most surprising. Richardson was always 50-50 based on his sketchy knees. Wentworth played in 7 games last year so one would think he would have at least secured a spot on the 90 man roster going into camp (or was that an indication of just how poor our OL depth was last year?).
This might have something to do with his release:
The Vikings shifted Austin Wentworth from waived Non-football illness to Reserve Non-football illness
I have been looking for some more info on this but haven't found any.
He could have just been a casualty of the numbers game as well. We have plenty of bodies on the OL going into camp:
Locks (5):
Sullivan, Kalil, Loadholt, Fusco and Berger
Near Locks (2):
Yankey and Clemmings
Bubble Guys: (4)
Mike Harris, Carter Bykowski and our two lower round draft choices, Tyrus Thompson and Auistin Shepard
Camp Fodder (4):
This year's UDFAs: Jesse Somsel, Bobby Vardaro, Zac Kern and Tom Farniok
Wildcard (1) : Babatunde Aiyegbusi
We'll likely carry 8-9 OL on the 53 man roster. 9 guys competing for one or two spots.
Re: 2015 Offseason - Free Agent/Draft Tracker
Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 2:47 pm
by Raptorman
Norv Zimmer wrote:Who? haha don't the vikings have like 105 people on their roster right now?
You can never have more than 90. During they season, 53 active not including IR and Practice squad.
Re: 2015 Offseason - Free Agent/Draft Tracker
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 10:51 am
by dead_poet
Recently waived Vikings tackle Antonio Richardson retires because of injury
http://blogs.twincities.com/vikings/201 ... es-injury/
Re: 2015 Offseason - Free Agent/Draft Tracker
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 12:12 pm
by dead_poet
@mattvensel The #Vikings waived Kain Colter and Jesse Somsel. No word on who will replace them. They had a bunch of tryout guys in for rookie minicamp.
Re: 2015 Offseason - Free Agent/Draft Tracker
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 1:42 pm
by dead_poet
@GoesslingESPN #Vikings announce they've signed former #Gophers receiver Isaac Fruechte, who tried out with them last weekend.
Re: 2015 Offseason - Free Agent/Draft Tracker
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 4:24 pm
by PacificNorseWest
dead_poet wrote:
Kind of a bummer. I like Kain as a football player/athlete. I hope somewhere along the road he gets a shot somewhere where he has a chance to sneak in to some playing time.
Re: 2015 Offseason - Free Agent/Draft Tracker
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 11:46 pm
by Vikings28
Wentworth's career is also over after just one season.
Guard Austin Wentworth, who was waived by the Vikings last week and then put on the team’s reserve/non-football illness list, must end his football career after one NFL season because of a medical condition, sources told the Pioneer Press.
The nature of the condition was not disclosed. It is something a source said unexpectedly came up but something that Wentworth, 25, should be able to overcome and be “OK long term.’’
http://blogs.twincities.com/vikings/201 ... gs-season/
That's rough. Best of luck to both him and Tiny.
Re: 2015 Offseason - Free Agent/Draft Tracker
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 4:51 am
by PurpleMustReign
Yeah that's too bad... I wish them the best of luck.
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