The Vikings are moving forward with the task of cutting their roster from 90 players to 53.
15 players got their pink slips in Minnesota today, including quarterback Jordan Ta’amu and linebacker Tanner Vallejo.
The well-traveled Ta’amu is the XFL offensive player of the year in 2023 with the DC Defenders, and the USFL leader in passing yards and passing touchdowns in 2022 with the Tampa Bay Bandits. But with so many stops in the NFL he has yet to take the field for a regular season game.
Vallejo has been in the NFL since 2017 and has a reputation as a great special teams player, but the Vikings apparently don’t think he’s a good fit for their defense.
Other players cut by the Vikings are DL Calvin Avery, CB Kalon Barnes, CB CJ Coldon, Jr., T Christian DiLauro, CB Jameson Houston, LB Wilson Huber, WR Garett Maag, RB Abram Smith, OL Josh Sokol , TE Colin Thompson, T Jarrid Williams, LB Jake Gervase and CB Tay Gowan.