The Vikings have added two offensive linemen off of waivers.
Minnesota has been assigned guard Trevor Keegan and center Nick Samac.
Keegan, a fifth-round pick in 2024, has appeared in three career games — one for Philadelphia as a rookie and two for Dallas last year. He was The Cowboys let him go over the weekend.
Samac played 11 games for the Panthers last year, with his snaps coming exclusively on special teams.
The franchise will need to make a pair of corresponding moves after adding the two offensive linemen.
The Vikings have trimmed their roster to 53. The names of players terminated or waived do not include any of their four quarterbacks.
For now, they’ll proceed with Kyler Murray, Carson Wentz, J.J. McCarthy, and Max Brosmer.
The following players were waived: CB Da’Veawn Armstead; WR Michael Briscoe; G Henry Byrd; WR Terrill Davis; C Gavin Gerhardt; G Joshua Gray; S Kahlef Hailassie; CB Tre Hawkins;LB Bangally Kamara; TE Marshall Lang; TE Matt Lauter; G Vershon Lee; OL Tristan Leigh;OL Delby Lemieux; CB Bryce Phillips; OL Tomas Rimac; DL Jahvaree Ritzie; LB Josh Ross; WR Trayvon Rudolph; WR Marcus Sanders, Jr.; RB Zavier Scott; OLB Cam’Ron Stewart; DL Smith Vilbert; and CB Jarod Washington.
Six players were waived, with the designation of injured: CB Marcus Allen; OLB Kenny Dyson, Jr.; WR Dontae Fleming; RB Jermar Jefferson; TE Bryson Nesbit; and LB Jacob Roberts.
The Vikings terminated these vested veterans: DL Jonathan Harris; P Johnny Hekker; DL Isaiahh Loudermilk; and S Tavierre Thomas.
Linebacker Tyler Batty was placed on season-ending IR, and center Michael Jurgens was placed on IR with a designation to return.
Finally, receiver Jeshaun Jones has been place on the reserve/suspended list; he’ll miss three games.
J.J, McCarthy won’t be starting at quarterback for the Vikings in Week 1, but it looks like he will be on the team’s roster.
Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that McCarthy has made it onto the initial 53-man roster in Minnesota. McCarthy was beaten out by Kyler Murray for the starting job this summer and there has been speculation about whether he’d stick with the team since that announcement was made earlier this month.
Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell left the door open to keeping four quarterbacks on the 53-man roster. Carson Wentz and Max Brosmer, who both started games for the team last year, are the other two quarterbacks that spent the summer with the team.
The Vikings will likely keep at least one of them and where everyone lands on the Week 1 depth chart will be something to watch as the Vikings prepare to face the Packers.
The Patriots are making a move for an offensive lineman ahead of the deadline to set their initial 53-man roster.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that they have agreed to a trade with the Vikings for Walter Rouse. The teams will exchange late-round draft picks as part of the deal.
Rouse was a 2024 sixth-round pick in Minnesota. He appeared in eight games over the last two seasons and did not make any starts.
Rouse was on the Vikings’ depth chart at right guard, but also has experience at tackle and will try to earn a reserve spot in New England heading into the season.
The Vikings have lost one of their young defenders for the season.
Per Tom Pelissero of Netflix, outside linebacker Tyler Batty suffered a torn ACL during Minnesota’s preseason finale on Friday.
He will be placed on injured reserve and will be out for the 2026 season.
Batty, 27, entered the league last year as an undrafted free agent out of BYU. He appeared in 12 games for Minnesota as a rookie, tallying 12 total tackles with two tackles for loss, with most of his playing time coming on special teams.
All teams must reduce their rosters to 53 players by 6 p.m. ET on Sunday.
