Kyle Van Noy is staying in purple.
The veteran linebacker is signing with the Vikings’ practice squad, via Tom Pelissero of Netflix.
The move reunites Van Noy with defensive coordinator Brian Flores. They spent four years together in New England, winning a pair of Super Bowls. In 2020, Van Noy signed with the Dolphins, when Flores was the head coach.
The move comes after three years for the 35-year-old Van Noy in Baltimore.
A second-round pick of the Lions in 2014, Van Noy has appeared in 173 regular-season games with 115 starts. He has 57.0 career sacks.
He brings to Minnesota a thorough knowledge of the Flores system, which will make it easy for him to get up to speed — and to help some of the younger players figure out how to run it the way Flores wants it to be run.
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The Vikings are taking a look at a veteran edge defender who has plenty of familiarity with their defensive coordinator.
According to the league’s daily transition wire, Kyle Van Noy visited with Minnesota on Tuesday.
Van Noy, 35, spent the last three seasons with the Ravens. But Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores coached Van Noy with the Patriots from 2016-2018 and with the Dolphins in 2020.
Van Noy appeared in 15 games with 13 starts for Baltimore in 2025, registering 2.0 sacks with four tackles for loss and nine QB hits. But in 2024, Van Noy registered 12.5 sacks with 14 tackles for loss and 21 QB hits.
A second-round pick in 2014, Van Noy has registered 57.0 career sacks in his 173 games.
As it turns out, Max Brosmer won’t be departing the Vikings.
While Minnesota waived the quarterback on Monday, Brosmer has cleared waivers and will return to the club on its practice squad, Tom Pelissero of Netflix reports.
Brosmer entered the league as an undrafted free agent last year after five collegiate seasons with New Hampshire and one with Minnesota. He appeared in seven games with two starts as a rookie, completing 66.2 percent of his passes for 328 yards with no touchdowns and four interceptions.
The Vikings still have Carson Wentz and J.J McCarthy behind starting quarterback Kyler Murray on their roster.
The Vikings came out of cut-down day with four quarterbacks on their 53-man roster.
Now, they’ll be going down to three.
Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Minnesota is waiving Max Brosmer.
The Vikings needed a roster spot after claiming a pair of players off waivers.
Brosmer entered the league as an undrafted free agent last year after five collegiate seasons with New Hampshire and one with Minnesota. He appeared in seven games with two starts as a rookie, completing 66.2 percent of his passes for 328 yards with no touchdowns and four interceptions.
Brosmer could be brought back on Minnesota’s practice squad if he clears waivers.
The Vikings still have Carson Wentz and J.J McCarthy behind starting quarterback Kyler Murray on their roster.
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. 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.
The Vikings have resolved their punting competition.
Per multiple reports, veteran Johnny Hekker is out and rookie Brett Thorson is in.
Thorson, undrafted from Georgia, won the Ray Guy Award last year as college football’s best punter. A native of Australia, Thorson averaged 45.5 yards per punt in 2025.
Hekker, 36, is a four-time Pro Bowler and four-time first-team All-Pro who has played for the Rams, Panthers, and Titans.
Thorson replaces Ryan Wright, who held the job in Minnesota from 2022 through 2025 before signing with the Saints in free agency.
