Vikings Announce Roster Reductions

[Kentis]

EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings on Sunday announced 11 players have been waived or released during the first wave of roster reductions.
Minnesota announced the contracts of veteran QB Brett Rypien and OLB Cam Gill have been terminated.
Rypien joined Minnesota before last season and led the scout team offense in 2024. The Vikings earlier Sunday announced they had agreed to terms with veteran QB Carson Wentz and traded backup Sam Howell. Gill had joined the Vikings during training camp.

The Vikings also announced the following nine players have been waived:

CB Reddy Steward
CB Keenan Garber
RB Tre Stewart
S Mishael Powell
T Logan Brown
OL Zach Bailey
WR Silas Bolden
WR Robert Lewis
DL Travis Bell

The moves place Minnesota's current active roster at 79 players, including International Player Pathway participant Oscar Chapman.
All NFL teams must reduce their rosters to 53 players by 3 p.m. (CT) Tuesday, Aug. 26.

https://www.vikings.com/news/roster-redu...eased-2025

[MaroonBells]

I guess only Logan Brown is a mild surprise, since he was ranked as a 3rd or 4th rounder on some boards. He was also given a pretty sizable contract as a UDFA. He was a 5-star recruit, so he'll likely end up on a practice squad somewhere.

[badgervike]

I guess only Logan Brown is a mild surprise, since he was ranked as a 3rd or 4th rounder on some boards. He was also given a pretty sizable contract as a UDFA. He was a 5-star recruit, so he'll likely end up on a practice squad somewhere.

You don't know if they waived Brown try to get him on the Vikings PS at this point.

[Montana Tom]

Marginally surprised at Silas Brown, too.
He had a shot, I thought, at PS.

However, there are about 1,184 players being cut over this 3-4 day period...hard to say what our PS will look like.

[JR44]

Didn't expect him to make it, but Steward was actually one of the few CBs to make some plays in pre season and looked like he knew what he was doing. Not that it was difficult to standout within that CB group.

[StickierBuns]

Logan Brown was hyped before he ever took a snap in purple by the podcast brigade. Nothing to see there.

[Knucklehead]

Logan Brown was hyped before he ever took a snap in purple by the podcast brigade. Nothing to see there.

He never elevated beyond the 3rd string. When they signed him I thought he might challenge Rouse for the swing OT position, but it never was even close. Didn't live up to the hype.

[StickierBuns]

I wonder the fate of Mr. Joseph Huber? Practice squad?

[Montana Tom]

I wonder the fate of Mr. Joseph Huber? Practice squad?

Sounds like it.  He flashed until he didn't.  Another year of marinating on the PS could make him serviceable.

[MaroonBells]

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