Vikings sign Ito

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Minnesota Vikings

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Other #Vikings roster moves:

- Signed RB Ito Smith (

@ItoSmith)

- Waived QB Danny Etling and LB Christian Elliss

- Waived/Injured DT Jordon Scott

- Placed DE Janarius Robinson on IR

- Placed LB Cameron Smith on Reserve/Retired

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With the Griffen signing, IR is probably the best thing for Robinson. 

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Pretty good series of runs here for Ito. 

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@MaroonBells said:
With the Griffen signing, IR is probably the best thing for Robinson. 

With what? Hammer toe? 

Not good enough to make the 53, but too good to sneak on to/ be exposed to the PS I guess.

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It's not ideal to see Robinson — like Nwangwu, a fourth-round pick this year — going on IR, but it maybe adds a little more context to the signing of Griffen. Robinson is a raw, athletic, developmental prospect who was struggling to get going in training camp and the preseason. If he's not on the initial 53-man roster, he won't be eligible to be activated from IR this season. This could maybe be a redshirt year for the Florida State product.

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Looks a bit larger in uniform.

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@"BarrNone55" said:

@MaroonBells said:
With the Griffen signing, IR is probably the best thing for Robinson. 

With what? Hammer toe? 

Not good enough to make the 53, but too good to sneak on to/ be exposed to the PS I guess.

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I'd say that's exactly it. It's doubtful he'd contribute this year and no way you could expose him to waivers, so IR is the next best thing to a redshirt. 

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@"BarrNone55" said:
It's not ideal to see Robinson — like Nwangwu, a fourth-round pick this year — going on IR, but it maybe adds a little more context to the signing of Griffen. Robinson is a raw, athletic, developmental prospect who was struggling to get going in training camp and the preseason. If he's not on the initial 53-man roster, he won't be eligible to be activated from IR this season. This could maybe be a redshirt year for the Florida State product.

Have they already put Kene on IR, I was think that was possible with Ito signing but hadn't read anything.

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@BigAl99 said:

@"BarrNone55" said:
It's not ideal to see Robinson — like Nwangwu, a fourth-round pick this year — going on IR, but it maybe adds a little more context to the signing of Griffen. Robinson is a raw, athletic, developmental prospect who was struggling to get going in training camp and the preseason. If he's not on the initial 53-man roster, he won't be eligible to be activated from IR this season. This could maybe be a redshirt year for the Florida State product.

Have they already put Kene on IR, I was think that was possible with Ito signing but hadn't read anything.

Haven't heard anything about IR for Kene. I think I'd rather have Ito than Abdullah though. Cook, Mattison, Kene and Ito would be a damn solid group. It's almost funny how OCD the Vikings are about depth this year. After last year's IR blood bath, it's no wonder I guess. 

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