Cutdown day is upon us and the Minnesota Vikings have some work to do in order to get down to their 53-man roster. The deadline is at 3 pm central on Tuesday, August 29th.
General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has been active around this time both making cuts on his own roster, but also trying to add players via the trade market. He did it multiple times last season and has already traded Vederian Lowe to the New England Patriots.
If the Vikings want to add players off the waiver wire, they will be behind multiple teams. Where do they fall and what are the rules for all of the lists players can be on? Let’s break it all down.
Waivers rules
Any player with three or less vested years of NFL experience is subject to waivers. Any player waived after week three of the preseason starts will stay on waivers until noon central time on Wednesday, August 30th.
For a player to achieve an accrued season, they must have full-play status in a minimum of six games during an individual season.
Teams can make as many waiver claims as they want, but they are only awarded the player if they weren’t claimed by a team ahead of them.
Below is the waiver wire order which is initially determined by the 2023 NFL draft order.
1. Chicago Bears
2. Houston Texans
3. Arizona Cardinals
4. Indianapolis Colts
5. Denver Broncos
6. Los Angeles Rams
7. Las Vegas Raiders
8. Atlanta Falcons
9. Carolina Panthers
10. New Orleans Saints
11. Tennessee Titans
12. Cleveland Browns
13. New York Jets
14. New England Patriots
15. Green Bay Packers
16. Washington Commanders
17. Pittsburgh Steelers
18. Detroit Lions
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
20. Seattle Seahawks
21. Miami Dolphins
22. Los Angeles Chargers
23. Baltimore Ravens
24. Minnesota VIkings
25. Jacksonville Jaguars
26. New York Giants
27. Dallas Cowboys
28. Buffalo Bills
29. Cincinnati Bengals
30. San Francisco 49ers
31. Philadelphia Eagles
32. Kansas City Chiefs
