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Tyler Forness

Minnesota Vikings announce 15 roster moves

The Minnesota Vikings have already begun to trim the roster to get down to 53 players by the 3 pm deadline on Tuesday, August 29th. To do so, there are 37 players that will need to be moved on from or placed on season-ending injured reserve.

When you look at the Vikings roster, there are players who would be considered locks with many others firmly on the roster bubble.

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The Vikings announced their first 15 releases on Monday morning via press release and none of them are much of a surprise. Here are all 15.

QB Jordan Ta'amu-Waived

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CB Kalon Barnes-Waived

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CB C.J. Coldon Jr.-Waived

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RB Abram Smith-Waived

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CB Jameson Houston-Waived

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TE Colin Thompson-Waived

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ILB Wilson Huber-Waived

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C Josh Sokol-Waived

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OT Christian DiLauro-Waived

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NT Calvin Avery-Waived

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OT Jarrid Williams-Waived

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WR Garett Maag-Waived

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CB Tay Gowan-Waived/Injured

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S Jake Gervase-Terminated

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ILB Tanner Vallejo-Terminated

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