The Vikings make first round of roster cuts

Once the schedule changes were made to increase regular season games to 17, the preseason was also altered dropping from four to three games.

In turn, the way roster cuts were also modified. Instead of having two cutdown days, the league moved to three. Rosters go from 90 to 85 on the first one, 80 on the second one and the final 53 on the third and final cut.

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On Tuesday, the Vikings made their first round of cuts, releasing five players with three separate designations.

The #Vikings have made the following roster moves:

Waived
FB Jake Bargas
OLB Andre Mintze

Waived/Injured
DL Tyarise Stevenson
WR Thomas Hennigan

Contract terminated/Vested Vet
CB Tye Smith

— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) August 16, 2022

None of these releases is a surprise, albeit Vargas going this early is interesting. Being the only backup fullback, does this mean that CJ Ham won’t factor into long-term plans as much as we might have thought?

11 personnel is going to be heavy on the menu this season and likely the next two weeks as well.