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Starting the preseason with a smaller roster is one of the latest Minnesota Vikings rumors.
With the NFL still trying to come up with a plan for this year’s preseason, one of the most recent Minnesota Vikings rumors involves the team entering its exhibition campaign on a much smaller roster than usual.
The Vikings and all the other teams in the league typically enter their first preseason game with 90 players on their roster. But with the possibility of this year’s preseason being reduced to one or two games, the NFLPA is reportedly discussing the possibility of reducing each team’s summer roster to 75 or 80 players, according to Mike Jones of USA Today on Tuesday.
Jones also added that not all NFLPA members are in favor of something like this, as it would obviously mean fewer opportunities for men to earn roster spots for next season.
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Over the years, the Vikings have been able to discover plenty of talents from the groups of undrafted players they have brought in for training camp and preseason. However, if Minnesota cuts its roster by at least 10 spots this year, the undrafted rookies will likely be among the first to leave.
It is even possible that the Vikings may choose to abandon some of the perspectives they acquired in this year’s NFL Draft. Minnesota selected four players in the seventh round last April (Kenny Willekes, Nate Stanley, Brian Cole II, Kyle Hinton) and the team may decide to part ways with some of them if they feel that some of their undrafted rookies have more advantages.
Some of the undrafted players who could stay are wide receiver Quartney Davis, safety Myles Dorn and cornerback Nevelle Clarke.
It is unfortunate that this is something the Vikings and all the other teams in the league have to do. There have been so many undrafted players that they have become some of the best to step on an NFL field and now, a group of these unknown rookies could miss out on a great league career.
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However, nothing has been confirmed, or even proposed, as of Tuesday. And while shrinking the roster may seem smarter or safer with the COVID-19 pandemic still underway, cutting 10-15 rosters for each team before the preseason seems incredibly difficult to accept. for all NFL players. to.
