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Vikings Have Two Open Roster Spots After Releasing CB John Reid

The Vikings have a couple spots open if they want to make additions to the roster.
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Vikings Have Two Open Roster Spots After Releasing CB John Reid
Vikings Have Two Open Roster Spots After Releasing CB John Reid

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With training camp right around the corner, the Vikings have a pair of usable spots open on their 90-man roster. They've had one available for a while and added another on Wednesday by releasing journeyman veteran cornerback John Reid.

The Vikings have 89 players on their roster, but one of those is French rookie OLB Junior Aho, who joined the team as part of the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program. He does not count towards the 90-man roster during the offseason.

Reid, 27, was claimed off waivers from the Falcons in May. The former Penn State standout was a Texans fourth-round pick in 2020 and has bounced around since then, going from Houston to Seattle to Atlanta to Tennessee, then back to Atlanta, before spending this offseason with Minnesota. In his career, the 5'10" nickel corner has appeared in 27 games with four starts.

It's interesting that the Vikings decided to waive Reid ahead of training camp despite having significant questions at corner. They clearly didn't see him as a potential option at that position. Byron Murphy Jr., Akayleb Evans, Mekhi Blackmon, and Andrew Booth Jr. feel like the top four corners on the roster, with Joejuan Williams, Kalon Barnes, Tay Gowan, and three undrafted rookies looming further down the depth chart.

Now we wait to see what GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah does with these open roster spots. Rookies report to training camp on Sunday, followed by the rest of the roster on Tuesday the 25th.

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Will Ragatz is a senior writer for Vikings On SI, who also covers the Twins, Timberwolves, Gophers, and other Minnesota teams. He is a credentialed Minnesota Vikings beat reporter, covering the team extensively at practices, games and throughout the NFL draft and free agency period. Ragatz attended Northwestern University, where he studied at the prestigious Medill School of Journalism. During his time as a student, he covered Northwestern Wildcats football and basketball for SB Nation’s Inside NU, eventually serving as co-editor-in-chief in his junior year. In the fall of 2018, Will interned in Sports Illustrated’s newsroom in New York City, where he wrote articles on Major League Baseball, college football, and college basketball for SI.com.

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