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Vikings Sign Former Broncos TE Shaun Beyer, Place Two on PUP List

Beyer adds a bit more competition to the bottom of the Vikings' tight end depth chart.
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Vikings Sign Former Broncos TE Shaun Beyer, Place Two on PUP List
Vikings Sign Former Broncos TE Shaun Beyer, Place Two on PUP List

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Out goes one Iowa Hawkeye, in comes another.

To fill the open spot on the 90-man roster that was created when quarterback Nate Stanley was waived last week, the Vikings signed tight end Shaun Beyer, Stanley's former college teammate.

They also placed LB Ryan Connelly and WR Blake Proehl on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list. Both players are coming off of ACL injuries. They can be activated at any time and still count on the 90-man roster.

Beyer went undrafted last year and was picked up by the Broncos. He caught a couple passes in the preseason — including an 11-yard touchdown — but didn't make the 53-man roster, instead spending his rookie season on Denver's practice squad. Beyer was waived by the Broncos in May.

While at Iowa, Beyer spent time in the same tight end room as George Kittle, T.J. Hockenson, and Noah Fant. He redshirted in 2016 and played sparingly in 2017 and 2018. Across the 2019 and 2020 seasons, Beyer caught 18 passes for 275 yards and a touchdown. He was known more for his blocking but did flash some skills as a receiver at times.

Beyer recorded a solid 7.74 Relative Athletic Score before last year's draft, with strong numbers in the broad jump and the agility drills. He has good size and athleticism at 6'5", 250 pounds with 22 bench press reps and 4.81 speed.

With the Vikings, Beyer joins a tight end room that is very much lacking in proven depth behind Irv Smith Jr. and Johnny Mundt. He'll compete with Ben Ellefson, Zach Davidson, and rookie Nick Muse for a spot on the roster during training camp.

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WILL RAGATZ

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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