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Teasley Signs Two Ex-Seahawks Rookies in First Move as Vikings' GM

Two recent Seahawks UDFA receivers are the newest Vikings.
Will Ragatz|
Sep 6, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Cal Poly Mustangs wide receiver Michael Briscoe (10) catches a pass and then passes the ball against the Utah Utes during the second quarter at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
Sep 6, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Cal Poly Mustangs wide receiver Michael Briscoe (10) catches a pass and then passes the ball against the Utah Utes during the second quarter at Rice-Eccles Stadium. | Rob Gray-Imagn Images

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Nolan Teasley has made his first roster move(s) as the Minnesota Vikings' general manager. And it should perhaps come as no surprise that the two players he's signed are former Seahawks rookies who signed as undrafted free agents when Teasley was in Seattle.

Wide receivers Michael Briscoe and Trayvon Rudolph are the new additions to the bottom of the Vikings' 90-man roster. To create room, wide receiver Joaquin Davis has been waived.

Briscoe, a California native, played his entire career at FCS Cal Poly. He caught 43 passes for 779 yards and 7 touchdowns last season, an average of 18.1 yards per reception. Briscoe had just 87 catches in his college career, but he was a big-play threat, averaging 20.3 yards per catch and scoring 15 touchdowns. Listed at 6'2" and 205 pounds, he also threw two touchdowns passes and ran for a score during his college career.

Rudolph began his career at Northern Illinois in 2020 and had over 1,000 yards from scrimmage and 8 touchdowns as a redshirt freshman in 2021. He missed all of the following season and returned to play two more years at NIU, putting up decent numbers. Rudolph then transferred within the MAC and spent last season at Toledo. Across five seasons, he caught 192 passes for 2,482 yards and 12 TDs, and he also ran 47 times for 481 yards and 4 more touchdowns. Rudolph handled 80 kick returns in college and ran two of them back for scores.

Briscoe signed with the Seahawks after the draft but then was waived in mid-May for "failure to disclose physical condition." He reportedly also dropped some passes in rookie minicamp. The Seahawks signed Rudolph in mid-May but waived him just two weeks later. Still, Teasley clearly sees some degree of upside in both players in deciding to give them a shot in Minnesota.

Davis signed with the Vikings' practice squad last December after beginning his career as an undrafted rookie with the Broncos. He played at North Carolina Central and is a remarkable testing athlete at 6'4" and 195 pounds.

Here's what the Vikings' wide receiver room looks like, ordered roughly in depth chart fashion. There are 13 players in the room.

  • Justin Jefferson
  • Jordan Addison
  • Jauan Jennings
  • Tai Felton
  • Jeshaun Jones
  • Myles Price
  • Dontae Fleming
  • Dillon Bell
  • Terrill Davis
  • Marcus Sanders Jr.
  • Luke Wysong
  • Michael Briscoe
  • Trayvon Rudolph

The Vikings' 90-man roster is now currently full.

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Will Ragatz
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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