Vikings Say Goodbye to 2 Players
On Tuesday afternoon, the Minnesota Vikings made the decision to activate Justin Jefferson from IR.
However, in order to create room for him, Minnesota needed to free up a spot on the 53-man roster. In order to do this, the Vikings made the decision to release WR N’Keal Harry while also releasing QB Sean Mannion from the practice squad.
Vikings Say Goodbye to 2 Players
On Tuesday, the Vikings tweeted that the two players would be released in conjunction with Jefferson’s return to the active roster. The official account stated, “The #Vikings have officially activated WR Justin Jefferson. WR N’Keal Harry has been waived and QB Sean Mannion has been released from the practice squad.”
Harry has appeared in nine games for the Vikings this year, but the former first-round pick has largely been relegated to a role on the special teams. He has not recorded a reception yet this season and has appeared in just 23 snaps with the offense.
The wide receiver signed with Minnesota back in August after a very tumultuous start to his career. Harry began with the New England Patriots, who selected him 32nd overall in the 2019 NFL Draft. Over three years in New England, he caught 57 passes for 598 yards and 4 TDs.
Harry was then traded to the Chicago Bears before the 2022 season and caught 7 passes for 116 yards and a single touchdown before heading to Minnesota. The receiver has bounced between the Vikings active roster and practice squad all season, so there is a chance that he could be back with the team shortly.
As for Mannion, he was signed to the practice squad in order to give the Vikings some extra QB depth following the injuries to both Kirk Cousins and Nick Mullens. However, with all three of Josh Dobbs, Jaren Hall, and Nick Mullens fully healthy now, Minnesota did not have a need to keep a fourth QB around.
The veteran QB has spent time with the Rams, Vikings, and Seahawks throughout his career, but he has made both of his career starts for Minnesota. The first of these starts came during Week 17 of the 2019 season after the Vikings had sealed up a playoff spot.
Minnesota will be on their bye this week, which gives them a chance to rest after 12 consecutive weeks of hard-fought football. Their next game will come in Week 14 as they travel to Las Vegas and take on the Raiders.
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