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Jack White

Projecting the Vikings’ initial practice squad

Beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 1, NFL teams like the Vikings can start signing players to their practice squad.

On Tuesday, Minnesota and every other NFL team whittled down its roster to 53 players. With the way the Vikings compiled their roster, the team is definitely not done making moves in the next couple of days, so it’s kind of hard to predict how the practice squad will shake out.

That said, Minnesota waived some candidates who may be available to the team after clearing waivers. If that’s the case, the Vikings should sign the following players to their practice squad:

Note: In this scenario, I think the Vikings lose Hercules Mata’afa to another team.

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