An unconventional offseason got even more unconventional, according to reports from multiple outlets.
ESPN and the Associated Press reported that each NFL team, the Vikings included, will now have just two preseason games. Week 1 and Week 4 games would be eliminated.
For the Vikings, that means the games against the Texans (Week 1) and the Seahawks (Week 4) will no longer be played.
The Vikings game against the Bengals and the Browns are still on as of now.
Every NFL team’s first preseason game will be played Aug. 20-24 and the second one will be the next week. Every team gets one home and one away game.
As it stands, the two games on the Vikings’ preseason slate are both away games, meaning one will have to be switched, based on the report from ESPN.
This new-look Vikings team will now have less of a sample size for the preseason. That will make the two preseason games all the more important for players trying to make the roster.
