After an announced punt off during this Saturday’s game against the Denver Broncos, the Minnesota Vikings made their decision two full days before the game was set to begin.
The Vikings chose to release punter Jordan Berry in favor of Tulane rookie Ryan Wright.
Told the #Vikings are releasing punter Jordan Berry.
— Darren Wolfson (@DWolfsonKSTP) August 25, 2022
Wright had himself a really good performance against the San Francisco 49ers with a 47.5 average yards per punt, a full 2.8 yards better than Berry.
After spending six seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Vikings signed Berry to be the punter for the 2021 season. He averaged 46.5 yards per punt over 78 total punts.
Being that Berry was on a veteran minimum deal, the Vikings will save $188,334 in cap space.
