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Minnesota Vikings Awarded Two Waiver Claims
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Minnesota Vikings Awarded Two Waiver Claims
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On Sunday evening, as mandated by the NFL, the Minnesota Vikings cut their roster down to 53 players. And while everyone else is focused on their crowded quarterback room , the front office has moved on to other business.
Now that forty players have been cut from 30 different rosters, there's plenty to do, as teams across the league filter through waivers for possible diamonds in the rough.
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New additions to MN Vikings roster
The Vikings are no different. In fact, after placing Michael Jurgens on IR over the weekend, must've been busy placing claims on recently available offensive linemen. Because Monday afternoon, they were awarded two new trench soldiers, in (G) Trevor Keegan and (C) Nick Samac , who were recently waived by the Cowboys and Panthers , respectively.
The Vikings have claimed two OL off waivers:
— G Trevor Keegan (Cowboys)
— C Nick Samac (Panthers)— Alec Lewis (@alec_lewis) August 31, 2026
Minnesota has pretty successfully turned over the offensive line, in recent seasons. Up front, the group is probably as good as it has been since the days of Adrian Peterson . Depth has yet again become a concern, however.
The Philadelphia Eagles used a 5th round pick on Trevor Keegan in the 2024 NFL Draft. He played in just one game with the Eagles , as a rookie, then found his way into a pair of games last year with NFC East rival, the Dallas Cowboys.
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Samac, meanwhile, is a former seventh round pick (2024) of the Baltimore Ravens . He didn't find the field as a rookie, but appeared in 11 games last season for the Carolina Panthers. All 46 of his snaps came on special teams.
#Panthers C3 Nick Samac (60) controls UDFA DL Tywone Malone during Wednesday's 1-on-1 #NFL training camp drill … pic.twitter.com/HffOTLrpYA
— Jeff Hawkins (@WriterHawkins) August 14, 2026
Minnesota has serious question marks at center. Even the starter, Blake Brandel , has less than one year of experience at the position, which makes his early snapping issues to Kyler Murray semi-concerning.
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At guard, the MN Vikings have turned the position over to Will Fries and Donovan Jackson . Joe Huber is the only alternative on that front. These claims should add more depth on the interior, where the Vikings probably need it most.
Source: The #Vikings are releasing rookie WR Dillon Bell.
The undrafted free agent out of Georgia had originally made the 53-man after a stellar camp, but numbers were very tight and he will now go on waivers. pic.twitter.com/MNAHqJ8xMw— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) August 31, 2026
The Vikings waived both Max Brosmer and Dillon Bell in order to clear space on the active roster. The former drops the QB room down to three players, while the latter is now subject to waivers that Minnesota sought to avoid exposing him to a day ago.. They kick off their 2026 regular season on September 13 with an immediate rivalry game against the Green Bay Packers .
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