After setting their initial 53-man roster on Tuesday — which has already changed and will continue to be shuffled around — the Vikings turned their focus to signing players to their 16-man practice squad.
Players on the practice squad can be elevated to the active roster for a game up to twice in a season and can be signed to the active roster at any point. They can also be signed to other teams' active rosters during any week, unless they are protected by the Vikings (you can protect up to four players each week, something the Vikings frequently did with kicker Chase McLaughlin last season). Teams cannot sign a player from another team's practice squad just to put them on their own PS.
As the name suggests, these players continue to practice with the rest of the roster. It provides an opportunity for young players to develop without taking up a 53-man roster spot. The rules changed last year to expand the practice squad from 10 to 16 and to allow up to six veteran players on the PS, which gives teams additional depth and flexibility in the case of injuries or a COVID situation,
So far, we know about 14 players who have signed to the Vikings' practice squad, meaning there are two spots left. These were announced by the team on Wednesday afternoon.
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