Vikings Continue Tweaking Roster

Continuing to shape the roster and assemble their practice squad, the Minnesota Vikings remained busy throughout the weekend and on Monday. After cutting the roster down to the league-mandated 53 players on Friday and Saturday, the Vikings added another player on Sunday and signed four more to the practice squad on Monday.

Former New England Patriots TE Garrett Mills was signed on Sunday. Mills was originally a fourth-round pick by the Patriots in 2006 out of Tulsa where he was a prolific pass catcher with 201 career receptions. To make room for Mills on the roster, the Vikings cut OG Brian Daniels.

Also on Sunday the Vikings signed three players to the eight-member practice squad who were among the roster cuts on Saturday. Those players were: DT Conrad Bolston, DB Chad Johnson and WR Martin Nance.

On Monday, the Vikings brought back Daniels and RB Arkee Whitlock and signed them to the practice squad. S Tyler Everett, OL Seppo Evwaraye and WR Joel Filani were also added to the practice squad.

Daniels and Whitlock originally signed with the Vikings as rookie free agents in May and were with the team during training camp. Everett entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with the Denver Broncos in 2006, and then spent the first 13 weeks of the season on the Chicago Bears practice squad before he moved up to their active roster for the final four weeks of the season and played in three games. Filani was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round (188th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft.

The Vikings now have one remaining spot open on the practice squad.