Minnesota Vikings Cut Bait with RB, Sign TE to Active Roster

The Minnesota Vikings are getting ready to board their flight to London in preparation of their Week 5 matchup versus the New York Jets. While the latest Vikings injury report indicates Kevin O’Connell’s team is fairly healthy for the trip across the pond, there are some changes coming to the roster. On Thursday, the Minnesota Vikings announced that they’ve released running back Myles Gaskin from the active roster. In a corresponding move, the Vikings have signed Robert Tonyan Jr, from their practice squad to the active roster. Tonyan is expected to fill the third tight end role on Sunday, spelling Josh Oliver and Josh Mundt. Since the move leaves the Vikings with just two running backs on the 53-man roster, expectations are that Gaskin will return to the team in some capacity, likely on the practice squad. In that scenario, he’d simply be swapping places with Tonyan. The Vikings also have running back Zavier Scott on the practice squad, though the second-year undrafted pro has never appeared in an NFL game.