Vikings cut Everson Griffen, get down to 53 players

Everson Griffen‘s reunion with the Vikings has already come to an end. The veteran defensive end was among the team’s cuts on Tuesday.

Griffen spent his entire career with the Vikings up until 2020. Splitting time between the Cowboys and Lions, Griffen finished with six sacks in total. Meanwhile, no Vikings edge rusher finished with more than five. His ten-year run with the Vikes saw four Pro Bowl appearances and 74.5 total sacks.

Running back Ameer Abdullah was among the other players to earn their walking papers on Tuesday. The veteran spent the past two-plus seasons with the Vikings, collecting 313 yards from scrimmage and three touchdowns on 55 carries.

The Vikings made the following moves to get down to 53 players:

Released

• LS Andrew DePaola
• OG Dakota Dozier
• CB Tye Smith

Waived

• OT Zack Bailey
• FB Jake Bargas
• LB Tuf Borland
• QB Jake Browning
• TE Zach Davidson
• S Myles Dorn
• OG Kyle Hinton
• DE Hercules Mata’afa
• WR Myron Mitchell
• CB Parry Nickerson
• WR Whop Philyor
• RB A.J. Rose, Jr.
• DE Kenny Willekes
• TE Shane Zylstra

Waived/Injured

• WR Chad Beebe
• S Luther Kirk
• OG Dru Samia
• QB Nate Stanley