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Dan Wiederer began covering the Vikings in 2011, enthusiastically delivering insight on the team across the Star Tribune's print and digital products. Prior to joining the Access Vikings team, he spent seven seasons covering ACC basketball at The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer. He also covered the Chicago Bears in 2003 and 2004. Follow him on Twitter @StribDW.
Mark Craig has covered football and the NFL the past 20 years, including the Browns from 1991-95 and the Vikings and the NFL since 2003. Since 2008, Craig has served as one of the 44 Pro Football Hall of Fame selectors. He can be followed on Twitter at @markcraignfl.
Vikings waive LB Leman
Posted by: under Vikings, Brad Childress, Brad Childress, Vikings training camp Updated: August 30, 2010 - 6:33 PM
The Vikings don't have to trim their roster from 80 to 75 players until 3 p.m. Tuesday but they got a start by making one move Monday.
Linebacker J Leman, who missed much of training camp and all three preseason games because of turf toe, was waived/injured. Once Leman clears waivers, and that almost certainly will happen, the Vikings can either reach an injury settlement with him or place him on season-ending injured reserve.
Leman, who attended Illinois, was with the Vikings in training camp in 2008 before being waived. He went to training camp with Carolina last season and had brief stints on the Philadelphia and San Diego practice squads before rejoining the Vikings practice squad on Dec. 9.
Leman spent a week on the practice squad before moving to 53-man roster on Dec. 15. He was inactive for the final three regular-season games and both playoff games.
On another note, Vikings coach Brad Childress said after the game Saturday that he is considering playing his starters in Thursday’s preseason finale against Denver. But Childress indicated that might not happen considering it’s a short week and the season starts a week later. The Vikings practiced in shoulder pads on Monday.
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