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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.
FB D'Imperio signed off practice squad
Posted by: Mark Craig under Vikings, NFC, Visanthe Shiancoe Updated: October 4, 2011 - 12:32 PM
In a move obviously designed to let Jim Kleinsasser focus on blocking at the line of scrimmage, the Vikings have signed fullback Ryan D'Imperio off their practice squad and released rookie tight end Allen Reisner. If Reisner clears waivers, he could be added to the Vikings' practice squad.
Kleinsasser has done an outstanding job handling the fullback duties in addition too his tight end job. But when Kleinsasser moves into the backfield, the Vikings have no adequate blocking on the line at tight end. Visanthe Shiancoe, Kyle Rudolph and Reisner are pass catchers who are below-average blockers.
UPDATE: Technical difficulties ended up squashing the live chat today. Our apologies. Here's my statement on the matter: "I feel we are on the verge of being a winning chat. I honestly do. There's too much talent in this room not to have a winning chat. It's just a matter of execution. That's all it is. It's on us. We shot ourselves in the foot. We need to go back to the drawing board. Take it one chat at a time. And no changes are necessary at the chatterback position at this time."
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