Allen Reisner waived as Vikings clear roster spot for Jerome Simpson

Vikings make offensive move to get roster back down to 53 players.

September 27, 2012 at 8:42PM

The Vikings have waived tight end Allen Reisner today, a move made to clear roster space for receiver Jerome Simpson. Simpson is coming back from a three-game suspension to begin the season. And the Vikings were allowed an exemption to keep 54 players on their roster from Monday until Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m. The move to let Reisner go gets the roster back to 53.

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