No surprises as Vikings cut 15 players

Eleven undrafted rookies among the early cuts.

August 25, 2012 at 9:49PM
Solomon Elimimian has been eliminated from the Vikings roster.
Solomon Elimimian has been eliminated from the Vikings roster. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Vikings' first 15 cuts were so easy, they got them done two days ahead of the NFL deadline.

There are no surprises in the list below. That puts the team's roster at 75. The next round of cuts -- to 53 on Friday -- will no doubt have some surprises.

Here are the players who were released today. Eleven of them are undrafted rookies:

Bridger Buche................... G...................... R....... Eastern MichiganDerrick Coleman............. RB...................... R......................... UCLAGrant Cook........................ G...................... R.................... ArkansasSolomon Elimimian.......... LB....................... 1........................ HawaiiCorey Gatewood............. DB...................... R..................... StanfordLevi Horn............................ T....................... 2..................... MontanaAnthony Jacobs.............. DE...................... R.................. MinnesotaKamar Jorden................ WR...................... R........... Bowling GreenA.J. Love........................ WR...................... R.............. South FloridaTyler Nielsen.................... LB...................... R........................... IowaErnest Owusu................. DE...................... R.................... CaliforniaTydreke Powell............... DT...................... R............ North CarolinaChris Stroud.................... CB...................... R.. Webber InternationalKerry Taylor................... WR....................... 1............. Arizona StateBryan Walters................ WR....................... 2........................ Cornell

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