Vikings release 13 players

Only mild surprise is six-year veteran DE Lawrence Jackson.

August 27, 2013 at 12:13AM

The Vikings released 13 players ahead of Tuesday's deadline to reach the 75-player roster limit.

Released were: WR LaMark Brown, WR Erik Highsmith, OG Tyler Holmes, DE Lawrence Jackson, DE Marquis Jackson, LB Stanford Keglar, DB Greg McCoy, RB Bradley Randle, WR Chris Summers, QB James Vandenberg, C Camden Wentz, RB Jerodis Williams, and DB Roderick Williams.

Lawrence Jackson, a former first-round draft pick of the Seahawks and a six-year veteran, is the only surprise, and it's a mild one at that. He didn't do much to get noticed after being signed during the offseason.

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Mark Craig

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Mark Craig has covered the NFL nearly every year since Brett Favre was a rookie back in 1991. A sports writer since 1987, he is covering his 30th NFL season out of 37 years with the Canton (Ohio) Repository (1987-99) and the Star Tribune (1999-present).

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