Vikings trim roster to 76, activate Chase Ford (foot) off PUP

The Vikings trimmed their roster from 90 to 76 players on Monday, announcing 14 players that were either released or waived due to injury.

August 25, 2014 at 6:56PM
Minnesota Vikings strong safety Mistral Raymond (41) reacts after his third quarter touchdown interception was over turned during NFL action between the Bears and Vikings Sunday Nov.25,2012 at Solider Field in Chicago, IL.
Minnesota Vikings strong safety Mistral Raymond (41) reacts after his third quarter touchdown interception was over turned during NFL action between the Bears and Vikings Sunday Nov.25,2012 at Solider Field in Chicago, IL. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Vikings trimmed their roster from 90 to 76 players on Monday, announcing 14 players that were either released or waived due to injury.

Safety Brandan Bishop, defensive tackle Kheeston Randall, tight end Kory Sperry, tackles Kevin Murphy and Pierce Burton, cornerbacks Derek Cox and Robert Steeples, defensive ends Tyler Scott and Jake Snyder and wide receivers Andy Cruse, Kamar Jorden, Erik Lora and Ty Walker were all released by the team. Safety Mistral Raymond (hamstring) was also waived with an injury designation.

The Vikings also activated tight end Chase Ford off the physically unable to perform list. Ford missed all of training camp and the preseason due to a broken left foot.

The Vikings still need to make one more cut by Tuesday at 3 p.m. CT. All 32 teams must have their rosters set to a maximum of 75 players at that time.

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