FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

VIKINGS ANNOUNCE ROSTER MOVES

Eagan, Minn. (September 6, 2020) – The have announced the following roster moves:

CLAIMED VIA WAIVERS: NO...... PLAYER ...... POS…EXP...... COLLEGE TBD ..... ...... LB ...... 2 ...... Wisconsin

WAIVED: NO...... PLAYER ...... POS…EXP...... COLLEGE 47 ...... Hardy Nickerson ...... LB ...... 4 ...... Illinois

PLACED ON RESERVE/INJURED: NO...... PLAYER ...... POS…EXP...... COLLEGE 46 ...... Myles Dorn ...... S ...... R ...... North Carolina

SIGNED TO PRACTICE SQUAD: NO...... PLAYER ...... POS…EXP...... COLLEGE 40 ...... ...... FB ...... R ...... North Carolina 64 ...... ...... T ...... R ...... Oregon State 3 ...... ...... QB ...... 1 ...... Washington 76 ...... Aviante Collins ...... G/T ...... 4 ...... TCU 86 ...... Brandon Dillon ...... TE ...... 1 ...... Marian 32 ...... Mark Fields II ...... CB ...... 1 ...... Clemson 68 ...... ...... G ...... R ...... Washburn 15 ...... Alexander Hollins ...... WR ...... 1 ...... Eastern Illinois 61 ...... Brett Jones ...... C ...... 6 ...... Regina (Canada) 48 ...... ...... LB ...... R ...... Baylor 26 ...... Nate Meadors ...... CB ...... 1 ...... UCLA 44 ...... ...... S ...... R ...... Michigan 7 ...... ...... QB ...... R ...... Iowa

The Vikings practice squad now stands at 13 of a possible 16 players.

Ryan Connelly (6-2, 236) joins the Minnesota Vikings a day after being waived by the during final cuts on September 5. Connelly spent his rookie season with the Giants in 2019, playing in four games with three starts before suffering a season-ending injury against Washington. In 2019, he collected 20 tackles, 1.0 sack and two . The Eden Prairie, Minnesota, native was a fifth-round pick (143rd overall) out of Wisconsin by the Giants in the 2019 NFL Draft. He played in 52 career games with 26 starts for the Badgers, accumulating 246 tackles (156 solo), 29.0 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks, two forced , two interceptions and seven passes defensed for his career. As a senior in 2018, Connelly was a semifinalist for the Butkus Award (given to the nation’s best linebacker) and the Burlsworth Trophy (awarded to the most outstanding FBS player who began his career as a walk-on).

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