We had been tracking the practice squad signings for the Minnesota Vikings for most of the afternoon, and now the team has officially announced that they have signed 16 players. Nearly all of them went through training camp with the Vikings, but there are a couple of new faces among the group.
The team’s practice squad currently looks like this:
- OL Henry Byrd
- WR Dontae Fleming
- S Kahlef Hailassie
- DL Jonathan Harris
- WR Lucky Jackson
- WR Jeshaun Jones
- WR Tim Jones
- OL Vershon Lee
- CB Fabian Moreau
- OLB Gabriel Murphy
- TE Bryson Nesbit
- OL Max Pircher (International Player)
- DL Taki Taimani
- TE Nick Vannett
- RB Xazavian Valladay
- CB Zemaiah Vaughn
Moreau spent part of last season with the Vikings, appearing in seven games, primarily on special teams. He could provide some cornerback depth to a group that, at least on the surface, appears that they could use it.
The Vikings did sign a player from the International Player Partnership Program, but it was not punter Oscar Chapman, who went through training camp with the Vikings and ultimately lost the punting job to Ryan Wright. Instead, they used that spot on offensive lineman Max Pircher, who comes to the National Football League via Italy. Pircher started his professional career with Swarco Raiders Tirol of the Austrian Football League, and started in the IPPP with the Los Angeles Rams in 2021. He was on the practice squad of the Rams team that won a Super Bowl while Kevin O’Connell was the team’s offensive coordinator.
Pircher’s time with the Rams lasted two seasons. From there, he spent time on the practice squads of the Detroit Lions (2023), Cincinnati Bengals (2024), and Washington Commanders (2024).
The Vikings using a practice squad spot on Pircher means that they still have room for one more player on the practice squad, as being an international player gives Pircher an exemption. We’ll have to see who the Vikings have in mind for that final spot.
For now, however, this is what the Vikings’ practice squad looks like. Any thoughts on this group, folks?
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