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Vikings Cut Fred Evans, Others

August 30th, 2014 at 7:05pm CST by Luke Adams

7:05pm: The Vikings roster is officially down to 53 players, as the team formally announced their transactions in a press release. The following players have been cut by Minnesota:

Released:

Jeff Baca, OG
Kurt Coleman, S
Chris Crocker, S
Isame Faciane, DT
Chase Ford, TE
Donte Foster, WR
Justin Jackson, LB
Kendall James, CB
Zac Kerin, C
Julian Posey, CB
Justin Trattou, DE
Dominique Williams, RB

Placed on Injured Reserve:

Antonio Richardson, OT

2:24pm: The Vikings have released veteran defensive lineman Fred Evans on their way down to 53 players, according to Pro Football Talk (via Twitter). The longtime Viking has 94 games under his belt for the team since arriving in Minnesota in 2007, but it seems he won’t have a spot on the club’s regular-season roster this time around. Here are all of the Vikings’ Saturday roster cuts:

Chase Baker, DT (via Tom Pelissero on Twitter)
Joe Banyard, RB (via Pelissero on Twitter)
Kain Colter, WR (via Ben Goessling on Twitter)
Fred Evans, DT
Allen Reisner, TE (via Pelissero on Twitter)
Mike Remmers, T (via Goessling on Twitter)
Jamarca Sanford, S (via Rand Getlin on Twitter): Placed on injured reserve
Mike Zimmer, LB (via Pelissero on Twitter)

Extra Points: Raiders, Bills, LaFell, Broncos

March 14th, 2014 at 10:12am CST by Luke Adams

Having already added LaMarr Woodley and Justin Tuck to their defense, the Raiders continue to eye veteran free agents, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, who tweets that Antonio Smith is visiting the club today before meeting with the Rams tomorrow. Here’s more from around the NFL:

The Bills currently have no plans to add a veteran quarterback to their roster, GM Doug Whaley told WGR550 today (link via ESPN.com’s Mike Rodak).
The Jets have had multiple discussions with Brandon LaFell‘s camp, but no visit has been scheduled for the free agent receiver, tweets Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News.
Vikings defensive back Jamarca Sanford agreed to restructure his contract last week, reducing his base salary by $750K in exchange for a $400K guarantee and playing-time incentives, according to Jason Fitzgerald of OverTheCap.
Following the Broncos‘ defensive shopping spree, the team is still in the market for an interior offensive lineman, a wide receiver, and a middle linebacker, writes Mike Klis of the Denver Post.
The Ravens spoke to linebacker Wesley Woodyard before he reached a deal with the Titans, but Baltimore never got heavily involved, tweets Aaron Wilson of the Baltimore Sun.
Examining a few of this week’s signings, Jason La Canfora of CBSSports.com explains how contract numbers are often artificially inflated when they’re first reported.