Minnesota Vikings · 2021
All Minnesota Vikings seasons · 204 moves
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The 2021 season on record
The Vikings made 204 moves on record in 2021: 84 signings, 83 waivers, 19 reserve-list moves, 14 terminations and 4 trades. Of those, 84 brought players in (13 from other clubs by trade, claim or free agency), 98 sent players out (6 to other clubs) and 22 were reserve-list or other status moves. The busiest month was September, with 65 moves (32% of the year).
Notable arrivals
- Patrick Peterson — signed as an unrestricted free agent from the Cardinals, March 22 · 1st-round pick, 2011 (No. 5 overall)
- Sheldon Richardson — signed as a free agent, June 15 · 1st-round pick, 2013 (No. 13 overall)
- Mackensie Alexander — signed as an unrestricted free agent from the Bengals, March 29 · 2nd-round pick, 2016 (No. 54 overall)
- Dalvin Tomlinson — signed as an unrestricted free agent from the Giants, March 18 · 2nd-round pick, 2017 (No. 55 overall)
- Nick Vigil — signed as an unrestricted free agent from the Chargers, April 6 · 3rd-round pick, 2016 (No. 87 overall)
Notable departures
- Riley Reiff — released, March 11 · 1st-round pick, 2012 (No. 23 overall)
- Mike Hughes — traded to the Chiefs, May 14 · 1st-round pick, 2018 (No. 30 overall)
- Jeff Gladney — released, August 4 · 1st-round pick, 2020 (No. 31 overall)
- Kyle Rudolph — released, March 17 · 2nd-round pick, 2011 (No. 43 overall)
- Ameer Abdullah — released, October 19 · 2nd-round pick, 2015 (No. 54 overall)
Draft data: Pro Football Reference