The Vikings have filled out their practice squad with four more additions, bringing in OLB Kyle Van Noy, QB Max Brosmer, WR Dillon Bell and RB DeeJay Dallas.
To make room, Minnesota cut OL Joshua Gray, OT Tristan Leigh, LB Cam’Ron Stewart and C Gavin Gerhardt.
The team’s practice squad now lists 16 players:
T Jack Nelson
WR Michael Briscoe
S Kahlef Hailassie
DB Bryce Phillips
WR Trayvon Rudolph
S Tavierre Thomas
DB Da’Veawn Armstead
LB Bangally Kamara
G Henry Byrd
DL Jahvaree Ritzie
QB Max Brosmer
TE Cam Grandy
DT Naquan Jones
OLB Kyle Van Noy
WR Dillon Bell
RB DeeJay Dallas
Van Noy brings the most notable résumé of the group. The 35-year-old was a second-round pick by the Lions in 2014 out of BYU. He was in the final season of his four-year, $5.1 million deal when Detroit traded him to the Patriots midseason in 2016 for a sixth-round pick.
From there, his path kept zigzagging. Van Noy later landed a two-year extension in New England, then signed a four-year, $51 million contract with the Dolphins in 2020. Miami released him after one season, and he quickly returned to the Patriots on a two-year deal.
That stint didn’t last long either. The Patriots let him go one year into the contract, and he moved on to the Chargers on a one-year agreement. In 2023, he was an unrestricted free agent before signing with the Ravens in September and later returning on a two-year, $9 million contract in 2024.
Last season, Van Noy played in 15 games for Baltimore and posted 20 total tackles, four tackles for loss, two sacks, one interception and four passes defended.
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