The Vikings finished filling out their practice squad on Tuesday by adding four more names, including a familiar veteran edge rusher in Kyle Van Noy.
Minnesota announced the additions of Van Noy, quarterback Max Brosmer, wide receiver Dillon Bell and running back DeeJay Dallas. To make room, the team moved on from offensive lineman Joshua Gray, offensive tackle Tristan Leigh, linebacker Cam’Ron Stewart and center Gavin Gerhardt.
That leaves the Vikings’ practice squad with Jack Nelson, Michael Briscoe, Kahlef Hailassie, Bryce Phillips, Trayvon Rudolph, Tavierre Thomas, Da’Veawn Armstead, Bangally Kamara, Henry Byrd, Jahvaree Ritzie, Brosmer, Cam Grandy, Naquan Jones, Van Noy, Bell and Dallas.
Van Noy, 35, arrives with plenty of NFL mileage. The former second-round pick out of BYU was drafted by the Lions in 2014 and was in the final season of his four-year, $5.1 million deal when Detroit sent him to the Patriots in 2016 for a sixth-round pick.
His path since then has bounced all over the league. He later landed a two-year extension with New England, then signed a four-year, $51 million contract with the Dolphins in 2020. Miami let him go after one season, and he quickly returned to the Patriots on a two-year deal.
The Patriots cut him a year into that contract, which sent Van Noy to the Chargers on a one-year deal. After becoming an unrestricted free agent in 2023, he joined the Ravens in September and later re-signed with Baltimore on a two-year, $9 million contract in 2024.
In 2025, Van Noy played in 15 games for the Ravens and finished with 20 total tackles, four tackles for loss, two sacks, one interception and four passes defended.
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