Vikings (finally) announce initial 53-man roster

We’re now over two hours past the 53-man roster deadline, and we finally. . .yes, finally. . .have the final roster for the Minnesota Vikings.

I mean, until 24 hours from now, when waiver claims are processed and things change.

So, since you’ve been waiting like we have, we’re going to cut to the chase and just bring you your first Minnesota Vikings roster for the 2019 NFL season.

Offense (25)

Quarterback (2)

Kirk Cousins, Sean Mannion

Running Back (4)

Ameer Abdullah, Mike Boone, Dalvin Cook, Alexander Mattison

Fullback (1)

C.J. Ham

Wide Receiver (4)

Chad Beebe, Stefon Diggs, Bisi Johnson, Adam Thielen

Tight End (4)

Tyler Conklin, Brandon Dillon, Kyle Rudolph, Irv Smith Jr.

Center (2)

Garrett Bradbury, Brett Jones

Guard (4)

Dakota Dozier, Pat Elflein, Josh Kline, Dru Samia

Offensive Tackle (4)

Rashod Hill, Brian O’Neill, Riley Reiff, Oli Udoh

Defense (25)

Defensive End (4)

Everson Griffen, Danielle Hunter, Ifeadi Odenigbo, Stephen Weatherly

Defensive Tackle (6)

Jalyn Holmes, Jaleel Johnson, Linval Joseph, Hercules Mata’afa, Shamar Stephen, Armon Watts

Linebacker (5)

Anthony Barr, Kentrell Brothers, Ben Gedeon, Eric Kendricks, Eric Wilson

Cornerbacks (6)

Mackensie Alexander, Kris Boyd, Mark Fields, Mike Hughes, Xavier Rhodes, Trae Waynes

Safeties (4)

Marcus Epps, Anthony Harris, Jayron Kearse, Harrison Smith

Special Teams (3)

Kicker (1)

Dan Bailey

Punter (1)

Matt Wile

Long Snapper (1)

Austin Cutting

There you have it, folks! We’ll have more thoughts and analysis on the roster here shortly.