The Vikings entered the day with two open roster spots. One was created by releasing John Reid, a journeyman cornerback, and the other one had been open for a while because Junior Aho.
Leading up to training camp, the Vikings tried out nine players. One day later, the franchise actually signed one of them. The roster had two openings
Training camp is right around the corner, so football will also return soon. The Vikings rookies arrive Sunday, the veterans two days later, on the 25th.
Vikings training camp starts in just a few short days, but prior to that, the team decided to part ways with CB John Reid, one of the few players on their roster at the position with multiple years of NFL experience.
Earlier this week, the Minnesota Vikings made the decision to waive CB John Reid. Reid, 27, was one of the few veteran players in the cornerback room, and even calling him a veteran is a bit of a stretch considering he’s played just three NFL seasons to this point in his career, making only four starts.
The Minnesota Vikings waived cornerback John Reid on Wednesday, the team’s first roster transaction since releasing Dalvin Cook on June 9th. Eighty-nine men now live on the roster, and the club will presumably add one more for the 90-man threshold heading into training camp, which kicks off Sunday.
With training camp right around the corner, the Vikings have a pair of usable spots open on their 90-man roster. They've had one available for a while and added another on Wednesday by releasing journeyman veteran cornerback John Reid.
The Minnesota Vikings waived cornerback John Reid on Wednesday, just a few days before the start of training camp. They now have one open roster spot — in theory, even two because Junior Aho is a member of the international pathway program and doesn’t count against the roster.
Forty days ago, the Minnesota Vikings released longtime halfback Dalvin Cook, ending a six-year run with the club. And until Wednesday, that was Minnesota’s last roster transaction to date.
The Vikings announced on Wednesday that they are waiving CB John Reid after previously claiming him from the Falcons. Reid, 27, was a fourth-round pick out of Penn State in the 2020 NFL Draft.
According to Field Yates, the Vikings claimed DB John Reid off of waivers from the Falcons on Thursday. Reid, 26, was a fourth-round pick out of Penn State in the 2020 NFL Draft.
The former Seahawk and Georgia State speedster adds experience and explosiveness to the wide receiver corps. The Falcons could use more speed in their group of wide receivers, and they added some on Wednesday with the signing of former Seahawk and Georgia State Penny Hart.
The Atlanta Falcons have waived CB John Reid, per D. Orlando Ledbetter. Reid, 26, was a fourth-round pick out of Penn State in the 2020 NFL Draft. He signed a four-year rookie contract worth $3.8 million with the Texans.
The Atlanta Falcons officially signed DB John Reid to their practice squad, per the NFL transactions wire. Atlanta’s practice squad now includes: OL Justin Shaffer DL Derrick Tangelo (Injured) CB Matt Hankins OL Tyler Vrabel (Injured) WR Josh Ali TE Tucker Fisk DB Dylan Mabin RB B.J.
According to Tom Pelissero, the Titans are signing CB John Reid from the Falcons’ practice squad to their active roster. This is among the team’s first moves after firing GM Jon Robinson. Reid, 26, was a fourth-round pick out of Penn State in the 2020 NFL Draft.
The big news ahead of the Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals facing off in Week 6 on Sunday is the return of Bruce Irvin to the team and the potential for him to make an impact on the field for the Hawks.
Tuesday the Seattle Seahawks trimmed their roster down to 53 players ahead of the NFL mandated 4:00 p.m. New York time deadline for all teams to come into compliance with league rules.
A Penn State product, Reid was a fourth-round pick of the Texans just last year. He appeared in 13 games for Houston as a rookie and started one.
Just five days after being acquired via trade, the Seahawks waived second-year cornerback John Reid as part of their final roster cuts from 80 to 53 players on Tuesday.
On August 24, the Seahawks traded a conditional seventh-round pick to the Texans in exchange for cornerback John Reid. Reid was a fourth-round pick of Houston's out of Penn State.
In 2017, the Seattle Seahawks traded a seventh round pick to the New England Patriots for Justin Coleman. This little maneuver paid off, as he quickly became an impact player and went on to play in thirty-two games for Seattle during the next two seasons, making ten starts and recording three picks.
Reid! Favourite sandwich and why? Seahawks News Seahawks observations: As John Reid makes sharp debut, Luke Willson calls it a career – The Athletic Reid impressed at CB in his first practice since being traded to Seattle, which released Willson one day after re-signing the tight end.
Since the Seahawks opened training camp in late July, the competition has been on at cornerback with at least six players legitimately vying for starting roles on the outside to replace Shaquill Griffin and Quinton Dunbar.
Reid played in 13 Texans games last season and made 13 tackles.
The Houston Texans have released former fourth-round cornerback John Reid, according to a league source not authorized to speak publicly. Reid was drafted last season out of Penn State by former Texans coach-general manager Bill O'Brien.
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