Vikings Claim LB Ryan Connelly, Add 13 Players To Practice Squad

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Eagan, Minn. (September 6, 2020) – The Minnesota Vikings have announced the following roster moves:


CLAIMED VIA WAIVERS:


NO...... PLAYER............................. POS…EXP................. COLLEGE


TBD.... Ryan Connelly....................... LB....... 2.................. Wisconsin


NO...... PLAYER............................. POS…EXP................. COLLEGE


47....... Hardy Nickerson.................... LB....... 4........................ Illinois


PLACED ON RESERVE/INJURED:


NO...... PLAYER............................. POS…EXP................. COLLEGE


46....... Myles Dorn............................. S....... R............ North Carolina


SIGNED TO PRACTICE SQUAD:


NO...... PLAYER............................. POS…EXP................. COLLEGE


40....... Jake Bargas.......................... FB....... R............ North Carolina


64....... Blake Brandel.......................... T....... R............. Oregon State


3......... Jake Browning...................... QB....... 1............... Washington


76....... Aviante Collins..................... G/T....... 4........................... TCU


86....... Brandon Dillon....................... TE....... 1....................... Marian


32....... Mark Fields II........................ CB....... 1.................... Clemson


68....... Kyle Hinton............................. G....... R.................. Washburn


15....... Alexander Hollins................. WR....... 1............ Eastern Illinois


61....... Brett Jones............................. C....... 6........ Regina (Canada)


48....... Blake Lynch........................... LB....... R........................ Baylor


26....... Nate Meadors....................... CB....... 1......................... UCLA


44....... Josh Metellus.......................... S....... R.................... Michigan


7......... Nate Stanley......................... QB....... R......................... Iowa


The Vikings practice squad now stands at 13 of a possible 16 players.


Ryan Connelly (6-2, 236) joins the Minnesota Vikings a day after being waived by the New York Giants during final cuts on September 5. Connelly spent his rookie season with the Giants in 2019, playing in four games with three starts before suffering a season-ending injury against Washington. In 2019, he collected 20 tackles, 1.0 sack and two interceptions. The Eden Prairie, Minnesota, native was a fifth-round pick (143rd overall) out of Wisconsin by the Giants in the 2019 NFL Draft. He played in 52 career games with 26 starts for the Badgers, accumulating 246 tackles (156 solo), 29.0 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, two interceptions and seven passes defensed for his career. As a senior in 2018, Connelly was a semifinalist for the Butkus Award (given to the nation's best linebacker) and the Burlsworth Trophy (awarded to the most outstanding FBS college football player who began his career as a walk-on).