The Minnesota Vikings have completed most of training camp, joint practices, and two preseason games now and the roster is coming into view. Still some time for players on the bubble to make their case for a roster spot, but not much time left for that either. So, taking into account what we’ve seen so far, here is my updated 53-man roster projection.

Quarterback (3)

The Vikings carried three quarterbacks on their 53-man active roster last season and I expect that to be the case again this season. The emergency third quarterback rule allows teams to suit up a 49th player to be active on game days as the emergency third quarterback. But in order to do so, that quarterback has to be on the 53-man roster.

It’s J.J. McCarthy’s team now, and he’s the X-factor for a team loaded with talent. I

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