WARE, England — Matt Waletzko should consider himself lucky that his passport is up to date. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be a member of the Vikings right now.

After yet another injury on the offensive line, the Vikings reached out to Waletzko about a spot on the practice squad. The only issue was that the Vikings were already at Hanbury Manor in Ware, England, ahead of their game against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday afternoon at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.

That meant figuring out a way to get the 6-foot-8, 310-pound offensive tackle, who played for four seasons at North Dakota before being drafted in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys, across the pond as soon as possible.

“They called me Monday morning,” Waletzko said. “It was crazy hearing I’d be flying o

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