The Minnesota Vikings were busy toward the end of the trade deadline, acquiring Kirk Cousins from the Las Vegas Raiders in hopes of him reviving an offense that has been one of the worst in the league. They also made a move to release Odell Beckham Jr., but it was simply to sign him to the practice squad.
“The Vikings have released WR Odell Beckham Jr. He can return on the practice squad. G C.J. Hanson and T Corey Robinson II have been released from the practice squad,” Alec Lewis of The Athletic wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
“This is largely procedural: OBJ is sticking around, but his release from the active roster opened a spot for newly reacquired QB Kirk Cousins in Minnesota,” NFL insider Tom Pelissero wrote on X.
More on this story to come.