The Vikings Drop Receiver to Make Room for Kirk Cousins

The Vikings Drop Receiver to Make Room for Kirk Cousins K. Joudry | Published : Nov 11, 2026 Follow Us Facebook Twitter Reddit WhatsApp Email Copy Link Copy Link Link Copied Kirk Cousins has officially been added . Doing so creates ample intrigue about what can take place under center, which has most commonly been a waste land where good football goes to die. But, crucially, the Vikings have a roster crunch. A 53-man roster is precisely what it sounds like: a football team that only has room for 53 players. Making room for Mr. Cousins meant moving on from Odell Beckham Jr., as the team announced : “The #Vikings have released WR Odell Beckham Jr. G C.J. Hanson and T Corey Robinson II have been released from the practice squad.” The Vikings Dropped OBJ to Clear Room on 53 GM Nolan Teasley is an active decision maker. Pretty commonly, Mr. Teasley has been grinding through the bottom of the roster and the practice squad. In fact, the Vikings’ GM did precisely that in the move to sign Odell Beckham Jr. ahead of Monday Night Football. Promoting OBJ allowed Minnesota to beef up the receiver depth in the absence of Jauan Jennings for the Week 9 game. Crucially, the WR roster signing then preserved a pair of Vikings call ups from the practice squad had there been a need for a pair of additions. What’s now going to be fascinating is how the quarterback hierarchy gets arranged. Make no mistake: Kirk Cousins is the starter of the Minnesota Vikings. Shipping out a 3rd means committing to Cousins as the QB1 until he proves he’s not up to the task. So long as he plays well, Cousins is the starter. No debates on this one, folks. There’s then a collection of arms consisting of Kyler Murray, Carson Wentz, and Max Brosmer. Seeing Minnesota opt to carry four for the remainder of the season would be unexpected. That’s a lot of roster room for a position that plays a maximum of one player at a time; in Week 9, the Vikings went into the game with just a two quarterbacks. Doubling up for the remainder of the ’26 season doesn’t appear feasible. The best guess is that Kyler becomes the QB2 while Wentz slides into that emergency QB3 job. Brosmer will then be waived with the aim of sliding him down to the practice squad. Could there be an unexpected twist in that simple expectation? As for Odell Beckham Jr., the Vikings aren’t done with him. He’s sticking around in the Twin Cities, albeit in the more modest assignment of being a practice squad call up. Tom Pelissero comes through with the insight : “OBJ isn’t done: The Vikings are re-signing Odell Beckham Jr. to the practice squad, per source.” Just note, though, that he’s still got a pair of freebie elevations prior to Minnesota needing to make the final call on whether to get him back on the 53. Next up for the Vikings is a Week 10 game at Lambeau Field. As Jeff Diamond points out , that’s where Kirk Cousins last played for the Vikings. Can he push the Vikings up to a 7-2 record? If so, then Minnesota will have somehow extinguished the doom-and-gloom, hooking the fans yet again for a ride that’s not going to be dull. Discover more from Vikings Territory Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe By K. Joudry Senior Editor for Vikings Territory & PurplePTSD . Twitter & Bluesky: @VikingsGazette. Email: k.joudry[at]vikingsterritory[dot]com. Canadian. Jude 1:24-25.