Vikings Make Several Roster Moves Ahead of Saints Game

ARLINGTON, TX - DECEMBER 14: Ben Yurosek #85 of the Minnesota Vikings looks on from the sideline during the national anthem prior to an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on December 14, 2025 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Ahead of their Week 5 matchup with the New Orleans Saints, the Minnesota Vikings made a handful of roster moves that we wanted to make sure everyone was aware of.

The team took two players who had been placed on injured reserve during the preseason and moved them to the active roster. Those players are tight end Ben Yurosek and center Michael Jurgens. Both of those players saw their 21-day practice windows to return from IR open this week, and apparently the team liked what they saw from both of them enough to bring them back to the active roster. Jurgens, in particular, could provide some depth if the team decides they want to try Blake Brandel back at guard in the absence of Donovan Jackson, who will miss the rest of the regular season after tearing a meniscus last week against Tampa Bay.

The Vikings also elevated wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr. and Jeshaun Jones from the practice squad. Both of them were signed this week, with Jones having spent this preseason with the team and coming back following receiving a three-game suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy. They could provide insurance after both Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison, both of whom were limited in practice on Friday, were listed as questionable" for Sunday's game in New Orleans. With both Addison and Jefferson likely to be game time decisions, there's a chance that both could be active on Sunday. . .or there's a chance they could both wind up on the inactive list after being elevated.

Those will be the last of the moves the Vikings make ahead of Sunday's game, barring anything out of the ordinary.