The Minnesota Vikings had quite an active day on Tuesday, and this is one of those teams that pulled out all the stops on trade day. The NFL's trade deadline was 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, so teams were trying to make last-minute deals, and one of the biggest was the Vikings making a deal with the Las Vegas Raiders to bring quarterback Kirk Cousins home.
But that's not all they did on Tuesday. The Vikings also made a move that flew under the radar but is kind of funny when you look at it.
Vikings release Odell Beckham Jr. only to bring him right back in a procedural roster move
On Tuesday, NFL insider Tom Pelissero shared that literally moments after the Vikings released veteran wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., they brought him back.
"OBJ isn't done: The Vikings are re-signing Odell Beckham Jr. to the practice squad, per source," he said on X.
So, why did they change their minds so quickly? They didn't. The Vikings' roster move was simply a procedural step to open up an active roster spot for Cousins.
NFL teams are limited to 53 players on the active roster, so Minnesota needed to make room for its newly acquired quarterback. Releasing Beckham and bringing him back on the practice squad allows the Vikings to keep him in the organization while making room for Cousins, as Charean Williams of NBC Sports explains.
Also on Tuesday, the Vikings released guard C.J. Hanson and tackle Corey Robinson II, so those players are no longer on their practice squad.
