It shouldn't be much of a surprise that the Minnesota Vikings are making these practice squad elevations for Week 1.

Four quarterbacks made the Vikings' initial 53-man roster: Kyler Murray, J.J. McCarthy, Carson Wentz and Max Brosmer. David Berding / Getty Images For the first time, new Minnesota Vikings general manager Nolan Teasley presided over the roster cutdown.

The Minnesota Vikings worked out four players on Thursday, as the team's roster continues to take shape over the next few days.

The Minnesota Vikings open the 2026 NFL regular season against the Green Bay Packers on Sept. 13 at U.S. Bank Stadium. But first, they play one more preseason game (Friday at the Denver Broncos) and then must cut their roster to 53 players by 6 p.

The Vikings named quarterback Kyler Murray one of their eight team captains for the season, which kicks off Sunday, Sept. 13 against Green Bay.

Vikings Entertainment Network's Tatum Everett is joined by the Voice of the Vikings, Paul Allen, and Vikings Radio Network analyst Pete Bercich to analyze and break down the Vikings 2026 initial 53-man roster. Vikings Entertainment Network's Tatum Everett ...

The newest trend in the NFL this year was for teams to keep four quarterbacks on their initial 53-man roster. The Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Atlanta Falcons, and Minnesota Vikings all did so on cutdown day,