Vikings trim roster to 80, waive Harrison Hand, Shaun Beyer
After two seasons in Minnesota, cornerback Harrison Hand is moving on.
The Vikings on Tuesday waived Hand, a fifth-round draft pick in 2020 who played in 14 games in 2020 and nine in 2021. They had to make moves on four players Tuesday to get down to the NFL roster limit of 80.
Minnesota also waived tight end Shaun Beyer, and placed linebacker Ryan Connelly and wide receiver Blake Proehl on the reserve/physically unable to perform list.
Beyer was signed as a free agent on July 25. He provided some needed depth in training camp after starting tight end Irv Smith Jr. suffered a thumb injury Aug. 1, but Smith returned to practice on Monday.
Connelly, who played at Eden Prairie High School, and Proehl both are working their way back from torn ACL injuries and were placed on the physically unable to perform list at the start of training camp. Both now must miss at least the first four games of the season, but there is no indication yet that they will be returning at a period shortly after four games.
The Vikings must get down to the regular-season roster limit of 53 players by next Tuesday.
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