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Following the injury to rookie first-round pick J.J. McCarthy earlier this month, the Minnesota Vikings brought in veteran quarterback Matt Corral to compete for a roster spot on the team. But it does not seem like he was able to earn that spot during training camp or the preseason games, after all.

According to a report from league insider Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, the Minnesota Vikings have decided to release Matt Corral from the team as part of their first wave of cuts to get the roster down to 53 men.

“The #Vikings made their first wave of cuts, including waiving QB Matt Corral and releasing veteran CB A.J. Green III,” Pelissero said in a post on X, the social media website that was formerly known as Twitter.

Corral got a chance to play for the Vikings during the preseason this month, completing 4 of 6 passes for 13 yards in preseason play, but it seems that his performance during the preseason games and during practice was not enough to earn a roster spot.

While Corral was not necessarily expected to compete for a starting role or even the backup spot, the move still led to quite a few reactions on social media.

With Corral off the team, the Vikings currently have three quarterbacks on their roster with starter Sam Darnold leading the way, veteran backup Nick Mullens behind him, and second-year player Jaren Hall rounding out the roster.

[Tom Pelissero]

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