EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings have added to their defensive backs room again.
Minnesota on Monday signed defensive back Bobby McCain after he worked out Sunday, a day off for players at Vikings Training Camp.
To make room for McCain, Minnesota waived kicker John Parker Romo, who had joined the team during free agency before the Vikings drafted kicker Will Reichard.
McCain brings considerable experience to the Vikings, having started 87 of the 131 regular-season games he's played in the NFL with Miami, Washington and the New York Giants.
After playing college football at Memphis, McCain first entered the NFL in 2015 as a fifth-round pick by the Dolphins.
He played there through the 2020 season, overlapping with Vikings Defensive Coordinator Brian Flores, who was Miami's head coach from 2019-21, for two seasons.
McCain started 55 of 87 games for the Dolphins, totaling 254 tackles, nine tackles for loss, seven quarterback hits, 4.0 sacks, 30 passes defensed and seven interceptions.
From 2021-22, McCain started 32 of 34 games for Washington and totaled 139 tackles, three tackles for loss, a quarterback hit, 14 passes defensed and four interceptions.
McCain appeared in 10 games, primarily on special teams, for the Giants in 2023.
View photos of the Vikings 53-man roster as of January 14, 2024.
3 WR Jordan Addison
3 WR Jordan Addison
RB Cam Akers
RB Cam Akers
6 LB Brian Asamoah II
6 LB Brian Asamoah II
56 C Garrett Bradbury
56 C Garrett Bradbury
64 G Blake Brandel
64 G Blake Brandel
90 DL Jonathan Bullard
90 DL Jonathan Bullard
24 S Camryn Bynum
24 S Camryn Bynum
51 LB Blake Cashman
51 LB Blake Cashman
32 RB Ty Chandler
32 RB Ty Chandler
14 QB Sam Darnold
QB Sam Darnold
42 LS Andrew DePaola
42 LS Andrew DePaola
69 C/G Dan Feeney
69 C Dan Feeney
2 CB Stephon Gilmore
2 CB Stephon Gilmore
58 OLB Jonathan Greenard
58 OLB Jonathan Greenard
1 CB Shaq Griffin
1 CB Shaq Griffin
54 LB Kamu Grugier-Hill
54 LB Kamu Grugier-Hill
30 FB C.J. Ham
30 FB C.J. Ham
87 TE TJ Hockenson
87 TE T.J. Hockenson
67 G Ed Ingram
67 G Ed Ingram
26 S Theo Jackson
26 S Theo Jackson
18 WR Justin Jefferson
18 WR Justin Jefferson
33 RB Aaron Jones Sr.
33 RB Aaron Jones
13 QB Daniel Jones
13 QB Daniel Jones
91 OLB Pat Jones II
91 OLB Pat Jones II
65 OL Michael Jurgens
65 G Michael Jurgens
29 CB Dwight McGlothern
29 CB Dwight McGlothern
44 S Josh Metellus
44 S Joshua Metellus
23 CB Fabian Moreau
23 CB Fabian Moreau
12 QB Nick Mullens
12 QB Nick Mullens
86 TE Johnny Mundt
86 TE Johnny Mundt
7 CB Byron Murphy
7 CB Byron Murphy Jr.
83 WR Jalen Nailor
83 WR Jalen Nailor
75 T Brian O'Neill
75 T Brian O'Neill
84 TE Josh Oliver
84 TE Josh Oliver
0 LB Ivan Pace Jr.
0 LB Ivan Pace Jr.
57 DL Harrison Phillips
97 DL Harrison Phillips
4 WR Brandon Powell
4 WR Brandon Powell
76 T David Quessenberry
76 T David Quessenberry
61 DL Jalen Redmond
61 DL Jalen Redmond
16 K Will Reichard
16 K Will Reichard
98 OLB Bo Richter
98 OLB Bo Richter
66 G Dalton Risner
66 G Dalton Risner
74 T Cam Robinson
74 T Cam Robinson
50 DL Levi Drake Rodriguez
DL Levi Drake Rodriguez
78 T Walter Rouse
78 T Walter Rouse
11 WR Trent Sherfield Sr.
11 WR Trent Sherfield Sr.
22 S Harrison Smith
22 S Harrison Smith
99 DL Jerry Tillery
99 DL Jerry Tillery
15 OLB Dallas Turner
15 OLB Dallas Turner
43 OLB Andrew Van Ginkel
43 OLB Andrew Van Ginkel
20 S Jay Ward
20 S Jay Ward
52 OLB Jihad Ward
52 OLB Jihad Ward
17 P Ryan Wright
17 P Ryan Wright
The addition of McCain follows the opening week of training camp in which cornerback Mekhi Blackmon suffered a torn ACL on July 24, the first team practice. Veteran Shaq Griffin is dealing with a soft tissue injury in his left leg, which he suffered on July 25.
Minnesota also is mourning the loss of rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson, who passed away during a July 6 automobile accident. Jackson's funeral was held July 26 in Maryland.
The Vikings already had signed cornerbacks Duke Shelley and Jacobi Francis since the start of camp.
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