EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings on Tuesday announced the signing of defensive lineman Sheldon Day to the 53-man roster from their practice squad.
Minnesota also added outside linebacker Austin Bryant to its practice squad.
In order to make room for Day on the 53-man roster, the Vikings waived receiver Trishton Jackson. Minnesota released receiver Dan Chisena from its practice squad to clear a spot for Bryant.
Day first joined Minnesota's practice squad in December 2022. He re-signed with the club in January and spent the offseason with the team but has not played in a game since 2021 with Cleveland.
Day has appeared in 67 regular-season games with Jacksonville (22 from 2016-17), San Francisco (34 from 2017-19), Indianapolis (four in 2020) and Cleveland (seven in 2021). He has totaled 76 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 11 quarterback hits, seven sacks and seven passes defensed.
The 29-year-old from Indianapolis overlapped with Vikings General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah with the 49ers, and he played in their three playoff games after the 2019 season, including Super Bowl LIV.
View photos of the Vikings 53-man roster as of Jan. 7, 2024.
3 WR Jordan Addison
78 T Hakeem Adeniji
78 T Hakeem Adeniji
33 LB Brian Asamoah II
33 LB Brian Asamoah II
54 LB Anthony Barr
54 LB Anthony Barr
5 CB Mekhi Blackmon
23 CB Andrew Booth Jr.
23 CB Andrew Booth Jr.
56 C Garrett Bradbury
56 C Garrett Bradbury
64 T Blake Brandel
64 T Blake Brandel
90 DL Jonathan Bullard
90 DL Jonathan Bullard
24 S Camryn Bynum
24 S Camryn Bynum
55 OLB Andre Carter II
55 OLB Andre Carter II
32 RB Ty Chandler
32 RB Ty Chandler
6 S Lewis Cine
6 S Lewis Cine
71 T Christian Darrisaw
71 T Christian Darrisaw
52 DL Sheldon Day
52 DL Sheldon Day
42 LS Andrew DePaola
42 LS Andrew DePaola
15 QB Joshua Dobbs
15 QB Joshua Dobbs
21 CB Akayleb Evans
21 CB Akayleb Evans
16 QB Jaren Hall
16 QB Jaren Hall
30 FB C.J. Ham
30 FB C.J. Ham
58 LB Jordan Hicks
58 LB Jordan Hicks
99 OLB Danielle Hunter
99 OLB Danielle Hunter
67 G Ed Ingram
67 G Ed Ingram
81 WR Lucky Jackson
81 WR Lucky Jackson
25 S Theo Jackson
25 S Theo Jackson
18 Justin Jefferson
18 Justin Jefferson
91 OLB Pat Jones II
91 OLB Pat Jones II
1 K Greg Joseph
1 K Greg Joseph
2 RB Alexander Mattison
2 RB Alexander Mattison
44 S Josh Metellus
44 S Josh Metellus
12 QB Nick Mullens
12 QB Nick Mullens
86 TE Johnny Mundt
86 TE Johnny Mundt
7 CB Byron Murphy Jr.
7 CB Byron Murphy Jr.
34 TE Nick Muse
34 TE Nick Muse
26 RB Kene Nwangwu
26 RB Kene Nwangwu
75 T Brian O'Neill
75 T Brian O'Neill
84 TE Josh Oliver
84 TE Josh Oliver
17 WR K.J. Osborn
17 WR K.J. Osborn
40 LB Ivan Pace Jr.
40 LB Ivan Pace Jr.
97 DL Harrison Phillips
97 DL Harrison Phillips
4 WR Brandon Powell
4 WR Brandon Powell
76 T David Quessenberry
76 T David Quessenberry
62 G/C Chris Reed
62 G/C Chris Reed
G Dalton Risner
66 G Dalton Risner
93 DL Jaquelin Roy
93 DL Jaquelin Roy
65 G/C Austin Schlottmann
65 G/C Austin Schlottmann
22 S Harrison Smith
22 S Harrison Smith
50 DL T.J. Smith
50 DL T.J. Smith
11 CB NaJee Thompson
11 CB Najee Thompson
95 DL Khyiris Tonga
95 DL Khyiris Tonga
59 LB Nick Vigil
59 LB Nick Vigil
20 S Jay Ward
14 P Ryan Wright
14 P Ryan Wright
Bryant has appeared in 35 games (33 with Detroit and two with San Francisco), making six starts for the Lions from 2020-21. He recorded all 4.5 of his career sacks during the 2021 season with the Lions when he started five of 14 games played and set career highs in tackles (31), tackles for loss (five) and quarterback hits (six).
He played in two games (Week 1 at Pittsburgh and Week 5 against Dallas), totaling 36 defensive snaps for the 49ers this season.
The Georgia native played college football at Clemson and first entered the NFL as a fourth-round pick by the Lions in the 2019 NFL Draft.
Jackson has spent time on Minnesota's active roster and practice squad. He appeared in six games this season, memorably tying Minnesota's game at Atlanta at 21 when he caught a 2-point conversion pass from Joshua Dobbs.
Chisena returned to the Vikings in October as a member of the practice squad but has not played in a game this season. He appeared in 27 Vikings games from 2020-22, primarily on special teams.
