Eagan, Minn. (November 21, 2020) – The Minnesota Vikings announce the following roster moves:
SIGNED TO PRACTICE SQUAD:
NO...... PLAYER............................. POS…EXP................. COLLEGE
TBD.... Tristan Vizcaino....................... K....... 1................ Washington
42....... Andrew DePaola................... LS....... 6...................... Rutgers
STANDARD ELEVATION FROM PRACTICE SQUAD TO ACTIVE ROSTER:
NO...... PLAYER............................. POS…EXP................. COLLEGE
76....... Aviante Collins........................ T....... 4........................... TCU
42....... Andrew DePaola................... LS....... 6...................... Rutgers
ACTIVATED FROM RESERVE/COVID-19:
NO...... PLAYER............................. POS…EXP................. COLLEGE
30....... C.J. Ham.............................. FB....... 4.................. Augustana
Tristan Vizcaino (6-2, 203) joins Minnesota's practice squad after not being on an NFL team to start the season. Vizcaino spent the 2020 offseason with the Cincinnati Bengals after being cut by the Dallas Cowboys in April. The Chino Hills, California, native went undrafted out of Washington in 2018 and was on Cincinnati's 90-man roster during training camp in 2019. He appeared in all four preseason games for the Bengals, making four of seven field goal attempts and converting all three of his point after touchdown attempts.
Andrew DePaola (6-1, 220) signed to Minnesota's practice squad after not being on an NFL roster in Weeks 1-10. A veteran long snapper, DePaola originally signed with Tampa Bay as an undrafted free agent in 2012 and served as the Buccaneers long snapper for three seasons (2014-16). He joined the Chicago Bears during the 2017 season and after one year, signed with the Oakland Raiders. DePaola suffered a season-ending ACL tear in Week 1 of the 2018 season and was released by Oakland the following training camp. He briefly joined the Carolina Panthers in the final days of training camp in 2019 before being released during roster cuts. A product of Rutgers, DePaola sat out the 2019 season. For his career, he has nine tackles through 65 career games.
