Another undrafted rookie, tight end Ben Yurosek, gets a shot at the No. 3 role while sixth-round pick Gavin Bartholomew is injured. (Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
T.J. Hockenson, Josh Oliver, Ben Yurosek
PUP list: Gavin Bartholomew
Waived: Giovanni Ricci, Nick Vannett, Bryson Nesbit
The No. 3 job goes to Ben Yurosek, the undrafted rookie who got the guaranteed money of a sixth-round draft pick ($254,000). He got the nod over veterans like Vannett and Ricci. Yurosek did not have to compete with Bartholomew, the sixth-round pick who remains sidelined by a back injury. He was placed on the reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list, meaning he’ll miss at least the first four games of his rookie season.
T Christian Darrisaw, G Donovan Jackson, C Ryan Kelly, G Will Fries, T Brian O’Neill, G/T Blake Brandel, C/G Michael Jurgens, T Justin Skule, T Walter Rouse , G/C Joe Huber
Waived: T Leroy Watson IV, T Logan Brown, G Vershon Lee, G Henry Byrd, OL Zack Bailey, OL Michael Gonzalez