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.