The Minnesota Vikings have been plenty active on the transaction front over the last 24 hours. They shuffled their active roster to make room for the newly acquired Kirk Cousins. Now they are adding to the practice squad as well.

This season, general manager Nolan Teasley has picked his spots, but he has consistently looked to improve the roster, especially on the fringes where it doesn’t cost more than some Wilf pocket change and a spot on the practice squad.

So it was no surprise that, after staying quiet on the trade front Tuesday outside of the Cousins acquisition, that Teasley was shuffling things around again on the practice squad in the days that followed.

New additions to the Minnesota Vikings practice squad

Yesterday, Odell Beckham Jr. was cut loose from the 53-man roster and added to the 16-man practice squad. Then Wednesday, the Minnesota Vikings signed RB Damon Bankston and LB Josh Ross.

Damon Bankston went undrafted out of New Mexico. The running back provides depth for a team that didn’t add one before the trade deadline. Demond Claiborne may also miss the rest of the season.

In his final collegiate season, Bankston ran for 635 yards on 114 carries (5.6 yards per carry). He scored five touchdowns on the ground. He also added 397 yards receiving and three touchdowns. Don’t forget about the kick he returned for a touchdown last year in New Mexico’s bowl game loss to the Gophers.

Josh Ross went undrafted as well but has NFL experience. The Michigan product has played in 22 games since 2022 but has just 11 total tackles. He’ll be depth at best and give Minnesota some practice fodder. Ross has not played in an NFL game since 2024 with the Seattle Seahawks.

On Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings will square off against the Green Bay Packers. They are already 1-0 against their chief rival and can make it a season sweep. Neither newcomer is likely to be added to the active roster this week, but two new options are available to KOC nonetheless.