Minnesota Vikings Transactions 2012

December
DATETRANSACTION
December 26, 2012Signed TE Chase Ford to the practice squad.
December 22, 2012Waived TE Allen Reisner and G Mark Asper. Activated CB Chris Cook from injured reserve. Signed DE George Johnson from the practice squad.
December 10, 2012Signed TE LaMark Brown to the practice squad.
December 7, 2012Signed OT Troy Kropog from the practice squad.
December 5, 2012Placed WR Percy Harvin on injured reserve.
November
DATETRANSACTION
November 27, 2012Signed RB Jordan Todman from the practice squad and RB Joe Banyard to the practice squad.
November 21, 2012Named Jonathan Wilf vice president of strategic planning and business initiatives.
November 9, 2012Released DE Ernest Owusu from the practice squad. Signed DE George Johnson to the practice squad.
November 7, 2012Signed DE Ernest Owusu to the practice squad.
November 3, 2012Signed TE Allen Reisner.
October
DATETRANSACTION
October 29, 2012Signed G Tyler Holmes to the practice squad. Waived DE Ernest Owusu from the practice squad.
October 26, 2012Placed CB Chris Cook on the injured reserve/return list.
October 23, 2012Released G Tyler Holmes from the practice squad. Signed DE Ernest Owusu to the practice squad.
October 20, 2012Signed G Tyler Holmes from the practice squad. Released DE Ernest Owusu from the practice squad.
October 11, 2012Signed DE Ernest Owusu to the practice squad. Waived G Tyler Holmes from the practice squad.
October 5, 2012Signed G Tyler Holmes to the practice squad. Waived DE Ernest Owusu from the practice squad.
September
DATETRANSACTION
September 29, 2012Signed TE Allen Reisner to the practice squad. Waived G Tyler Holmes from the practice squad.
September 27, 2012Released TE Allen Reisner.
September 18, 2012Released WR Tori Gurley. Signed T Troy Kropog to the practice squad.
September 3, 2012Signed OL Kevin Murphy, DL Ernest Owusu, WR Tori Gurley and WR Chris Summers to the practice squad.
September 1, 2012Claimed OL Mark Asper off waivers from Buffalo. Signed CB Bobby Felder, DT Chase Baker, G Trevor Holmes and RB Jordan Todman to the practice squad. Waived OL Pat Brown and DB Zack Bowman.
August
DATETRANSACTION
August 31, 2012Placed OT DeMarcus Love on injured reserve. Terminated the contracts of CB Chris Carr, DE Jeff Charleston, S Eric Frampton and QB Sage Rosenfels. Waived WR Emmanuel Arceneaux, DT Chase Baker, G Chris DeGeare, FB Ryan D'Imperio, CB Bobby Felder, DT Trevor Guyton, RB Lex Hilliard G Trevor Holmes, CB Reggie Jones, OT Kevin Murphy, LB Corey Paredes, G Austin Pasztor, DE Nick Reed, C Quentin Saulsberry, TE Mickey Shuler and RB Jordan Todman.
August 25, 2012Waived G Bridger Buche, RB Derrick Coleman, G Grant Cook, LB Solomon Elimimian, DB Corey Gatewood, OT Levi Horn, DE Anthony Jacobs, WR Kamar Jorden, WR. A.J. Love, LB Tyler Nielsen, DE Ernest Owusu, DT Tydreke Powell, CB Chris Stroud, WR Kerry Taylor and WR Bryan Walters.
August 12, 2012Activated RB Adrian Peterson from the physically-unable-to-perform list.
August 6, 2012Signed WR A.J. Love. Placed WR Greg Childs on the waived-injured list.
August 4, 2012Signed G Bridger Buche. Waived WR A.J. Love.
August 3, 2012Signed G Grant Cook. Waived DE Eric Latimore.
July
DATETRANSACTION
July 30, 2012Signed DB Chris Stroud. Waived DB Nicholas Taylor.
July 27, 2012Placed RB Adrian Peterson on the active/physically-unable-to-perform list. Placed WR Stephen Burton and TE Mickey Shuler on the active/non-football injury list.
July 26, 2012Signed OT Matt Kalil.
July 25, 2012Signed CB Josh Robinson.
July 24, 2012Signed T Kevin Murphy. Waived T Darrion Weems.
June
DATETRANSACTION
June 28, 2012Signed DE Jeff Charleston. Waived DT Terrell Resonno.
June 5, 2012Signed WR A.J. Love.
June 4, 2012Signed CB Corey Gatewood.
June 1, 2012Signed DB Harrison Smith.
May
DATETRANSACTION
May 30, 2012Announced the retirement of CB Asher Allen.
May 23, 2012Signed TE Rhett Ellison.
May 22, 2012Signed WR Jarius Wright, WR Greg Childs, DB Robert Blanton, K Blair Walsh, LB Audie Cole and DT Trevor Guyton.
May 18, 2012Signed OT Levi Horn.
May 17, 2012Waived T Kevin Murphy and CB C.C. Whitlock.
May 16, 2012Signed DE Nick Reed. Waived DE Kevin Cyrille.
May 15, 2012Signed OT Kevin Murphy. Waived OT Jose Valdez.
May 14, 2012Signed G Tyler Holmes. Waived WR Kris Adams.
May 7, 2012Released K Ryan Longwell.
May 2, 2012Waived TE Daniel Hardy and G Butch Lewis.
May 1, 2012Waived TE Daniel Hardy and G Butch Lewis.
April
DATETRANSACTION
April 26, 2012Signed WR Jerome Simpson.
April 10, 2012Signed LB Marvin Mitchell.
March
DATETRANSACTION
March 28, 2012Re-signed WR Devin Aromashodu to a one-year contract.
March 27, 2012Re-signed LB Erin Henderson to a one-year contract. Signed CB Zack Bowman to a one-year contract.
March 21, 2012Re-signed DT Fred Evans. Signed RB Lex Hilliard. Released NT Remi Ayodele. Agreed to terms with OL Geoff Schwartz.
March 20, 2012Signed FB Jerome Felton.
March 14, 2012Signed TE John Carlson to a five-year contract.
March 13, 2012Signed TE John Carlson to a five-year contract.
March 10, 2012Released G Steve Hutchinson, G Anthony Herrera and CB Cedric Griffin.
January
DATETRANSACTION
January 31, 2012Signed LB Elimimian Solomon.
January 19, 2012Named Alan Williams defensive coordinator.
January 3, 2012Promoted Rick Spielman to general manager.
January 2, 2012Signed WR Kris Adams, G Chris DeGeare, DB Reggie Jones, G Butch Lewis, LB Tyrone McKenzie, TE Allen Reisner and WR Kerry Taylor to reserve-future contracts.