To make room for Sheldon Richardson, Vikings waive P Zach Von Rosenberg

The Vikings’ interior defensive line has gotten more interesting this week. The team agreed to terms with Sheldon Richardson this week and Richardson was present for mandatory minicamp today.

Although, the tradeoff there is that the punter competition got a lot less interesting. Minnesota waived punter Zach Von Rosenberg to make space for Richardson on the 90-man roster.

Von Rosenberg, who is 30 years old, signed with the team as an undrafted free agent out of LSU. That leaves Britton Colquitt as the only punter currently on the roster.

Minnesota restructured with Colquitt this offseason after a bit of a down year. Maybe if he doesn’t punt well in camp, the Vikings will bring someone else in, but as of now, it appears as if Colquitt will be the team’s punter for 2021.

For Richardson and the Vikings, this a reunion. Minnesota gets a penetrating three-technique player in Richardson, which is a good stylistic fit for a team with Dalvin Tomlinson and Michael Pierce already up front.