Post by 69vikefan on Aug 11, 2019 17:24:53 GMT -6
The former Golden Gopher comes back home
By Christopher Gates on August 11, 2019 11:29 am
Nate Wozniak wonβt be doing this for the Vikings Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images
On Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings made a move to shuffle some things around on the offensive line. The team has a pair of tackles that are dealing with injury issues, so theyβve added one to the mix.
The Vikings have signed former Minnesota Golden Gopher tight end Nate Wozniak, who has converted to offensive tackle. In order to make room for him on the roster, the team has waived guard Tyler Catalina, who they claimed on waivers last week.
Wozniak is a big olβ dude, measuring in at 6β10β and 300 pounds. He went undrafted in 2018, and signed with the New Orleans Saints, who shifted him to offensive tackle. He spent the 2018 season on the Saintsβ practice squad, but was waived by New Orleans this past Wednesday.
The Vikings are currently dealing with injuries to tackles Aviante Collins and Brian OβNeill, both of whom sat out the Vikingsβ preseason opener on Friday. Mike Zimmer has said that both players face βshort-termβ recoveries, and bringing in Wozniak for some preseason action gives them the ability to be a little more cautious with those as the preseason goes on. And who knows. . .maybe the Vikings will see enough in Wozniak to keep him as a practice squad player or something themselves.
Welcome (back) to Minnesota, Nate Wozniak!
By Christopher Gates on August 11, 2019 11:29 am
Nate Wozniak wonβt be doing this for the Vikings Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images
On Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings made a move to shuffle some things around on the offensive line. The team has a pair of tackles that are dealing with injury issues, so theyβve added one to the mix.
The Vikings have signed former Minnesota Golden Gopher tight end Nate Wozniak, who has converted to offensive tackle. In order to make room for him on the roster, the team has waived guard Tyler Catalina, who they claimed on waivers last week.
Wozniak is a big olβ dude, measuring in at 6β10β and 300 pounds. He went undrafted in 2018, and signed with the New Orleans Saints, who shifted him to offensive tackle. He spent the 2018 season on the Saintsβ practice squad, but was waived by New Orleans this past Wednesday.
The Vikings are currently dealing with injuries to tackles Aviante Collins and Brian OβNeill, both of whom sat out the Vikingsβ preseason opener on Friday. Mike Zimmer has said that both players face βshort-termβ recoveries, and bringing in Wozniak for some preseason action gives them the ability to be a little more cautious with those as the preseason goes on. And who knows. . .maybe the Vikings will see enough in Wozniak to keep him as a practice squad player or something themselves.
Welcome (back) to Minnesota, Nate Wozniak!
He's taller than Ed "Too Tall" Jones who played for the Cowboys.