Minnesota Vikings Transactions 2012

December
DATETRANSACTION
26 December 2012Signed TE Chase Ford to the practice squad.
22 December 2012Waived TE Allen Reisner and G Mark Asper. Activated CB Chris Cook from injured reserve. Signed DE George Johnson from the practice squad.
10 December 2012Signed TE LaMark Brown to the practice squad.
7 December 2012Signed OT Troy Kropog from the practice squad.
5 December 2012Placed WR Percy Harvin on injured reserve.
November
DATETRANSACTION
27 November 2012Signed RB Jordan Todman from the practice squad and RB Joe Banyard to the practice squad.
21 November 2012Named Jonathan Wilf vice president of strategic planning and business initiatives.
9 November 2012Released DE Ernest Owusu from the practice squad. Signed DE George Johnson to the practice squad.
7 November 2012Signed DE Ernest Owusu to the practice squad.
3 November 2012Signed TE Allen Reisner.
October
DATETRANSACTION
29 October 2012Signed G Tyler Holmes to the practice squad. Waived DE Ernest Owusu from the practice squad.
26 October 2012Placed CB Chris Cook on the injured reserve/return list.
23 October 2012Released G Tyler Holmes from the practice squad. Signed DE Ernest Owusu to the practice squad.
20 October 2012Signed G Tyler Holmes from the practice squad. Released DE Ernest Owusu from the practice squad.
11 October 2012Signed DE Ernest Owusu to the practice squad. Waived G Tyler Holmes from the practice squad.
5 October 2012Signed G Tyler Holmes to the practice squad. Waived DE Ernest Owusu from the practice squad.
September
DATETRANSACTION
29 September 2012Signed TE Allen Reisner to the practice squad. Waived G Tyler Holmes from the practice squad.
27 September 2012Released TE Allen Reisner.
18 September 2012Released WR Tori Gurley. Signed T Troy Kropog to the practice squad.
3 September 2012Signed OL Kevin Murphy, DL Ernest Owusu, WR Tori Gurley and WR Chris Summers to the practice squad.
1 September 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
31 August 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.
25 August 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.
12 August 2012Activated RB Adrian Peterson from the physically-unable-to-perform list.
6 August 2012Signed WR A.J. Love. Placed WR Greg Childs on the waived-injured list.
4 August 2012Signed G Bridger Buche. Waived WR A.J. Love.
3 August 2012Signed G Grant Cook. Waived DE Eric Latimore.
July
DATETRANSACTION
30 July 2012Signed DB Chris Stroud. Waived DB Nicholas Taylor.
27 July 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.
26 July 2012Signed OT Matt Kalil.
25 July 2012Signed CB Josh Robinson.
24 July 2012Signed T Kevin Murphy. Waived T Darrion Weems.
June
DATETRANSACTION
28 June 2012Signed DE Jeff Charleston. Waived DT Terrell Resonno.
5 June 2012Signed WR A.J. Love.
4 June 2012Signed CB Corey Gatewood.
1 June 2012Signed DB Harrison Smith.
May
DATETRANSACTION
30 May 2012Announced the retirement of CB Asher Allen.
23 May 2012Signed TE Rhett Ellison.
22 May 2012Signed WR Jarius Wright, WR Greg Childs, DB Robert Blanton, K Blair Walsh, LB Audie Cole and DT Trevor Guyton.
18 May 2012Signed OT Levi Horn.
17 May 2012Waived T Kevin Murphy and CB C.C. Whitlock.
16 May 2012Signed DE Nick Reed. Waived DE Kevin Cyrille.
15 May 2012Signed OT Kevin Murphy. Waived OT Jose Valdez.
14 May 2012Signed G Tyler Holmes. Waived WR Kris Adams.
7 May 2012Released K Ryan Longwell.
2 May 2012Waived TE Daniel Hardy and G Butch Lewis.
1 May 2012Waived TE Daniel Hardy and G Butch Lewis.
April
DATETRANSACTION
26 April 2012Signed WR Jerome Simpson.
10 April 2012Signed LB Marvin Mitchell.
March
DATETRANSACTION
28 March 2012Re-signed WR Devin Aromashodu to a one-year contract.
27 March 2012Re-signed LB Erin Henderson to a one-year contract. Signed CB Zack Bowman to a one-year contract.
21 March 2012Re-signed DT Fred Evans. Signed RB Lex Hilliard. Released NT Remi Ayodele. Agreed to terms with OL Geoff Schwartz.
20 March 2012Signed FB Jerome Felton.
14 March 2012Signed TE John Carlson to a five-year contract.
13 March 2012Signed TE John Carlson to a five-year contract.
10 March 2012Released G Steve Hutchinson, G Anthony Herrera and CB Cedric Griffin.
January
DATETRANSACTION
31 January 2012Signed LB Elimimian Solomon.
19 January 2012Named Alan Williams defensive coordinator.
3 January 2012Promoted Rick Spielman to general manager.
2 January 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.