52 days until Vikings season opener: Every player to wear No. 52
It’s the final countdown…
Well, sort of.
The Minnesota Vikings will kick off their 2023 regular season in 53 days at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sept. 10.
From now until then, we will take a trip down memory lane and count each day by revisiting the players that have worn that specific jersey number.
Sheldon Day currently wears No. 52, but Chad Greenway headlines the list, wearing the number for close to a decade.
With 52 days until kickoff, here’s a look at every player to wear No. 52 with the Vikings (via Pro Football Reference):
DT Sheldon Day (2022-Present)
OC Mason Cole (2021-2022)
EDGE Eddie Yarbrough (2019-2020)
LB Chad Greenway (2007-2016)
LB Keith Newman (2004-2005)
LB Henri Crockett (2002-2003)
LOLB Kailee Wong (1998-2001)
MLB Richard Brown (1994-1996)
LB Bruce Holmes (1993)
LB David Bavaro (1992)
LB William Kirksey (1990)
OC Randy Rasmussen (1987-1988)
LB Jim Dick (1987)
LB Dennis Johnson (1980-1985)
Joe Harris (1979)
LB Ron Porter (1973)
LB Noel Jenke (1971)
LB Mike Reilly (1969)
LB Paul Faust (1967)
LB Bill Swain (1964)
OC Bill Lapham (1961)
