Vikings add former Minnesota State Mankato guard Chris Reed on two-year deal
The Vikings have added another former Minnesota State Mankato player to the roster.
The team agreed to a two-year deal Friday with free-agent guard Chris Reed, a college teammate of Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen. Thielen tweeted his approval of the move by writing, “Skol Mavs!! Letsssss gooooo.”
The 6–foot-5, 300-pound Reed, who can play center in addition to both guard spots, will provide depth in the interior of the offensive line. He is entering his seventh NFL season, and has started 29 of the 61 games he has played with Jacksonville, Carolina, Miami and Indianapolis. He started all 14 of the games he played in 2020 with the Panthers and six of the 14 he played in 2021 with the Colts.
A source said the Colts had an interest in re-signing Reed but that a desire to return to Minnesota played a role in his decision. His wife Anna is from Rochester.
Reed, 29, is a native of Omaha, Neb, and played with the Mavericks from 2010-12 with Thielen. Reed was undrafted in 2015 before signing with Jacksonville, two years after Thielen was undrafted and signed with the Vikings. Reed then spent 2015 on the Jaguars’ practice squad before making the roster in 2016.
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