NASHVILLE — How is Vikings quarterback Max Brosmer planning to distract himself until roster cuts are done Tuesday?
“Best [fair] in the country,” the former Gophers QB from Georgia said Friday night. “I’m gonna bring some guys who haven’t been to the Minnesota State Fair. That will be good for us to kind of get our minds off of it a little bit. The rest isn’t in our hands anymore.”
For Brosmer and his teammates, particularly those young and undrafted like himself, distraction is just about all they can do in the four days between their preseason finale loss to the Titans and the 3 p.m. Tuesday deadline for roster cuts.
For Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell and General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, there’s no time for deep-fried food and carnival rides.
Cutting a 91-man roster to 53 is no simple task and ends for many talented players with a conversation O’Connell himself knows too well from his own playing days. He sees those conversations as his job, as difficult as they can be.
“It’s my obligation to make sure they not only get the well-deserved time from hearing from me and how much I appreciate them, but also some of the best conversations I had in my football journey were during some of those tough moments where a coach took the time to tell me how I can improve, things I did well, things I need to really work on and focus on‚” O’Connell said.
Brosmer is one of several players with interesting cases for the Vikings to consider in their decision-making.
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