T.Y. McGill posted 3 1⁄2 sacks in the Vikings' first two preseason games. He sprained his right ankle in their third preseason game in Denver on Saturday night.
On Monday, as the Vikings began the process of reducing their active roster to 53 players before Tuesday's 3 p.m. deadline, McGill became one of the first players to lose his spot on the team.
According to a source with knowledge of the situation, the Vikings released the journeyman defensive lineman on Monday, parting ways with the 29-year-old who'd made Minnesota his ninth team in eight seasons.