Vikings activate G Pat Elflein. . .and then waive him

Photo by Rob Leiter via Getty ImagesUpon designating him to return from injured reserve a few weeks ago, the Minnesota Vikings opened up a 21-day window to either bring guard Pat Elflein back to the active roster or let him go back on injured reserve, ending his season. That window was set to close this week, so on Friday the Vikings did, in fact, activate him.

And today they have, in fact, waived him.

Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network is reporting that Elflein has been waived by the Vikings in a pretty surprising move.

Source: The #Vikings have released G Pat Elflein. The veteran now goes on waivers. Just off IR, he’s healthy now and this gives him the opportunity to get some real playing time…