Vikings Designate Gabriel Murphy to Return to Practice, Make Several Other Moves

Christopher Gates has been the lead writer at The Daily Norseman since the site launched in July of 2006, covering the Minnesota Vikings day in and day out.

After not making any moves at Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline, the Minnesota Vikings found themselves busy on Wednesday morning, as they’ve made a handful of roster moves.

Perhaps the biggest of these moves was the designation of edge defender Gabriel Murphy to return to practice. Murphy was a much-heralded UDFA out of UCLA who was graded as a mid-round pick by many but wound up getting placed on injured reserve by the Vikings during their final cutdown. This opens his 21-day window to be placed on the active roster, meaning the Vikings have…