Vikings elevate Luke Stocker, Kenny Willekes to active roster

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesLeading up to their Sunday Night Football matchup against the Dallas Cowboys, the Minnesota Vikings have made a pair of roster moves.

The team has announced that they have elevated tight end Luke Stocker and defensive end Kenny Willekes to the active roster ahead of Sunday’s contest.

This will be the second elevation to the active roster for Stocker, who was signed in the week leading up to the Vikings’ victory over the Carolina Panthers before the bye week. Because this is his second elevation, he will only be able to be “elevated” going forward as a COVID-19 replacement. With Ben Ellefson going on IR this week and being set to miss two…