Vikings switch punters, releasing Jordan Berry and keeping Ryan Wright

Vikings punter Jordan Berry (3) celebrated his punt to the one yard line in the fourth quarter as the Minnesota Vikings took on the Seattle Seahawks at U.S. Bank Stadium, Sunday, September 26, 2021.Vikings coaches tracked the performance — distance, hangtime and direction — on every punt in practice and preseason games this summer between Jordan Berry and Ryan Wright.

On Thursday, the team released Berry, the eighth-year veteran and incumbent starter, and kept Wright, an undrafted rookie out of Tulane. For the third straight season, the Vikings will have a new punter and a new holder on field goals.

"We're charting every single punt," special teams coordinator Matt Daniels said this month.…