Vikings to release P Jordan Berry

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty ImagesEarlier this week, Minnesota Vikings special teams coordinator Matt Daniels declared that Saturday night’s preseason finale against the Denver Broncos would be a “punt off” between incumbent Jordan Berry and rookie Ryan Wright.

It appears that’s no longer happening.

Darren Wolfson of KSTP in Minneapolis is reporting that the Vikings are releasing Berry today, meaning that Wright has officially won the punting job as things stand right now.

Wolfson is also reporting that the Vikings have signed cornerback Tye Smith, who was part of their cuts to get down from 90 players to 85 a couple of weeks ago, and that they have reached an injury settlement with…