Vikings cut 22 players

There were few surprises among the 22 players the Vikings cut in yesterday's league-wide reduction to 53 players:

In addition to veteran quarterbacks Mike McMahon and J.T. O'Sullivan, the Vikings released 19 more players, including guard Chris Liwienski and safety Willie Offord, and traded guard Adam Goldberg to St. Louis.

The Vikings also officially announced the signing of wide receiver Todd Pinkston, who agreed to terms Friday on a one-year contract, and placed cornerback Dovonte Edwards on season-ending injured reserve.

Edwards, the team's third cornerback and No. 1 nickel back, broke his right arm in Thursday night's 10-10 tie at Dallas and was expected to miss six weeks.

Among the other players released were Dustin Fox (3rd round draft pick in the 2005 draft), Rod Davis (LB), Richard Angulo (TE), Ryan Hoag (WR), Kevin Kasper (WR), Tony Beckham (CB), and Adimchinobe Echemandu (RB).

The Vikings are reported to be scouring the lists of players released by other teams for cornerbacks, running backs, and linebackers. The depth at wide receiver was improved by Friday's signing of Todd Pinkston (who played under coach Brad Childress at Philadelphia).