The Vikings have signed 32-year old DE Stylez G. White to a 1-year deal.  White played in all 16 games for the Buccaneers last year and he had 36 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 4 tackles for a loss and 2 forced fumbles.  He has now played in 63 games in his first four years in the NFL and he has 137 tackles, 24 sacks, 8 tackles for a loss, 2 fumble recoveries and 4 passes defensed.  This is a really solid signing for the Vikings as Stylez G. White is a good pass rusher.

UPDATE:  (9/3/2011) – The Vikings have released Stylez G. White.

The Vikings have signed 25-year old cornerback Tony Carter.  Carter played in 2 games for the Patriots last year and he had 1 tackle.  He has now played in 4 games in his first two years in the NFL and he has 4 tackles, 1 fumble recovery and 1 pass defensed.  Carter is going to have to make the team on special teams before he gets a whiff of playing defense.

UPDATE:  (9/3/2011) – The Vikings have released Tony Carter.

The Vikings have signed 27-year old G/T Charlie Johnson.  Johnson played in 15 games (all starts) for the Colts last year.  He has now played in 73 games (54 starts) in his first five years in the NFL.  This can’t possibly make Peyton Manning happy in Indy but Donovan McNabb is probably sleeping a little easier tonight.  The Vikings will likely start Johnson at one of the guard slots in 2011.

The Vikings have signed 29-year old WR Michael Jenkins to a 3-year deal.  Jenkins played in 11 games (9 starts) for the Falcons last year and he caught 41 passes for 505 yards (12.3 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  He has now played in 103 games (64 starts) in his first 7 years in the NFL and he has caught 276 passes for 3,512 yards (12.7 avg) with 20 TD grabs.  Jenkins is a decent #2 or #3 WR, so I like this signing for the Vikings.

The Vikings have signed 28-year old DT Remi Ayodele.  Ayodele played in all 16 games for the Saints last year and he had 37 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble and 1 pass defensed.  He has now played in 44 games in his first four years in the NFL and he has 75 tackles, 5 tackles for a loss, 2.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery and 1 pass defensed.  Ayodele will likely be thrown right into the fire for the Vikings as they try to rebuild the interior of the D-Line.

The Vikings have signed 27-year old WR Devin Aromashodu to a 1-year deal.  Aromashodu played in 14 games (2 starts) for the Bears last year and he caught 10 passes for 149 yards (14.9 avg).  He has now played in 30 games (5 starts) in his first three years in the NFL and he has caught 41 passes for 543 yards (13.2 avg) with 4 TD grabs.  This was a solid signing for the Vikings as Aromashodu will be a nice fit as a #3 or #4 WR for them in 2011.

The Vikings have signed 25-year old QB Rhett Bomar off the New York Giants’ practice squad.  Bomar is a big, strong guy at 6’2″, 225 pounds and he will serve as the Vikings’ #3 QB this week.  The Vikings hope to not have to use him against the Eagles because it’s going to be hard for him to pick up the Vikings’ playbook that quickly.  Bomar will likely be auditioning for a job for 2011 with the Vikings the last couple of weeks of 2010.

With Brett Favre and Tarvaris Jackson both hurting the Vikings have signed 31-year old QB Patrick Ramsey.  Ramsey last played in a regular season game in 2008 for the Broncos.  Ramsey has played in 37 games for the Vikings and he has completed 511 of 913 passes (56%) for 5,930 yards with 35 TD passes and 30 INTs (74.9 QB Rating).  Ramsey has also carried the ball 47 times for 89 yards (1.9 ypc) with 2 TD runs in his career so far.  Ramsey might be backing up rookie Joe Webb next Monday Night against the Bears if Favre and Jackson are unable to go.

The Vikings have signed 26-year old RB Lorenzo Booker.  Booker last played in the NFL with the Eagles in 2008.  He has played in 17 games in his NFL career and he has carried the ball 48 times for 178 yards (3.7 ypc) and he also also caught 34 passes for 248 yards (7.3 avg).  Booker was signed for depth in the backfield with Adrian Peterson a tad banged up.

The Vikings have signed 29-year old cornerback Frank Walker.  Walker played in 14 games for the Ravens last season and he had 16 tackles, 4 passes defensed and 1 interception.  He has now played in 82 games in his 7 years in the NFL and he has 134 tackles, 25 passes defensed, 3 forced fumbles and 7 interceptions (one returned for a TD).  With the injury to Cedric Griffin the Vikings needed to add depth in the secondary and Walker should provide that.