Ex-Viking suspended by NFL
September 5th, 2009 – 11:16 PM by Judd ZulgadDefensive end Erasmus James, the second of the Vikings’ two first-round picks in 2005, has been indefinitely suspended by the NFL, according to ProFootballTalk.com. James is not currently with an NFL team.
No official reason has been given for the suspension but you can bet the Vikings are breathing another sigh of relief they were able to get rid of James.
The Vikings originally placed James on waivers in May 2008, but in a savvy move the transaction was made entering the Memorial Day weekend. There was no waiver wire on that Friday. The Washington Redskins decided they would give up a conditional seventh-round pick for James and thus Minnesota was able to get something for a guy who was no longer in their plans.
As for the first of those two opening-round picks for the Vikings in 2005, you probably don’t need to be reminded that Troy Williamson was selected seventh overall with a pick obtained in the trade that sent Randy Moss to the Oakland Raiders.
14 Responses to "Ex-Viking suspended by NFL"
great piece. thanks for the reminder of the terrible draft in ‘05
Troy is still playing . . . sounds like he has had a good camp and preseason with the Jags also.
Chip or Judd - any indication at all that the Vikes might pay special attention to any particular position on the waiver wire? They let some seemingly pretty good players go at most positions (Radovich, Herron, etc.)
Would a veteran DB or OL interest them at all?
Are they really satisfied with Tahi?
How serious is the Erin Henderson injury?
One would have to think, that with Tahi and Cook on the team, the Vikes are watching the waiver wire. Leastways, I would be.
Judd/Chip ~ Coach has a good question there…When do the Vikes have to post the “injury report” for the week for the league ??…
Just another quick one..How long is the time again before you can bring players back that were released for the practice squad ??…
Coach ~ Doesn’t seem like it would be nice just to see a “little” more muscle yet on the O-line ??…I mean I am happy with the players they have now..But they seem to be a player short to me ??…
Go Vikes !!!
I would like to see B.Grants questions answered as well…
Also, I am looking for a blog about lineman. I would like to hear from a blogger who know what they are watching and talking about who is impressive which units work well together and nuances they see during the NFL season. Has anyone heard or seen such a thing?
Judd/Chip,
You guys can probably lose the ESPN link over on the side of these blogs. I don’t think many of us Vikings fans have any interest in reading/seeing anymore of their stuff. 
It would seem to me like safety might be a place to look. The problem there, like with LB last year, is that the Vikes carry players that may be good special teamers (although the results haven’t actually borne that out over the last few years) but they aren’t all that good at their position. Compounded by only being able to activate 47 on game day, there can be a problem if a starter goes down. LB looks to be better but Safety not so much.
As to the comment on the last blog about #2 QB being important if Favre’s rotator cuff acts up, my point is that Favre won’t take himself out and Chili won’t take him out just because of poor play - whether it’s injury related or not. For him not to play it would have to be a major injury. Sprains, partial tears, early onset Alzhimers - none of that will keep him out.
… that is except for ESPN’s NFC North Blog. I have heard good things about that.
Judd/Chip ~ Did you ever finish your “fan blog” contest for the regular season yet ??…Or are you just letting that idea go ??…
Sage and T Jack should not put a lot of stock in who is number 2 or 3 at the QB position ??…Becuase one bad play (extra practice or not being number 2 QB) the odd man out will be backing Favre up the following week…
Go Vikes !!
gr8scot, Favre won’t take himself out if he’s hurting but I hope Chili does instead of letting a hurt Favre sink the season like he did last year in N.Y. Favre’s play has gone toward the end of the season for a while except for 2007.
Yeah, bleed, I think this team always needs to keep an eye out for upgrade in the OL. They seem pretty set in who they are going with, but depth is the key to a strong FB team. I assume there will be an attempt to get Radovich through to the practice squad. I am wondering… if Cooper was kept as the backup center, where does that leave Cook? The next cut if an addition is made?
Give Chili his due, though, this team is much deeper overall than it was 3 years ago.
Gr8, you’re right about Favre, but he is at the point where the odds for a season ending injury have increased. I think we all look forward to seeing what he can do with this offense, but Chili knows full well that what a team has at #2 is often the key to any season.
I’m gonna offer one point here. We may have pretty well maxed out the point of TJacks interception in the playoff game last year. Yeah it was bad, you could make a case that it cost us the game, etc. But I believe that the last pass Favre threw for the Packers had a similar result. I’m just saying that I am not sure we can define the man by that one play any more. He was trying to make a play and it didn’t work out. I’m not necessarily thrilled with his slow progress, but I do believe some is being made, enough that he can be a satisfactory #2 at this time.
Frankly there are numerous teams in worse shape than we are at QB 1, 2, and 3.
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