The Minnesota Vikings have informed Alexander Mattison that he will be released.  A year after moving on from Dalvin Cook, the Vikings have now moved on from last season’s Week 1 starter Mattison.

In 2023 offseason Mattison signed a two-year deal.  This was Mattison’s chance to become the bell-cow running back others thought he could be.  After, an underwhelming performance during the season and injury the Vikings turned to Ty Chandler.  The move saved Vikings $3.35 million, while creating $1.25 million in dead money against the salary cap.

Looks like the Vikings will move forward with Ty Chandler and most likely add another running back either via draft or a veteran through free agency.  As for Mattison this could be the last we hear of his fantasy relevance after being in Minnesota for 5 years.