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MINNEAPOLIS — The competiveness of the NFL leaves little room for sentiment Josh Allen Jersey , not even for the most accomplished, respected or trusted players.Brian Robison and Terence Newman were the latest reminders of that, left off the regular-season roster by the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday when the deadline for reaching the 53-player limit arrived.The Vikings released Robison before his 12th season with the team was to begin. Then, they announced that Newman will retire and immediately join the coaching staff — three days before his 40th birthday.Robison, who’s tied for ninth in Vikings history with 60 career sacks, was the longest-tenured player on the team. Drafted in the fourth round in 2007, he spent six of his 11 years with the Vikings as a full-time starter. Danielle Hunter moved ahead of him on the depth chart in 2017, and for the second straight offseason Robison took a pay cut to return in 2018.With Stephen Weatherly (third year) and Tashawn Bower (second year) performing well in the preseason as backups to Hunter and Everson Griffen, Robison’s adjusted $1.1 million salary was still too much for the Vikings to carry considering the 35-year-old’s reduced role.“This one hurts http://www.jaguarscheapstore.com/jawaan-taylor-jersey-cheap , but it’s not goodbye,” Robison wrote in a thank-you message on his Twitter account . “More like see you later.”The Vikings felt strongly enough about Robison that they included statements from owners Zygi and Mark Wilf, general manager Rick Spielman and head coach Mike Zimmer in their announcement of his release.“Brian has been one of the best leaders I’ve seen in my career, and I’m happy I got the opportunity to coach him,” Zimmer said. “He’s been such a great player for us and an even better help building the kind of culture we want with this team.”Newman joined the Vikings in 2015, reuniting with Zimmer after playing for him with Dallas (four seasons) and Cincinnati (two seasons) when Zimmer was the defensive coordinator for those teams. The fifth overall pick in the 2003 draft, Newman has 42 career interceptions, which was the most among active players following the retirement this spring of DeAngelo Hall. With Newman’s announcement, Carolina’s Julius Peppers (age 38) becomes the oldest defensive player in the league.The Vikings said they’d provide more details on Newman’s role on the coaching staff in the near future. In addition to serving as a valuable mentor to starters Xavier Rhodes and Trae Waynes Josh Oliver Jersey , Newman stepped in capably in the slot as the nickel cornerback when Mackensie Alexander struggled. The Vikings drafted Mike Hughes in the first round, though, giving them plenty of depth.Robison and Newman were the only two players older than 30 on the roster. Strong safety Andrew Sendejo (Sept. 9), cornerback/punt returner Marcus Sherels (Sept. 30) and Griffen (Dec. 22) will turn 31 during the season.The Vikings cut seven wide receivers this weekend, including Chad Beebe, Cayleb Jones and Kendall Wright. Beebe, the son of former Buffalo folk hero Don Beebe, had a standout preseason but was out of action with an injury this week. Jones was charged with domestic assault and two other crimes this week for allegedly shoving his girlfriend during an argument at a hotel. Wright has 339 career catches, after playing his first five seasons in the NFL with Tennessee and last year for Chicago.The fifth and final wide receiver spot on the team went to Brandon Zylstra http://www.jaguarscheapstore.com/quincy-williams-ii-jersey-cheap , a native of Spicer, Minnesota, who played at NCAA Division III Concordia College and played the last two seasons in the CFL.The Vikings placed backup linebacker and special teams contributor Kentrell Brothers on the suspended list, for a previously announced punishment from the NFL for violating the performance-enhancing substances policy.Center Pat Elflein was removed from the physically unable to perform list after being held out for the entire preseason following offseason ankle and shoulder surgeries. If he’s not cleared to play in the season opener on Sept. 9 against San Francisco, either Brett Jones or Danny Isidora will play center. Cornelius Edison, who spent much of training camp as the first team center, was among the players released.VIKINGS ROSTER MOVESReleasedG Josh Andrews (Injured)WR Jeff BadetWR Chad BeebeTE Blake BellRB Mack Brown (Injured)LB Reshard CliettDT Curtis CothranLB Garret DooleyC Cornelius EdisonG Colby GossettTE Tyler HoppesCB Craig James (Injured)WR Tavarres King (Injured)S Tray Matthews (Injured)T Storm NortonDE Ifeadi OdenigboCB Horace Richardson (Injured)S Jack TochoWR Kendall WrightDE Jonathan WynnPlaced on Reserve/RetiredCB Terence NewmanPlaced on Reserve/SuspendedLB Kentrell BrothersActivated from Physically Unable to PerformC Pat Elflein The Chargers were big favorites heading into Sunday’s game against the Bengals and they were up 14-3 early in the game, but they had to sweat out some tight moments down the stretch before celebrating their 10th win of the season.Joe Mixon scored from one yard out to cut Los Angeles’ lead to 23-21 with 1:50 left to play in the game, but Jeff Driskel was sacked on the two-point conversion.The Bengals have not converted a two-point play since 2015 and missed another in the first half when they were trailing 14-12 after a John Ross touchdownThe ensuing onside kick gave the Chargers a short field they used to extend the lead to 26-21 after working the clock down to 49 second and forcing the Bengals to use their remaining timeouts. A sack by Uchenna Nwosu on Cincinnati’s second play after the kickoff put the final nail in the coffin for the Bengals.The Chiefs survived a close call of their own on Sunday and that sends both AFC West teams into Thursday’s game off of wins. That means that the Chargers can match the Chiefs’ record if they beat Kansas City at Arrowhead Stadium.Doing so will take a sharper effort and the team may be doubly shorthanded at running back. Melvin Gordon missed his second straight game on Sunday and Austin Ekeler was injured on the onside kick at the end of the game. He was able to walk off the field under his own power Ryquell Armstead Jersey , though.Ekeler had a strong start and scored the touchdown that put the Chargers up 14-3 one play into the second quarter, but the Bengals defense were able to thwart much of what the home side tried the rest of the way. The Chargers had 150 yards on their first two drives, but picked up just 138 the rest of the way as the Bengals found their way back into the game.They couldn’t find a win, however, and that means they’ve lost five straight games after opening the year with a 5-3 record. It remains to be seen what that turnaround will mean for head coach Marvin Lewis, but it isn’t going to win him too many platitudes from Bengals fans.