Vikings place Boyd on injured reserve, activate Fields II

The Minnesota Vikings placed cornerback Kris Boyd on injured reserve and activated cornerback Mark Fields II from IR on Tuesday.

Additionally, the Vikings signed safety Curtis Riley to the practice squad and released practice squad kicker Tristan Vizcaino.

Boyd, a 2019 seventh-round pick by Minnesota, has appeared in 10 games this season, making five starts at cornerback. He’s logged 34 tackles, one tackle for loss, two pass deflections and one forced fumble. Boyd did not play a single defensive snap during the Vikings’ 24-16 loss to Tampa Bay on Sunday.

Fields played 20 defensive snaps during Minnesota’s 28-22 victory over Green Bay and tallied one tackle before leaving with a punctured lung. He was placed on injured reserve shortly afterwards. Fields also played two special-teams snaps against Tennessee in Week 3.

The Vikings signed Vizcaino after kicker Chase McLaughlin was signed by Jacksonville from Minnesota’s practice squad. The former University of Washington kicker nailed 94.1% of extra-point attempts (48 of 51) and 63.2% (12 of 19) of field-goal attempts as a senior in 2017.

Minnesota (6-7) will battle Chicago (6-7) at 12 p.m. Sunday.