Vikings place Fields II on IR, sign Mata’afa and Mabin to active roster

The Minnesota Vikings have placed cornerback Mark Fields II on injured reserve.

Fields suffered a punctured lung in the game against the Green Bay Packers and will be out for a few weeks.

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Minnesota has also signed defensive lineman Hercules Mata’afa to the active roster from its practice squad and cornerback Dylan Mabin from the Las Vegas Raiders’ practice squad.

Mata’afa is in his third season with the Vikings and has three tackles this season. Mabin joined the Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2019 and spent most of the season on their practice squad.  The 6-foot-1 Mabin played eight special teams snaps in the Raiders’ Week 7 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.