McKinnie apparently has been cut

Bryant McKinnie set out a tweet Tuesday afternoon that "it's been fun."

According to several sources, the Minnesota Vikings have released the 10-year left tackle, who showed up at training camp looking far heavier than 335 pounds, his weight listed on the roster.

McKinnie had been placed on the non-football injury list, meaning he couldn't participate in team practices but could work out on the side with a trainer. He'd been doing conditioning drills and lifting weights with guard Anthony Herrera, who is rehabbing from knee surgery, for the last two days.

Coach Leslie Frazier had been tight-lipped when talking about McKinnie, never giving the media any reason why McKinnie wasn't practicing with the team.

McKinnie played in 132 games over nine seasons, all with the Vikings, and was voted to the Pro Bowl in 2009. He was the team's first-round draft choice in 2002.

He was already deleted from the team's web site by early Tuesday afternoon, before the team made an announcement.

This move became a possibility when the team signed tackle Charlie Johnson, who had played in 74 games and started 54 over the last five seasons at Indianapolis. Coach Leslie Frazier said that he liked Johnson's versatility at tackle or guard, though it looks like he'll now be penciled in at tackle.