The Minnesota Vikings announced they officially signed running back Lorenzo Booker and placed running back Albert Young on waivers/injured list. Young clarified via Twitter soon after that he was placed on the injured reserve. The team also announced they also waived center Adrian Martinez from the practice squad and and replaced him by adding quarterback [...]
The Minnesota Vikings signed UFL running back Lorenzo Booker from the Hartford Colonials, coach Leslie Frazier said Monday. Booker, a former NFL running back with Miami and Philadelphia, is expected to contribute immediately. “I’m hoping that he can help us now and on third-down situations,” Frazier said. “I think he can be a plus for [...]
Ever since losing running back Chester Taylor in free-agency, Minnesota Vikings fans have been wondering who the primary backup running back would be behind star running back Adrian Peterson. Answer: There is not primary backup to “All Day” Peterson. Running backs Albert Young and rookie Toby Gerhart has seen a lot of playing time during the [...]
The Minnesota Vikings have a lock for the starting running back position in Adrian Peterson, but the roles behind Peterson is big question mark. According to Judd Zulgad of the Star Tribune, running back Albert Young is having a great training camp and is in position to be second on the depth chart. Zulgad believes Young could [...]
The Minnesota Vikings announced they agreed to a deal with free-agent running back Ryan Moats Tuesday. Moats, 27, had his best season last year with the Houston Texans with an increased workload especially when Texans’ starter running back Steve Slaton went down with an injury late in the season. Moats averaged 3.9 yards on 101 [...]
The Minnesota Vikings’ starters will not play in the last preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys, according to head coach Brad Childress. Teams typically rest their starters for the last preseason game, and it would be surprising if they do play. Based on the comments quarterback Brett Favre made after the Houston Texans’ game, the [...]
The Minnesota Vikings have waived running back Kahlil Bell, according to the team’s website. Bell was a rookie free agent from UCLA, but missed most of training camp because of an ankle sprain. With the solid production from reserve running back’s Ian Johnson and Albert Young in the preseason opener, Bell would have stiff competition [...]
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