Vikings Will Be Healthy Heading Into Divisional Round
Chip Scoggins (Star Tribune) said via Twitter that all Minnesota Vikings’ players are accounted for at the start of practice Thursday. The extra week off during the Wild Card round definitely provided the Vikings an advantage for a team filled with veterans. Cornerback Antoine Winfield, tight end Visanthe Shiancoe, defensive tackle Pat Williams and guard’s [...]
Winfield To Play More Sunday
The Associated Press reports the Minnesota Vikings plan on using cornerback Antoine Winfield more on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys after putting him in a limited role in the regular season finale. In the regular season finale, he played a lot of short-down situations and even subbed out in situations that called for a possible [...]
Winfield To Play Short-Yardage Situations?
Minnesota Vikings’ cornerback told Rachel Nichols (ESPN) that he will be playing short-yardage situations Sunday against the New York Giants. This information came through Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk). We figured to give him credit for catching Nichols’ report. What is not clear is if short-yard situations means “running situations,” or if it means “goal-line” situations. It [...]
Winfield To Have Limited Role?
Judd Zulgad (Star Tribune) reports the Minnesota Vikings could be planning on playing cornerback Antoine Winfield in a limited role on defense. Although nobody on the Vikings’ organization has gone out and said he will be limited in his playing time, comments from Winfield and defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier suggests his role may change for [...]
McKinnie Was Benched In Carolina Game; Coach Takes Some Blame
Minnesota Vikings’ left tackle Bryant McKinnie was benched in Sunday night’s game against the Carolina Panthers, coach Brad Childress confirmed after the game. Panthers’ defensive end Julius Peppers had his way all night, rushing quarterback Brett Favre with ease. Reserve lineman Artis Hicks replaced McKinnie in the game, but didn’t play any better against the [...]
Brinkley Solid In His First NFL Start
Minnesota Vikings’ middle linebacker Jasper Brinkley had a solid game in his first NFL start, finishing with three tackles against the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday. Brinkley was a split second late on a few run plays that could have resulted in negative run plays for the Bengals’ offense. Brinkley played mainly in run-defense and was off [...]
Winfield To Play Against The Bengals?
Steve Wyche (NFL.com) and Chris Mortensen (ESPN.com) reports Minnesota Vikings’ cornerback Antoine Winfield could return to play this week against the Cincinatti Bengals. “Hear it’s looking good for Antoine Winfield to finally return this week,” Mortensen said on Thursday via Twitter. Wyche said in his blog that a league source told him Winfield could return [...]
Winfield Not Expected To Play Against The Lions
Minnesota Vikings’ cornerback Antoine Winfield is not expected to play this Sunday against the Detroit Lions, while the team is eying his return for week 11, according to various Internet sources. This is not exactly new news to us. We predicted that Winfield would sit out against the Lions because of his importance to the [...]
Winfield Returns To Practice
Mike Wobschall (Vikings.com Blog) reports Minnesota Vikings’ cornerback Antoine Winfield returned to practice during the portion of practice not open to the media and moved around on his injured foot. The Star Tribune and Pioneer Press wrote blogs and made Twitter updates regarding Winfield’s absence from the practice field at the start of practice Monday. [...]
Winfield Out For A Month? … Or More
Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) reports Minnesota Vikings’ cornerback Antoine Winfield could be out for a month. Florio’s report stated that ESPN’s Adam Schefter said during the Sunday morning SportsCenter that Winfield arrived in Pittsburgh still wearing a walking boot. The Vikings listed Winfield as inactive for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game. Cornerback Benny Sapp is expected to [...]
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