Judd Zulgad of the Star Tribune reports the Minnesota Vikings received a 5th-round selection (167th overall) as a compensatory pick in next month’s draft. The compensatory picks are awarded to teams who lose more or better compensatory free agents than they acquired the previous season. The pick was for losing center Matt Birk last year [...]
Former Minnesota Vikings’ guard/tackle Artis Hicks agreed to a three-year deal Saturday with the Washington Redskins, according to Mike Florio (Pro Football Talk). Judd Zulgad (Star Tribune) reports the maximum value of the deal is $9 million, according to sources. Zulgad said he will compete for the starting right guard spot. Hicks was reportedly in [...]
Chip Scoggins (Star Tribune) via Twitter reports Minnesota Vikings’ unrestricted free-agent tackle/guard Artis Hicks is scheduled to visit Washington, Arizona and Detroit the next few days. Minnesota Sports Zone’s Take: Hicks will be visiting three teams who have offensive lines with holes in them. Hicks is bound to get a starting opportunity with at least [...]
Minnesota Vikings’ quarterback Brett Favre said during the post-game conference that coach Brad Childress tried to bench him during the third quarter when the Vikings were up 7-6. “I was getting hit a little bit….. I felt the pressure on a lot of plays,” Favre said. “Brad wanted to go in a different direction and [...]
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 [...]
Sean Jensen (Pioneer Press) reports Minnesota Vikings’ offensive lineman Artis Hicks was fined $5,000 by the NFL for what was explained as a cheap shot on St. Louis Rams’ defensive tackle Gary Gibson on a play in the third quarter of last week’s game. Hicks started in place for offensive tackle Phil Loadholt, who was [...]
The Minnesota Vikings agreed to terms with second-round pick tackle Phil Loadholt. The terms of the contract were not yet announced. The signing was announced on Vikings.com. Loadholt is expected to battle with tackles Ryan Cook and Artis Hicks for the starting right tackle job. The rookie appears to be the favorite heading into training [...]
Mike Wobschall (Vikings.com Blog) predicts for tackle Phil Loadholt to “run with the 1st team early in camp, and perhaps not ever relinquish those duties“. Loadholt is expected to battle with veteran tackles Ryan Cook and Artis Hicks throughout training camp and through pre-season for the starting right tackle position. Cook and Hicks split time [...]
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