The immediate and long-term future of the Vikings secondary is in question heading into the bye week. There is talk that cornerback Asher Allen could replace cornerback Cedric Griffin in the starting lineup when Minnesota plays their next game at Green Bay. Griffin, who had two separate major knee surgeries in the past two seasons, is not quite the same player [...]
As expected, Husain Abdullah is named the starter at strong safety for Thursday night. Surprisingly cornerback Asher Allen got the nod to start next to Antoine Winfield. Cornerback Lito Sheppard was expected to start, but will get plenty of playing time as the third and only extra cornerback behind the starters. Cornerbacks Chris Cook and [...]
Minnesota Vikings cornerback Chris Cook’s regular season debut will not happen on the Sept. 9 opener against the New Orleans Saints. Judd Zulgad of the Star Tribune reports Cook recently had a procedure on his right knee after suffering a torn meniscus on Saturday’s preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks, according to NFL sources. According [...]
Sean Jensen (Sun-Times) reports Minnesota Vikings’ cornerback Cedric Griffin is expected to get an MRI soon, and may have a torn ligament in the ACL and possibly his MCL, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. Griffin suffered the injury on the opening overtime kickoff return by New Orleans Saints’ Pierre Thomas. Cornerback [...]
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 [...]
The Minnesota Vikings listed cornerback Antoine Winfield as doubtful for Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Multiple reports including the Star Tribune, ESPN.com, CBSSports.com, and Associated Press suggests cornerback Benny Sapp is likely to start in place of Winfield at left corner. Judd Zulgad (Star Tribune) believes the Vikings will start Sapp at left corner, [...]
Sean Jensen (Pioneer Press) took a look at the training camp depth chart, dated for August 11th. He mentioned little surprises, but added a few things worth noting. Here is a heavily quoted portion of his blog post: * Bernard Berrian and Sidney Rice are listed as the starting receivers. Rookie Percy Harvin is listed [...]
Minnesota Vikings’ third-round pick cornerback Asher Allen agreed to a contract Thursday, according to the Vikings’ website. Allen is expected to battle for the nickel back position as well as on special teams. Terms of his deal were not immediately known. Chip Scoggins (Star Tribune) says the former Georgia star suffered a knee injury in off-season workouts [...]
Mike Wobschall (Vikings.com Blog) wrote an interesting blog breaking down the nickel back position. Wobschall presumes the starting positions are locked in with cornerback’s Antoine Winfield and Cedric Griffin. Now after that, he expects a “hotly-contested training camp battle” for the third cornerback position. The “serious” contenders for the position look to be between conerback’s [...]
The Vikings agreed to terms with fifth-round draft pick, linebacker Jasper Brinkley. The Vikings did not immediately release the terms of the contract, but Adam Caplan of Scout.com reports the deal is likely a four-year deal and should be worth about $1.93 million with a signing bonus around $184,000. Brinkley joins seventh-round safety Jamarca Sanford, [...]
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