I have gotten some grief about my reports months ago that the Minnesota Vikings had turned their attention to running back Brian Westbrook shortly after they lost running back Chester Taylor in free agency to the Chicago Bears. Turns out the Vikings pursued running LaDainian Tomlinson instead, with reports following that saying the Vikings staff were concerned [...]
Fans in the Minnesota Vikings’ Internet community are wondering if the team is interested in free-agent running back Brian Westbrook, especially after the Tomlinson fiasco. According to Judd Zulgad of the Star Tribune, coach Brad Childress reiterated that the Vikings currently don’t have interest in Westbrook. Despite contradicting reports of interest in the former Philadelphia [...]
Bob Sansevere (Pioneer Press) had a great interview with Minnesota Vikings’ head coach Brad Childress mostly about free-agent running back LaDainian Tomlinson is expected to visit the team Thursday. Here are portions of the interview I found interesting. BS is Bob, and BC is Brad. BS: The fact that he’s coming in should be encouraging [...]
Update: Looks like Tomlinson showed up early. The process will begin Wednesday night with dinner with Vikings’ officials. (03/10/10) Jim Trotter (SI.com) reports free-agent running back LaDainian Tomlinson will visit with Minnesota Vikings’ officials on Thursday, according to a league source. This will be the first visit for Tomlinson since being cut by the San [...]
Update: Tomlinson is scheduled to visit the Vikings on Thursday. (03/09/10) Judd Zulgad (Star Tribune) reports the Minnesota Vikings “appear to have interest” in free-agent running back LaDainian Tomlinson. According to Zulgad, Tomlinson won’t approach the $5 million salary he was due to earn this upcoming season from the San Diego Chargers before getting cut. [...]
Earlier we reported the Minnesota Vikings were interested in free-agent running back Brian Westbrook and were looking to set up a meeting with him, according to a source. A latest development may have changed things for both sides. While most of the NFL “experts” around the Internet believe Westbrook is only capable of being a [...]
Story updated: go here. (03/07/10) The Minnesota Vikings are expected (if not already) to schedule a meeting with former Philadelphia Eagles’ running back Brian Westbrook, a source tells Minnesota Sports Zone. The Vikings are shifting their attention to Westbrook now that running back Chester Taylor agreed to a four-year deal with the Chicago Bears. Taylor [...]
The Minnesota Vikings are expected to meet with the agent for running back Chester Taylor later this week at the NFL combine, according to the Star Tribune. The report also said the team is expected to touch base with the agents of the team’s other unrestricted free-agents. The list includes offensive lineman Artis Hicks, defensive tackle Jimmy [...]
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