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 [...]
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 [...]
The Minnesota Vikings and their NFL betting backers took a real hit when they saw the New Orleans Saints crowned in Miami. Favre and the rest of the team outplayed the Saints in the NFC Championship but yet were unable to advance to the Super Bowl. This year Minnesota enters the off season with and [...]
Former Minnesota Vikings’ running back Chester Taylor agreed to a four-year deal with the Chicago Bears in the first day of free-agency. Taylor will receive a total of $12.5 million with a whopping $7 million guaranteed all in the first year (likely because of no salary cap). Vikings’ officials tried very hard to talk Taylor [...]
Mike Wobschall (Vikings.com Blog) reports the Minnesota Vikings did not use the transition and/or the franchise tag on their players, as the deadline ended Thursday at 3 p.m. central time. None of the Vikings’ free-agents were expected to be tagged. According to Wobschall, the only real possibility would have been using a tag for running [...]
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 [...]
Sean Jensen (Pioneer Press) reports Minnesota Vikings’ quarterback Brett Favre will wear a pair of customized pink cleats on Monday Night Football on Oct. 5 against the Green Bay Packers. Favre will be joined by linebacker Chad Greenway, cornerback Antoine Winfield and running back Chester Taylor. The pink cleats are to support the NFL’s breast [...]
The Minnesota Vikings released receiver Glenn Holt this morning. Holt was originally signed to boost the team’s return game, but with the addition of receiver Percy Harvin and the progression of receiver Jaymar Johnson, Holt was a very long shot at making the team this year. Both Johnson and Harvin are expected to return kickoffs, [...]
Not much breaking news in the Minnesota Vikings’ Nation these past few days. With nothing groundbreaking, we were still able to scrap up some Vikings news and tidbits that might interest you. The Vikings have a couple more days of training camp before they get ready for their preseason opener against the Indianapolis Colts. The [...]
Judd Zulgad and Chip Scoggins (Star Tribune) reports the Minnesota Vikings spent time working on their version of the wildcat offense. This marks the first time since mini camp that they showed the wildcat offense. Per the reporters, the Vikings ran through a installation period that featured no defenders. Running back Chester Taylor and receiver [...]
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