The Vikings announced they have waived center Jon Cooper and signed six-year veteran center Joe Berger. Berger, 29, started 14 games at center for the Dolphins last year. He was recenty released from the Dolphins for—of course—former Viking offensive lineman Ryan Cook. Cooper played in 12 games last year, starting one at center. He was [...]
When the Minnesota Vikings drafted offensive lineman Chris DeGeare, they knew they were getting a physically gifted lineman with a tremendous potential. The six-foot-four 335-pound converted guard is impressing Vikings coaches in practice; so much that DeGeare is seeing plenty of action with the team’s first-team offense at right guard. The Vikings say they are [...]
The Minnesota Vikings announced they released center Kory Lichtensteiger and signed practice squad center Jon Cooper to the 53-man roster. Offensive tackle Patrick Brown will take Cooper’s spot on the practice squad. Here is the link to an announcement on the team’s official blog. Since the signing of Lichtensteiger, the former Denver Bronco has been [...]
Mike Wobschall (Vikings.com Blog) reports the Minnesota Vikings have waived center Jon Cooper and signed center Kory Lichtensteiger. Lichtensteiger was a fourth-round round pick by the Denver Broncos in 2008, but was waived on Saturday by the Broncos when they cut their roster to 53. This signing adds versatility to the offensive line, since Lichtensteiger played [...]
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 [...]
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