The headline was pretty catchy wasn’t it? Minnesota Vikings starting right tackle Phil Loadholt was fined $10,000 by the NFL for two unnecessary roughness violations, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com. Loadholt reportedly grabbed his opponent by facemask twice last week at New Orleans. I don’t know the details of the violations but I’m sure [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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) 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 [...]
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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