Joe Webb is not the only quarterback under contract for the Vikings after this season. Newly signed quarterback Rhett Bomar’s contract runs through 2012, according to Rotoworld.com. Bomar, 25, signed a three-year deal worth $1.065 million when he was plucked off the Giants’ practice squad in December. The Sam Houston State product will earn $330,000 [...]
The Vikings quarterback Tarvaris Jackson has been officially placed on the injured reserve, the team announced Thursday. The trip to the IR is due to a toe injury suffered on Monday night against the Giants at Ford Field. Jackson, set to become a free agent after this season, may have played his last game as [...]
The Vikings agreed to terms with free-agent quarterback Patrick Ramsey, according to his agent Jimmy Sexton. The news was first reported by Jeremy Fowler of the Pioneer Press. Ramsey, 31, fits the criteria of what interim coach Leslie Frazier wanted. The veteran quarterback has a background in the West Coast offense, starting from when he [...]
With the speculation of quarterback Brett Favre heading to the injured reserve looming, interim head coach Leslie Frazier put that notion to rest. The IR is not an option for Favre, whose ultrasound for nerve damage was negative, according to Frazier. Quarterback Tarvaris Jackson has turf toe and, according to Frazier, is in jeopardy of missing next [...]
Seconds after I posted a blog about the roster situation between quarterbacks Sage Rosenfels and Tarvaris Jackson, I noticed a report by Jeremy Fowler of the Pioneer Press about the roster situation between Rosenfels and Jackson. Per the report, Jackson is the clear backup to quarterback Brett Favre and Rosenfels’ impressive preseason doesn’t seem to be enough to [...]
With the emergence of the raw and athletic Joe Webb at quarterback, it appears it would be virtually impossible for the Minnesota Vikings to sneak him onto the team’s practice squad while exposing him through waivers. Quarterback Brett Favre is the obvious lock at starter, which leaves one more roster spot on the quarterback depth chart for [...]
Minnesota Vikings’ defensive end Ray Edwards, defensive tackle Fred Evans and quarterback Tarvaris Jackson were tendered offers Wednesday. Edwards received a first-round tender which will pay him $2.521 million next season, and the Vikings will have the first right to match or refuse any contract offers. If the Vikings decide not to match an offer, [...]
Jay Glazer (Fox Sports) reports “every player” in the Minnesota Vikings’ locker room believes quarterback Brett Favre will retire this offseason. There you have it, the first post-season retire/unretire talk for Favre. We also heard that Favre cried for about five minutes at his locker after the game. Favre denied an interview request from Fox [...]
Minnesota Vikings’ quarterback Tarvaris Jackson launched his new personal website. tarvarisjackson7.com The website is powered by Player Press, the same company that powers receiver Sidney Rice’s website and blog. Looks like Jackson will start blogging just like Rice does. In a part of his first blog post, Jackson wrote about his support for quarterback Brett [...]
The NFL trade deadline is less than six days away, but the recent release of practice squad quarterback John David Booty by the Minnesota Vikings could mean the team is not interested in trading quarterback’s Tarvaris Jackson and Sage Rosenfels. Booty is essentially a perfect third-string quarterback, because he is young and he is cheap. [...]
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