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| Vikings Decline Comment on Tampering Charge to Do with Favre | | 2008-07-17 15:09:07 | | It remains to be seen how serious the tampering charge that is being brought against the Vikings by the Packers really ends up being, but today the Vikings officially declined comment on the matter. Team spokesman Bob Hagan issued a simple two-sentence statement stating that the Vikings “are not commenting on the issue. These types [...]... | | By: NFL GridIron Gab | | |
| | Packers Accuse Vikings Of Tampering With Favre | | 2008-07-17 10:10:13 | | The Packers have accused the Minnesota Vikings of tampering with Brett Favre. FoxSports.com reports that the Packers have filed tampering charges accusing the Vikings of inappropriate communications with Favre. The charges were reportedly filed because of conversations Favre had during this offseason with Vikings offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell.
Bevell was Favre’s quarterback coach with the Packers [...]... | | By: NFL GridIron Gab | | |
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| Cardinals knock Vikings out Tecmo style | | 2008-06-29 22:14:47 | | This should make you chuckle and shed a tear at the same time. It is a sound clip of the Vikings’ radio play-by-play voice Paul Allen during the final play of the 2003 season when the Cards beat the Vikes on the last play and miss the playoffs. The funny part is that it is [...]... | | By: TheGoldSeat.com | | |
| | Vikings One of the Teams with Interest in Bentley? | | 2008-06-14 20:21:20 | | Reports have as many as eight teams already showing interest in now former Browns and Saints center LeCharles Bentley, who asked for and got his release from the Browns on Wednesday. Bentley is trying to make it back after missing two seasons after he tore his knee up on the first day of training camp [...]... | | By: NFL GridIron Gab | | |
| | No New Deal Doesn’t Stop Birk From Being at Vikings Camp | | 2008-06-06 20:29:48 | | Vikings center Matt Birk is still seeking a contract extension, but that did not stop him from showing up at Vikings camp today and stating he is not upset with the team and lack of progress. “Obviously a lot has been made of the fact that I haven’t received a contract extension,” he said. “That [...]... | | By: NFL GridIron Gab | | |
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| Skins Get James from the Vikings for a Conditional Draft Choice | | 2008-05-27 19:53:30 | | The Redskins are going to take a chance on former first-round bust Erasmus James, who today they got from the Vikings for a conditional seventh-round pick. James was to be placed on waivers by the Vikings Friday, but the Skins wanted him and called before they could file the paper work, getting a deal [...]... | | By: NFL GridIron Gab | | |
| | Offseason Overview: Vikings Seem Ready to Take Another Step Up | | 2008-05-11 12:46:41 | | FRANCHISE PLAYER: None.
TRANSITION PLAYER: None.
UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS
• S Mike Doss made little impact in first season with the Vikings; likely will be allowed to find work elsewhere.
• DE Darrion Scott had 2007 season ended early by injury after recording team-high 5.5 sacks the previous year.
UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS (not tendered offers)
• CB Ronyell Whitaker (not tendered [...]... | | By: NFL GridIron Gab | | |
| | Vikings DE Udeze Placed on Reserve List for the 08 Season | | 2008-05-02 20:24:43 | | The season is already over for Vikings DE Kenechi Udeze, as today the team placed him on the reserve-non-football-illness list as he continues his fight against leukemia. The move will ensure that Udeze will get his $807,500 salary for the 08 season. “He can focus on getting well. He’s done a great job with that [...]... | | By: NFL GridIron Gab | | |
| | Vikings Make Big Deal for Jared Allen | | 2008-04-23 15:33:06 | | Pro Bowl defensive end Jared Allen was traded from Kansas City to the Minnesota Vikings, making the Chiefs one of the major players in the NFL Draft.
Former Chiefs player, Jared Allen, has agreed to terms with the Minnesota Vikings on a contract that makes him the highest paid defensive player in NFL history, exceeding the [...]... | | By: NFL GridIron Gab | | |
| | Vikings Getting Pro Bowl DE Allen from KC | | 2008-04-23 07:36:40 | | Defensive end Jared Allen is changing teams. The “Kansas City Star” reports the Chiefs have traded their franchise player to the Minnesota Vikings. Allen agreed to a new six-year deal with Minnesota worth nearly $74-million. The deal will guarantee Allen more than $31-million. KC will reportedly receive the Vikes’ first-round pick and a pair of [...]... | | By: NFL GridIron Gab | | |
| | Jared Allen to the Minnesota Vikings: What that means for us. | | 2008-04-23 00:10:18 | |
It only cost 31 million in guaranteed money, a first round draft pick, and two third round draft picks, but the Minnesota Vikings have traded for Kansas City Defensive End Jared Allen. Specifically it was a 6-year, 74 million dollar deal, and the 17th, 73rd and 82nd picks. Expensive, yes, but the Vikings get a 15 sack a year guy with thirty million reasons to play his tail off. Even when the Chiefs were horrible last season, Jared Allen was a bright spot.
There were a few of us in Jaguars land (myself included) who thought that trading for Allen would be a good idea. With the size of the deal, I'm pretty glad we didn't make him the highest paid player on the team. Though not because he's a risk, I believe it when his Chiefs teammates say he's quit drinking:
"I've seen Jared at a big party, out on the dance floor, where
everybody is drinking except one person. It's Jared, and he's having
the best time of everybody," said Chiefs... | | By: Big Cat Country - An Unoffical Jacksonville Jaguar | | |
| | The Phinsider Community Mock Draft: Pick #17 - Minnesota Vikings | | 2008-04-07 11:43:16 | | With the 16th pick in The Phinsider Community Mock Draft, the Arizona Cardinals select Leodis McKelvin, CB, Troy. McKelvin received 57% of the vote, with Aqib Talib in second place (12%) and Mike Jenkins in third (10%). So here are the 5 most recent picks in this draft: Denver Broncos - Jeff Otah, OT, Pitt (30%) Carolina Panthers - Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Illinois (32%) Chicago Bears - Chris Williams, OT, Vanderbilt Detroit Lions - Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon Arizona Cardinals - Leodis McKelvin, CB, Troy To see the entire mock draft so far, click here. Up next, with the 17th overall pick, are the Minnesota Vikings. The Daily Norseman has all the insight and analysis you could want on the Vikings. Also, below are the Vikings' draft needs, courtesy of NFL Draft Countdown: 1. Defensive End: Erasmus James has been a big bust and Kenechi Udeze will miss at least the 2008 season while he battles leukemia so they're really in desperate need of a legitimate stud pass rusher. 2... | | By: The Phinsider | | |
| | Boulware Signs with the Vikings | | 2008-03-21 07:19:43 | | Free agent safety Michael Boulware signed with the Vikings, giving them some depth in the defensive backfield and on special teams. Boulware was a backup safety last season for the Houston Texans, made six special team tackles and blocked an extra-point attempt The Vikings also signed defensive lineman Kendrick Allen, who missed all of 2007 [...]... | | By: NFL GridIron Gab | | |
| | Pope to Vikings | | 2008-03-15 06:12:00 | | One of the last players from the Wannstedt era last season was Derrick Pope. An undersized OLB from Alabama, I immediately liked the pick and loved the kid's enthusiasm. Him an Tony Bua really got after people. However, Pope never really amounted to anything more than a serviceable backup. There was absolutely no chance he was going to be on this roster because he doesn't fit Parcells' scheme.Fortunately for Derrick, the Vikings saw some value in him and signed him to a 1 year deal. Good luck to him.... | | By: State of Miami | | |
| | Vikings Final Offseason Need: DE | | 2008-03-04 11:38:51 | | Entering this year’s off season the Vikings needed to fill major holes at DE. A total lack of the pass rush last year and unexpected health complications have left the Vikings scrambling. Last week the Vikings addressed needs in pass coverage and at WR by adding a deep threat in Bernard. [...]... | | By: TheGoldSeat.com | | |
| | Vikings Land WR Berrian With a Six-Year Deal | | 2008-03-01 16:40:00 | | It didn’t take long for the Vikings to address one of their biggest needs through free agency, as reports are coming in that the team has closed on a six-year deal with now former Bears wide out Bernard Berrian. It was known that Berrian was in Winter Park talking to the Vikings over the last [...]... | | By: NFL GridIron Gab | | |
| | Vikings Pass Coverage Now in Safe Hands | | 2008-02-29 12:04:45 | | The Vikings announced today that they have agreed to terms with former Bengal safety Madieu Willams (www.madieuwilliams.org). The deal now makes Williams one of the highest paid safeties in the league. ESPN LINK >>
What it all means?
Well for starters we’ll be getting some serious nutrition via the SuperBun. But more importantly it [...]... | | By: TheGoldSeat.com | | |
| | Vikings Offer 3rd Rounder For Rosenfels | | 2008-02-28 18:04:34 | | Don Banks of SI.com reports that the Vikings have offered a third-round pick to the Houston Texans for backup quarterback Sage Rosenfels. He went 4-1 last season in place of injured Texans starter Matt Schaub.
The Jets have reportedly shown interest in Rosenfels over the past two seasons as well. It is unlikely the Jets would [...]... | | By: JetsCentral.com | | |
| | Dolphins interested in Williamson? Vikings interested in Lemon? | | 2008-02-22 13:59:02 | | Talk about swapping some bad players. As originally posted by hotrod43 in this diary, the Vikings are reportedly showing interest in free agent QB Cleo Lemon. Tim Graham writes that there are "murmurs the Vikings are highly interested" in Lemon. What do I think? TAKE HIM! PLEASE!!! Actually, it really doesn't matter if the Vikings take him or not because all indications are that Bill Parcells, Jeff Ireland, and Tony Sparano are going to let him walk without even giving it a 2nd thought. In fact, when asked about re-signing Lemon, Parcells said, "Hahahahahahaha!!" OK, I made that up. But if you did ask him, I bet that would basically be his response. Speaking of bad players, it's being reported that 8-10 teams are interested in Vikings WR Troy Williamson. One of them is believed to be...the Dolphins. Here's what some of this article says: David Canter, the agent for Troy Williamson, said today that eight to 10 teams have expressed in... | | By: The Phinsider | | |
| | Vikings Release 7-Year Safety Dwight Smith | | 2008-02-20 20:53:18 | | The Vikings today pulled off somewhat of a surprise move as they released veteran safety Dwight Smith, making him a free agent. Smith did have some issues with the teams defensive game plans, and was at time butting heads with head coach Brad Childress. “We appreciate his contributions. We’re just going in a [...]... | | By: NFL GridIron Gab | | |
| | Vikings at Broncos - What to watch for | | 2007-12-28 13:01:21 | | Last game prep of the year gang! I'm sorry it IS the last game of the season, and I'm sorry it's the second losing season in the Shanahan era. Like last week, there is plenty of bad news. But unlike last week, there is more good news I can share. I apologize for putting this story up later in the week than usual. I came across some surprising tidbits while studying the Vikings, and I'll share them with you below. Denver rushing Denver faces a tough rush defense in the cover-2 that MINN runs. In most cover-2 defenses the rush should be up the middle, since the LBs are typicaly zoned wide and are fast. No such luck against MINN. I have read descriptions of MINN being a Tampa-2 system team, but I think they are an odd variation of the cover-2 and not a true Tampa defense. This was my first surprise studying for this prep. First, they have strong, powerful DTs that do a great job stopping the run. They are willing to penetrate to go after the Q... | | By: Mile High Report | | |
| | Vikings DE Edwards Slapped with Four Game Suspension | | 2007-12-05 20:12:49 | | The Vikings got some bad news today as defensive end Ray Edwards was slapped with a four game suspension for violating the league’s policy against steroids. “It’s disappointing, but there are policies in place and our players have to adhere to those policies,” Vikings coach Brad Childress said. “Every team goes through challenges as [...]... | | By: NFL GridIron Gab | | |
| | Vikings Dominate Eli and the Giants at the Meadowlands 41-17 | | 2007-11-25 15:50:34 | |
A lot of people had been waiting for the usual New York Giants second half collapse. For those that were calling for it, the start may have taken place at home on Sunday vs. the Minnesota Vikings. With Eli Manning playing possibly the worst games of his career, and the defense unable to get off [...]... | | By: NFL GridIron Gab | | |
| | No Adrian Peterson for Vikings this week | | 2007-11-20 09:05:16 | | From our fine Minnesota Vikings blog, The Daily Norseman, comes official word that Vikings all-world running back Adrian Peterson will not play this week against the Giants. Peterson, who set the single-game rushing record a few weeks back with 296 yards, is nursing a knee injury. Here is the 'Norseman's' take on what this means for Minnesota. So, for at least one more week, we're back to Chester Taylor as the starter at RB. After his performance on Sunday, with the 200+ yards of total offense and 3 TDs, I think we can be comfortable with that. The Vikings are going to need a big game from the rushing attack again in order to combat the Giants' insanely fearsome pass rush ... even though that rush got a little less fearsome with Mathias Kiwanuka suffering a season-ending leg injury in New York's victory over Detroit yesterday. We will have much more analysis throughout the week, so stay tuned.
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| | Vikings Roll With Taylor | | 2007-11-19 10:15:00 | | I thought the Vikings-Raiders game on Sunday had the potential of being another "Leonard Pinth-Garnell Game," namely more "Bad Football, NFL Style." But it turned out to a pretty decent game.With Adrian Peterson sitting on the sidelines, Chester Taylor took over and the Vikings came out swinging. The scored the first time they had the ball, courtesy of Taylor's ten-yard run. But the next time they had the ball, Tarvaris Jackson proved he's still pretty green as an NFL QB. He was intercepted in the end zone, and the Vikings couldn't put Oakland in a hole. Former Viking Daunte Culpepper was flagged for downing the ball while in the end zone to give the Vikings a safety and a 9-0 lead (pictured).Oakland capitalized on numerous Viking mistakes. They turned three fumbles into field goals, and the game was tied 19-19 at the half. The Vikings won the game in the fourth quarter when Taylor scored his third TD on a six-yard run. The Vikings won, 29-22, as Taylor rushed for 164 yards, and had... | | By: The Mighty Quinn Media Machine | | |
| | Peterson Hurt as Vikings Lose | | 2007-11-12 10:43:00 | | It was an absolutely awful day for the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, as they were simply dominated all day by their archrival Green Bay Packers. It was no contest as the Packers rolled to an easy 34-0 victory at Lambeau Field.But that's not what concerns Vikings fans today. Late in the contest yesterday, Adrian Peterson left the game with an apparent knee injury, as he was hit by the Packers' Al Harris after making an 11-yard catch. It did not appear to be too severe, as he left the field under his own power. He will have an MRI done today in Minnesota. Hopefully it is nothing worse than a sprain.The game was broadcast live here in New York yesterday, so I watched most of it. (Fox left the game when Green Bay went up 27-0 for the game in Washington.) The Vikings run defense, the best in the league, was torn to shreds by little-known, former Notre Dame RB Ryan Grant, who became the first back to rush for over 100 yards against the Vikings this season. Brett Favre threw 3 TDS and passed... | | By: The Mighty Quinn Media Machine | | |
| | Le casque des Vikings | | 2007-09-13 21:31:00 | | Contrairement aux idées reçues, les Vikings n'ont jamais porté de casque à cornes !!!Ils portaient des casques essentiellement lors des demandes en mariage pour montrer leur richesse, et lors des grandes cérémonies. Ce mythe a été créé en Suède vers la fin du XIXe siècle, puis popularisé par des bandes dessinées comme Astérix ou Hägar Dünor et de nombreuses autres fictions. En revanche leur casque a un nasal (tige de fer devant le nez, comme l’atteste la tapisserie de Bayeux) qui lui donne un air de casque grec.==========================================13 Septembre 490 av. J.C. : bataille de Marathon13 Septembre 1515 : Premier jour de la bataille de Marignan (1515 Marignan !) entre François Ier et les Suisses13 Septembre 1592 : Mort de Michel de Montaigne, écrivain et philosophe français, auteur des Essais.13 Septembre 1901 : En France, décret-loi instituant l'immatriculation des véhicules roulant à plus de 30 km/h13 Septembre 1999 : Jour où la Lune quitte l'orbite terrestre dans la série télévisée Cosmos 1999.==========================================... | | By: On apprend tous les jours | | |
| | Vikings, Patriots Open With Victories | | 2007-09-10 18:33:00 | | I watched the opening weekend of football at Professor Thom's yesterday, and there was a good crowd of fans taking in the games. I think many stayed away because the Jets-Patriots game was on national TV. (The bar gets many more Pats fans when they are not seen in NYC.)Unfortunately, I was late getting to the bar, and I couldn't see the Vikings-Falcons game, as there was a large variety of fans from different teams, such as Eagles, Redskins, Bills and even Titans fans. So I had to follow the game via updates from the other games on the TVs.It was a game the Vikings were supposed to win and did. The defense was the story for the Vikes, who had six sacks and returned two interceptions for TDs, courtesy of Kevin Williams and Antoine Winfield. It was also a fine debut for Adrian Peterson, who was thrust into fulltime duty when Chester Taylor injured his hip in the first half.Peterson rushed 19 times for 103 yards, and made a great catch out of the backfield and scampered 60 yards down th... | | By: The Mighty Quinn Media Machine | | |
| | Williams and Vikings Agree to New Three-Year Extension | | 2007-09-06 15:31:26 | | The Vikings are thinking about the future, and in doing so have signed big defensive tackle Pat Williams to a contract extension. Sources say that Williams, who was set to become a free agent following the 2007 season, is getting a three-year extension that carries $22 million in new money and $9.5 mil in [...]... | | By: NFL GridIron Gab | | |
| | Vikings Take Adrian Peterson | | 2007-04-29 03:19:00 | | The Minnesota Vikings made Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson their number one pick, at overall choice number 7, at the NFL Draft in New York today. It wasn't really a surprise, as the Vikes needed an impact offensive player, and many pundits figured he'd end up in Minnesota.The Vikings passed on Brady Quinn, and suprisingly, 20 other teams did as well, until the Cleveland Browns, his favorite team growing up, selected him. Quinn looked shocked that he fell so far in the first round, and looked a bit haggard when ESPN interviewed him after he was chosen. Also as expected, Jamarcus Russell, QB of LSU, was selected first, by the Oakland Raiders.The Jets selected CB Darrelle Revis of Pittsburgh, after they traded up with Carolina to get the 14th pick. The Giants took CB Aaron Ross from Texas at 20, and the Patriots took S Brandon Meriweather from Miami at 24. Here's the complete first round with analysis from Fox Sports:http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6749586I find it amazing ev... | | By: The Mighty Quinn Media Machine | | |
| | Early Vikings Prediction | | 2007-04-11 21:52:17 | | OK, the NFL schedules were announced today at noon on the NFL network. It's never too soon for a little light-hearted speculation and conjecture. Therefore, here is how I see the 2007-2008 NFL year shaking out for our favorite team:Sunday September 9 ATLANTA FALCONS Noon FOX-- Mike Vick always kills us at Metrodome: Loss (0-1) Sunday September 16 at Detroit Lions 3:05 p.m. FOX-- Tarvaris Jackson has his coming-out party at Ford field: Win (1-1)Sunday September 23 at Kansas City Chiefs Noon FOX-- The way to win on the road is to run the ball and stop the run. Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor combine for a huge day, and the Viking rush D stifles LJ all day long: Win (2-1) Sunday September 30 GREEN BAY PACKERS Noon FOX-- Vikings able to squeak out a close one against their up-and-coming rivals: Win (3-1)Sunday October 7 BYE Sunday October 14 at Chicago Bears Noon FOX-- No chance against the Champs at Soldier: Loss (3-2)Sunday October 21 at Dallas ... | | By: TheGoldSeat.com | | |
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