Chester Taylor, after suffering a bruised forearm in morning practice, spent the rest of the day wearing a specially padded sleeve.  Taylor is expected to talk to the media tomorrow.
T Bryant McKinnie will be activated from the non-football injury list tomorrow.  Hopefully Venus will go easier on him from now on.
S Darren Sharper sat out [...]

Viking RB Chester Taylor left the practice field this morning after suffering an injury to his right forearm.  Brad Childress says the injury is merely a contusion, and has not yet said when Taylor will be ready to return to the field.
In other running back news, Adrian Peterson fumbled the ball in practice this morning, [...]

Adrian Peterson may have taken the field without a red jersey, but that doesn’t mean Viking coaches were in any hurry to get him into the middle of heavy action.  Peterson, who’s wearing a special undershirt fitted with a device to help protect his collarbone, sat out the morning’s most physical session, the “live” 11-on-11 [...]

Adrian Peterson is signed, and now he has reported to camp.  But that’s not the only good news – according to Sean Jensen, Peterson took the practice field this morning without a red “no touching” jersey, meaning the running back has been cleared for full contact.  This goes a long way toward dispelling our fears [...]

Sean Jensen, in the Pioneer-Press’s cheesy Vikings Now blog (if you’re gonna use Blogger at least get rid of the navbar guys – jeez), remarks today about how great the Vikings DBs are looking.  He singles out rookie Marcus McCauley for mad props, talking about a diving catch he made on a “crazy play” he [...]

Kevin Seifert of the Star-Trib reports that the Vikings have reached an agreement with first-round draft pick RB Adrian Peterson.  The five-year contract, which Peterson is expected to officially sign later today, will pay the dynamic former Oklahoma ball-carrier $17 million in bonuses, and around $40 million if he reaches all the incentives.  Peterson, who’s [...]

Who needs Simeon Rice when you have Brian Robison?  Rookie DE Robison made a great impression on coach Brad Childress in today’s morning session when he blew by Artis Hicks and tackled Mewelde Moore in the backfield.  Robison went on to strain a muscle in the second practice but it’s not considered serious.
Veteran S Darren [...]

The agent for Vikings Pro Bowl DT Pat Williams says his client has broken off negotiations with the team and plans on testing the free agent market at the end of the season. Here’s the statement from the agent, Angelo Wright:
We engaged in a dialogue and set a date before the season kicked in, [...]

There were two different reports yesterday as to why Simeon Rice was dumped by the Bucs. The first one, from Jay Glazer of FoxSports.com, said Rice was given the option of taking a pay-cut, refused and was released. The second, from Chris Mortensen of ESPN, said Rice was dropped because he failed a [...]

Sidney Rice, the Vikings‘ second-round pick, has signed a contract and will be in camp tomorrow. If this receiving corps is going to be any good, the talented Rice will have to step up and develop quickly.
Adrian Peterson is still not signed.
Pro Bowl DT Pat Williams has broken off negotiating a contract extension, [...]