Vikings rookie safety Tyrell Johnson took time out from the grind of OTAs to talk to Bob Sansevere of the St. Paul Pioneer-Press.  The interview was largely one of those getting-to-know-you pieces that can be used for future trivia bits assuming Tyrell sticks around long enough.  Among the topics discussed:  What Tyrell would want for [...]

Adrian Peterson missed OTAs again today, this time for personal reasons (the same as Tarvaris Jackson who was also out today). The AD alert level remains at blue.

From today’s Access Vikings OTAs report:
With [Tarvaris] Jackson gone [for personal reasons], veteran Gus Frerotte took the majority of snaps with the first team offense. Frerotte has limited experience in the West Coast offense and made it clear that he’s still learning on the job.
Frerotte did make a few nice passes, including a 40-yard completion [...]

A little final twist in the Erasmus James story…today it was announced that the Vikings pulled James back from waivers just before the deadline, then traded him to the Redskins for a conditional 2009 seventh-round draft pick.
Apparently new Redskins defensive line coach John Palermo, who coached at Wisconsin when James was there, sold the team [...]

Entertaining highlight reel of Jared Allen set to the theme song from Blazing Saddles.

One thing…what’s with that gay little move he does during his sack celebration? That’s gotta stop.

Erasmus James was drafted in the first round in 2005 after a stellar career as a speed pass rusher with Wisconsin.
James showed flashes of talent in his rookie season…and also a propensity to hit quarterbacks out of bounds.
Unfortunately, James tore his ACL against Carolina in Week 2 of 2006. He fought to return in [...]

Wednesday was the third day of OTAs for the Vikings, and so far, everything is fine with superstar running back and franchise savior Adrian Peterson.
AD, reports Access Vikings, participated in all activities on Monday, then put in a half-day on Tuesday. On Wednesday Adrian remained on the sidelines, but this was only the normal [...]

Kevin Seifert (who quit the Star-Tribune but still hasn’t left) reports that Bryant McKinnie missed Tuesday’s OTAs to attend a hearing related to his arrest for brawling outside a nightclub in Miami.  McKinnie’s reps at left tackle were taken by Artis Hicks, the man who would presumably replace Bryant were he to miss any significant [...]

OTAs began Monday for the Vikings, with the media access period to start on Tuesday (so there will be plenty of legit reports for me to paraphrase).
The big news so far is not news…that Matt Birk has decided not to show up for the voluntary workouts.  Matt is still angry that the team has elected [...]

If we’ve learned anything the last couple of years, it’s that being sad over your dead grandmother is not considered a valid excuse for being absent from your NFL team.
The Vikings taught us this last year when they fined Troy Williamson for not getting back in time after the funeral of his grammy.  And now [...]