ProFootballTalk is hearing rumors that the Vikings are preparing to begin the season without left tackle Bryant McKinnie, who may be suspended over an off-season incident in which he attacked a bouncer outside a Miami club.
There is nothing concrete along with these “rumors,” since the NFL won’t comment on McKinnie’s situation, nor will the Vikings, [...]

Daunte Culpepper could be returning to the NFC North…as a member of the Packers.
Culpepper, according to the Green Bay Press-Gazette, flew into Packerland on Tuesday night and is meeting with the team today.  Daunte is an unrestricted free agent whose last team, the Raiders, have shown zero interest in re-signing him.
The plan for Green Bay [...]

Jared Allen is as good as in purple…that’s the feeling one gets after the new report that has the Vikings upping their trade offer to the Chiefs from this year’s first- and third-round picks to those picks plus next year’s second-rounder.
Of course, the Vikings would still have to work out a new contract with Allen, [...]

A report out of Tampa says the Vikings have offered Jared Allen a six-year deal worth between $50 and $60 million with $25 million in guarantees. This is less than what everyone expected the Vikes would have to cough up to sign Allen, who is believed to be looking for something in the neighborhood [...]

The latest Jared Allen rumblings have the Vikings not trading for the Chiefs DE before or on draft day, but waiting until after the draft and signing him to an offer sheet that includes a poison pill.
The Vikings front office has already perfected the art of the poison pill, having used it to pry Steve [...]

Don’t know how reliable this is, but Ryan Rust of Vikings War Cry says Jared Allen will undergo a physical for the Vikings tonight or tomorrow.
Let’s hope he doesn’t flunk the breathalyzer.  Now why would I say something like that?

There’s lots of different stuff coming out of lots of different places about Jared Allen.
From the Minneapolis Star-Tribune:
Pro Bowl defensive end Jared Allen is in the Twin Cities today meeting with Vikings officials and it sounds as if the team will try to keep him here until an agreement is reached both with Allen on [...]

The Vikings and Chiefs are definitely talking about Jared Allen. The latest report, from ESPN’s Michael Smith, has the Vikings as the front-runners over Tampa Bay. Smith says Tampa is so far only willing to offer a first and a fifth, while the Vikings have offered this year’s first and next year’s second. [...]

SportsCenter featured the Vikings in their On the Clock segment. Let me first say…very laid-back atmosphere for On the Clock. Nice chairs. No Sean Salisbury is also a plus.
Now to the nitty-gritty…what the “experts” had to say about the Vikes. Jaworski pummeled them for their lack of explosive pass plays. [...]

The Vikings still have a pudge for Sage Rosenfels, the Houston Texans back-up QB, who may have become expendable after Houston acquired Quinn Grey via free agency.
The Vikes tried getting Rosenfels earlier this off-season, but the third-round pick they offered didn’t do it for Houston.  It’s believed trade talks between the two parties will pick [...]