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Vikings Release Final Injury Report

Chris Cook and Jimmy Kennedy are officially listed as out for tomorrow night’s sure-to-be-epic clash with the Saints.  Cook is recovering from a knee injury suffered in the last preseason game,…Read More

Vikings Open Preseason With Depleted Squad

The first game of preseason is no time to take chances with guys who might not be 100% healthy.  Hence the Vikings‘ decision to sit down many of their offensive and defensive regulars for tonight’s…Read More

Training Camp Preview: Offensive Line

The five starting offensive line positions would appear to be set. Bryant McKinnie will line up at left tackle, even though there are plenty of people rooting for Phil Loadholt to shift over there.  Steve…Read More

Madden ’11 Ratings Released for Vikings. Guess Who’s the Quarterback?

Apparently they’re still making those Madden football games for the high-tech video consoles the kids enjoy so much. As a public service, or something, I am happy to relay the player ratings for…Read More

Update: Matt Birk Has Not Been Traded to the Steelers

Matt Birk spent his entire career with the Vikings until last year when he signed a free agent contract with the Baltimore Ravens. And now Birk is making his second move in as many years. According to…Read More

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Free Agency Watch: Is Chris Chester a Name We Should Learn?

Uncapped free agency looms, and the Vikings have needs.  The Saints game, and specifically the battering…Read More

NFC Championship Game: Vikings @ Saints – Getting Back to the Bowl

After a season of schisms, migraines, meltdowns and miracles, the Minnesota Vikings stand one game away…Read More

10 Points: Vikings Spank Bengals

What a rebound by the Vikings.  Here are my 10 points… 1.  Yesterday’s win over the Bengals…Read More

10 Points: Vikings Stumble in Arizona

Lots to discuss this week, obviously… 1.  Everyone has their pet theory as to why the Vikings‘…Read More

10 Points: Vikings Hang on vs. Packers

Monday’s 10 Points: 1.  I don’t know if the emotion of the homecoming helped Brett Favre,…Read More

10 Points: Vikings-Rams

10 observations on the Vikings‘ 38-10 demolishing of the Rams. 1.  It was all about turnovers. …Read More

Week 1: Vikings at Browns – The Vindication Tour Begins

After the craziest off-season in memory, and a preseason rife with controversy and speculation, it is…Read More

Training Camp Closes

Brad Childress called off Wednesday afternoon’s practice, bringing training camp 2009 to an end. …Read More

Percy Harvin Dinged in Practice

Practice tweets are useless…unless they give us a chance to panic over the health of one of our…Read More

Center Competition? I Didn't Know There Was One.

John Sullivan spoke to Sid Hartman about the battle to become the Vikings‘ new starting center: I…Read More

Update: Matt Birk to Sign With Ravens

A bad off-season for the Vikings just got worse with the news, per Mike Florio‘s sources, that…Read More

Matt Birk Watch Begins

The Matt Birk Watch may not be as compelling as the T.J. Houshmandzadeh Watch, but given how thin the…Read More

Adam Caplan Spreads Some Vikings Knowledge

Adam Caplan is a pretty well-respected NFL insider who has broken plenty of stories (I believe he knew…Read More

Herrera May Miss Lions Game; Sullivan May Get First Career Start

Lost in all the Williams confusion has been Anthony Herrera‘s absence from practice this week while…Read More

No Jared in River Falls

The Vikings are in River Falls, Wisconsin today to meet the Chiefs in their annual scrimmage. I was going…Read More