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Cuts Are In: The Minnesota Vikings Have a Final 53-Man Roster
The Minnesota Vikings have shaved their roster down to 53 players after two days of roster cuts. Here’s where they stand as of Saturday afternoon after a pair of surprising moves involving veterans. QB...
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Additions, Omissions to Vikings Practice Squad
The Minnesota Vikings signed nine of a possible 10 players to their practice squad Sunday, wrapping up a busy weekend of transactions. The team brought back wide receivers Jeff Badet and Chad Beebe,...
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The Vikings Remember Fred Zamberletti
Longtime Minnesota Vikings athletic trainer and team historian Fred Zamberletti died Sunday at the age of 86. He had been a part of the Vikings organization since its inception and attended over 1,000...
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Terence Newman Leaves Football With Few Regrets, Ample Wisdom to Share
Terence Newman started stoically as he said a public goodbye to his playing career during Monday’s press conference. Rather than a grandiose farewell gathering like the one granted to Chad Greenway a...
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Where Do the 49ers Turn Without Jerick McKinnon?
The San Francisco 49ers lost a key player over the weekend as Jerick McKinnon went down with an ACL tear in his right knee, ending his season before it began. The Vikings know how dangerous McKinnon...
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Inside the Numbers on Minnesota’s Third-Down Defense Last Year
Late in their Week 13 game against the Atlanta Falcons, the Minnesota Vikings were trying to stifle a late effort by Matt Ryan to drive the field and give Atlanta the lead in a 14-9 game. From the...
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Does Preseason Chemistry Mean Anything?
The Minnesota Vikings will launch their 2018 regular season on Sunday, and in conjunction will flush the results of the preseason — a 3-1 finish for the Vikings, if you cared to know. It has long been...
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PREDICTION: Vikings vs 49ers
The Minnesota Vikings will try to reverse the outcome of a bad Week 1 memory when they kick off the regular season Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers. It was three years ago when the Vikings went...
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RAPID REACTION: Vikings Secure 24-16 Win Over 49ers
Mike Hughes, welcome to the NFL. With Mackensie Alexander (ankle) out and Trae Waynes (knee) injured during the first half, the Minnesota Vikings rookie first-round pick starred in Minnesota’s 24-16...
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What We Learned About the Vikings in Their Week 1 Win
After watching practices and preseason games that often fail to reveal the deeper nuances of a team’s true plan of attack, getting to watch the Minnesota Vikings in Week 1 gave a more authentic glimpse...
View ArticleBRING THE BEAT IN: Matthew Coller of 1500 ESPN
Sam Ekstrom is joined by Matthew Coller of 1500 ESPN. The two discuss Coller’s switch to the Twin Cities sports market, his past play-by-play career, blogging vs reporting and, of course, chicken...
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SECOND LOOK: Sheldon Richardson Showed Why the Vikings Signed Him
With the Minnesota Vikings leading 24-16 in the final two minutes as San Francisco tried to mount a game-tying drive, Sheldon Richardson cast aside rookie Mike McGlinchey and exploded toward Jimmy...
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Short-Term Memory? No, These Guys Remember More Than You Think
The cliche in sports is that athletes have to quickly forget. Make a mistake? Move on, wipe the slate clean. Make the highlight reel? Don’t dwell too long; set your sights on the next play. The irony...
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Packers Trying to Match Vikings’ Success in Drafting Defensive Backs
With passing becoming more prominent across the NFL and nickel defenses becoming a default rather than sub-package, the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers set out to strengthen their secondaries...
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Dalvin Cook’s Rehab Had Its Benefits, But Now It’s Business as Usual
Dalvin Cook swore for months that he was going to be the same player upon his return from a torn ACL that he was last season as a second-round rookie draft pick. After one regular season game, people...
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KEY MATCHUP: Jimmy Graham vs. Vikings LBs
As impressive as the Minnesota Vikings’ Week 1 win was over the San Francisco 49ers, they’ll have to clean up at least one area before taking on the Green Bay Packers and, presumably, quarterback Aaron...
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PREDICTION: Vikings @ Packers
The Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers are primed for their 116th meeting, and once again, there is no shortage of storylines. With questions swirling around Aaron Rodgers’ knee all week, it looks...
View ArticleRAPID REACTION: Thriller at Lambeau Ends in 29-29 Tie
What a finish at Lambeau Field. Daniel Carlson missed a 35-yard field goal as time expired in overtime — his third miss of the day and second in overtime — and the Vikings and Packers played to their...
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Vikings Will Have Decisions to Make On Carlson, Treadwell After Gaffes
Sunday’s 29-29 tie with the Green Bay Packers, more than anything, strengthened a pair of narratives that have long been festering with the Minnesota Vikings fan base. One, that Laquon Treadwell has...
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Cousins Finds Chemistry With Top Targets in Fourth Quarter Comeback
After a Week 1 performance in which Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings skill players felt like they left big plays on the field, the offense finally hit its stride just in time to mount a late...
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