Vikings Select OT Brian O’Neill at Pick 62
The Minnesota Vikings fulfilled their need for an offensive lineman by staying at Pick 62 and selecting tackle Brian O’Neill out of Pittsburgh. From our Zone Coverage player profile: One of the more...
View ArticleVikings Trade Out of Third Round
The Minnesota Vikings dealt their third-round pick to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, likely ending their Day 2 activities. Minnesota gave up Pick 94 in exchange for Pick 102 (fourth round) and Pick 180...
View ArticleWhy Brian O’Neill Changed From Tight End to Tackle
As a 240-pound tight end, Brian O’Neill entered Pittsburgh with hopes of being a great pass-catcher. He exited a promising tackle prospect weighing 300 pounds. The Minnesota Vikings second-round pick...
View ArticleVikings Select DL Jalyn Holmes (Ohio State) at Pick 102
The Minnesota Vikings added some defensive line depth in the fourth round, taking defensive end Jalyn Holmes from Ohio State. Holmes played four years for the Buckeyes, totaling 85 tackles, 15 tackles...
View ArticleVikings Select TE Tyler Conklin (Central Michigan) at Pick 157
The Vikings continued their trend of drafting third day tight ends, taking Central Michigan’s Tyler Conklin with the 157th pick, flipping fifth-round picks and trading a seventh-rounder to the Jets to...
View ArticleVikings Select K Daniel Carlson (Auburn) at Pick 167
The Minnesota Vikings traded up with the New York Jets for the second time in the fifth round to select kicker Daniel Carlson out of Auburn. Minnesota initially gave up their 167th pick and a...
View ArticleVikings Select G Colby Gossett (Appalachian State) at Pick 213
With their first of two sixth-round picks, the Minnesota Vikings took their second offensive lineman of the draft, selecting guard Colby Gossett out of Appalachian State. Gossett started 46 straight...
View ArticleVikings Select DE Ade Aruna (Tulane) at Pick 218
How about another defensive lineman? The Minnesota Vikings added another young piece on the line in Ade Aruna from Tulane. Aruna is a Nigerian native who played four seasons for the Green Wave. He is...
View ArticleVikings Select LB Devante Downs (California) at Pick 225
Sticking with their trend of taking linebackers in the seventh round, doing so for the seventh straight year, the Minnesota Vikings took Devante Downs out of California in their final scheduled pick of...
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Projecting the Impacts of Minnesota’s Day 3 Picks
Some draft picks are taken as plug-and-play contributors as rookies. Others, though, are projects that may not see the field right away. The Minnesota Vikings added six new bodies on Day 3 of the...
View ArticleMinnesota Vikings Draft Review LIVE at Lucky’s 13 in Burnsville
Sam Ekstrom and Luke Inman break down every Vikings draft pick, speak with Matthew Coller of 1500 ESPN and give away prizes to the patrons at Lucky’s 13 Pub.
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Vikings Pick Up Trae Waynes’ Option; Sign UDFA Class
The Minnesota Vikings picked up cornerback Trae Waynes’ fifth-year option Monday morning, setting up the former first-round pick for a $9.069 million payday in 2019. It would have been more surprising...
View ArticleVikings Re-Sign CB Terence Newman
The Minnesota Vikings continued a busy post-draft Monday by re-signing veteran cornerback Terence Newman, who will return to the team for a fourth season. Earlier in the day, they picked up Trae...
View ArticleHercules Mata’afa, One of the Nation’s Top DTs, Embracing the Switch to...
Rookie camp in the NFL is often when newcomers begin a position change. Cornerback to safety, running back to fullback, defensive end to defensive tackle. For Hercules Mata’afa, he’s making a switch...
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Evaluating the Competition for Minnesota’s Third Running Back
When the Vikings lost Jerick McKinnon in free agency to the San Francisco 49ers, many expected them to find another running back in the draft to replace the four-year veteran. Instead, it appears the...
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The Vikings May Have One of the Five Youngest 53-Man Rosters
There’s a very fine line between an old NFL team and a young NFL team. A few strategic roster cuts and a strong draft can turn a team young in one offseason. Conversely, an active team in free agency...
View ArticleGophers Finalize 2018-19 Roster With UW-Milwaukee Transfer
The Minnesota Golden Gophers added the final piece of their offseason puzzle on Tuesday, bringing in graduate transfer Brock Stull from the University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin, completing their roster...
View ArticleVikings Sign Former Colt David Parry, Add Competition at DT
The Minnesota Vikings added further depth to their interior defensive line Wednesday by signing former Indianapolis Colts starter David Parry. Parry, 26, was a 2015 fifth-round pick who started all 32...
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Vikings Position Battles 2018: Quarterbacks
Over the next few weeks, Zone Coverage will break down the Minnesota Vikings post-draft roster by position group and take a stab at which players make the team. Today’s focus: Quarterbacks The league’s...
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OTA NOTEBOOK: Anthony Barr Absent, Unknown Injuries & Line Rotations
The Minnesota Vikings opened Wednesday’s organized team activity to the media, giving reporters their first glimpse of the full team this offseason. Despite being an optional practice, 88 Vikings were...
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