Vikings Making Cuts Moving Toward Camp

Rookie quarterback Kyle Wright has been waived by the Minnesota Vikings, who reduced their roster to the 80-player maximum ahead of training camp.

Vikings minicamp: Jackson asserts himself

Darrell Bevell often likes to say that a quarterback shows the most improvement between his first year of playing and his second.

Loyalty important to Studwell

When Scott Studwell came out of the University of Illinois he never imagined that he would play for the Minnesota Vikings.

Vikings Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

The Vikings got an opportunity to see expensive offseason additions Jared Allen, Bernard Berrian and Madieu Williams on the field during the team’s recently concluded workouts, but the biggest reason for optimism might have surrounded the performance by quarterback Tarvaris Jackson.

Jackson, entering his second season as the Vikings‘ starter, looked far more poised and in control as the team went through practices during Organized Team Activities and minicamp that were open to the media.

Jackson’s improvement will be crucial if the Vikings are going to have the type of success that many expect after they invested more than $60 million in guarantees on Allen, Berrian and Williams.

Last season, Jackson went 8-4 as a starter but threw three more interceptions than…

Vikings Notes: NFL Referees Heart Minnesota

The great football minds at The Worldwide Leader compiled a list of the amount of personal fouls called against each NFL team since 2001, and compared that to the amount of personal fouls called against the …

Petersons Norman conquest

Adrian Peterson carried a football on the Oklahoma campus again Friday. He tucked it in his arm, crouched and juked with a sudden stutter-step to avoid a swarm of pursuers just like he did so many Saturdays at …

Honoring Adrian Peterson

Viking running back to have second annual day on June 21 The Palestine Herald By SALLY SEXTON H-P Sports Writer In his rookie season, Adrian Peterson made quite an impression on NFL fans and coaches around.

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2008 Minnesota Vikings NFC North Preview

The 2008 edition of the Minnesota Vikings should be an exciting thing to watch. While there are huge question marks with the most important position on the field, any time Adrian Peterson is running the ball …

Birk returns to Vikings (AP)
The Minnesota Vikings had just finished a walkthrough before their first minicamp, and Matt Birk knew what to do. After skipping the voluntary portion the team’s offseason program to spend time with his growing family and draw attention to his contract situation, Birk dutifully headed toward a sizable group of reporters to explain on Friday.

Goodell Speaks Out Against Rookie Salaries
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is the latest NFL person to say the system that pays untested rookies better than most veteran is broken. It’s possible rookie salaries could be addressed in the next collective bargaining agreement.

Vikings camp preview: Is Tarvaris good enough?

This QB could hold many fantasy fortunes in his hand. The Vikings have become a justifiably chic pick to contend for both the NFC North crown and the NFC title in ‘08, thanks to a major acquisition along the …

Minnesota Vikings center Matt Birk ‘busy’ with his family

Vikings center Matt Birk. Vikings center Matt Birk downplayed his absence from the team’s organized team activities , noting that his focus was on his family.

Vikings minicamp: Jackson asserts himself

Darrell Bevell often likes to say that a quarterback shows the most improvement between his first year of playing and his second.

Vikings DE Misses Practice

Minnesota Vikings defensive end Ray Edwards has missed the last two days of minicamp with a lower back injury.

Vikings Making Cuts Moving Toward Camp

Rookie quarterback Kyle Wright has been waived by the Minnesota Vikings, who reduced their roster to the 80-player maximum ahead of training camp.

Fantasy team preview: Minnesota Vikings

QB1: Tarvaris Jackson QB2: Gus Frerotte RB1: Adrian Peterson RB2: Chester Taylor WR1: Bernard Berrian WR2: Bobby Wade WR3: Robert Ferguson WR4: Sidney Rice TE1: Visanthe Shiancoe TE2: Jim Kleinsasser K: Ryan …

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Is Brett Coming Back?
Is Brett Favre’s retirement from football permanent? A story on Wednesday indicated that Favre has “the itch” to return to the game, but the former Packers quarterback dismissed the story as merely rumors.

Minnesota Vikings center Matt Birk ‘busy’ with his family

Vikings center Matt Birk. Vikings center Matt Birk downplayed his absence from the team’s organized team activities , noting that his focus was on his family.

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Sharper focused entering final contract year with Vikes

The end comes sooner than most players expect in today’s perpetually turning-over NFL, even for the elite.

Former Buckeyes player gets degree, 5 years late

A former Buckeyes football player this weekend receives the Ohio State diploma he never got when he left the university for the NFL more than five years ago.

Griffith Retires in Purple
Former Vikings safety Robert Griffith signed a one-day contract this week to retire as a member of the Minnesota Vikings.

Sports Illustrated writer picks Vikings to win it all: Is it a jinx?

The early forecast for the 2008 Vikings is mixed. But one credible NFL analyst has picked the Vikings to win it all.

Minnesota Vikings: Single-game tickets go on sale July 9

Single-game tickets for the 2008-09 Vikings‘ season will be available at 9 a.m. July 9 at the Gate B ticket booth at the Metrodome.

Vikings Making Cuts Moving Toward Camp

Rookie quarterback Kyle Wright has been waived by the Minnesota Vikings, who reduced their roster to the 80-player maximum ahead of training camp.

Vikings DE Misses Practice

Minnesota Vikings defensive end Ray Edwards has missed the last two days of minicamp with a lower back injury.

Vikings RB Peterson finds adoring fans in return to Oklahoma

Adrian Peterson sat down and smiled, posing for a picture among a dozen kids who’d signed up for the chance to learn some football skills from one of the NFL’s top running backs.

Vikings Waive Wright
The Vikings placed rookie free agent quarterback Kyle Wright on waivers, bringing their current roster to 80 players (counting the five unsigned draft picks).

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Birk returns to Vikings (AP)
The Minnesota Vikings had just finished a walkthrough before their first minicamp, and Matt Birk knew what to do. After skipping the voluntary portion the team’s offseason program to spend time with his growing family and draw attention to his contract situation, Birk dutifully headed toward a sizable group of reporters to explain on Friday.

Birk at Vikings camp, says he is not angry with team (Yahoo! Sports)
Minnesota Vikings center Matt Birk told the assembled media today that “I’m happy to be here” and…

Minnesota’s coaches like what they see in Tarvaris Jackson

To football coaches, videotape can be as precious as the Holy Grail. The late Bill Walsh used to swear that if his analysis revealed just a glimpse of a player’s potential - witnessed while breaking down film …

Vikings Training Camp Guide
When do the Vikings report to training camp and when do they break? Looking for directions to camp? We cover it all.

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Fantasy team preview: Minnesota Vikings

QB1: Tarvaris Jackson QB2: Gus Frerotte RB1: Adrian Peterson RB2: Chester Taylor WR1: Bernard Berrian WR2: Bobby Wade WR3: Robert Ferguson WR4: Sidney Rice TE1: Visanthe Shiancoe TE2: Jim Kleinsasser K: Ryan …

Ex-Steeler star Dwight White dies at 58 (AP)
Dwight White, the Steel Curtain defensive end known as “Mad Dog” who helped lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl titles in the 1970s, died Friday. He was 58. The Steelers said White died at a Pittsburgh hospital. The cause was not disclosed. The team said White was released from the hospital after having back surgery, but then was readmitted with complications.

NFL Preseason Schedule
A look at the games and times of the NFL’s 2008 preseason.

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Birk returns to Vikings (AP)
The Minnesota Vikings had just finished a walkthrough before their first minicamp, and Matt Birk knew what to do. After skipping the voluntary portion the team’s offseason program to spend time with his growing family and draw attention to his contract situation, Birk dutifully headed toward a sizable group of reporters to explain on Friday.

Ex-Raider Napoleon Kaufman likes what he sees in Darren McFadden

The comparisons flowed forth soon after the Raiders selected running back Darren McFadden with the fourth pick of the 2008 NFL draft.

Former Buckeyes player gets degree, 5 years late

A former Buckeyes football player this weekend receives the Ohio State diploma he never got when he left the university for the NFL more than five years ago.

Commentary: Vikings Got Greatness in Peterson
The Vikings were fortunate that running back Adrian Peterson slid in last year’s draft. But in the 15 months since Minnesota selected him, the team and fans have come to see that his incredible skills extend beyond the football field.

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Scout’s Notebook: PK Steven Hauschka
It’s always difficult to dethrone the incumbent, but undrafted rookie free agent placekicker Steve Hauschka has the ability to kick in the NFL. Find out more right here …

Vikings minicamp: Jackson asserts himself

Darrell Bevell often likes to say that a quarterback shows the most improvement between his first year of playing and his second.

Jared Allen expects Vikings to go to the Super Bowl (Yahoo! Sports)
Considering the financial investment that the Minnesota Vikings made to upgrade their roster this offseason, it…

Peterson, Jackson Excused From Vikes Practice

Adrian Peterson and Tarvaris Jackson were excused from Wednesday’s “optional” practice for personal reasons, giving the Minnesota Vikings a chance to take extended looks at newcomers Gus Frerotte and Maurice …

Minnesota’s coaches like what they see in Tarvaris Jackson

To football coaches, videotape can be as precious as the Holy Grail. The late Bill Walsh used to swear that if his analysis revealed just a glimpse of a player’s potential - witnessed while breaking down film …

Fantasy team preview: Minnesota Vikings

QB1: Tarvaris Jackson QB2: Gus Frerotte RB1: Adrian Peterson RB2: Chester Taylor WR1: Bernard Berrian WR2: Bobby Wade WR3: Robert Ferguson WR4: Sidney Rice TE1: Visanthe Shiancoe TE2: Jim Kleinsasser K: Ryan …

Clean slate: Jaguars WR Williamson ready for fresh start

Receiver Troy Williamson was the last player on the field during minicamp Saturday, spending extra time with his position coach.

Rookie Impact on the 2008 Fantasy Season

Generally we don’t place much stock in rookies as far as making an impact at the fantasy football level.

Excelsior apartment unit owned by ex-Viking condemned

Mpls. apartments owned by former Viking condemned [Oct. 2007] Former Minnesota Viking Ed McDaniel is under fire again for allegedly not taking care of one of his tenants at an Excelsior apartment complex he …

Jackson asserts himself with Vikings (AP)
Darrell Bevell often likes to say that a quarterback shows the most improvement between his first year of playing and his second. If the Minnesota Vikings are going to fulfill their expectations of contending for the NFC North title and making a deep run in the playoffs, they need their offensive coordinator to be right about Tarvaris Jackson.

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VikingBuzz BLOG
While most of the off-season publicity surrounding left tackle Bryant McKinnie has been negative, there are at least some who expect him to be a key contributor to the team’s success this season.

Birk’s agent says center will attend minicamp

Matt Birk isn’t attending the Vikings‘ voluntary workouts this offseason, but his agent said Friday the veteran center will be at the team’s mandatory minicamp next weekend at Winter Park.

Jackson asserts himself with Vikings (AP)
Darrell Bevell often likes to say that a quarterback shows the most improvement between his first year of playing and his second. If the Minnesota Vikings are going to fulfill their expectations of contending for the NFC North title and making a deep run in the playoffs, they need their offensive coordinator to be right about Tarvaris Jackson.

Championship Tenet or Myth?
The Vikings have proved they can run the ball and stop the run, but is that really what it takes to win the Super Bowl? Recent history appears to indicate otherwise.

Vikings Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

The Vikings got an opportunity to see expensive offseason additions Jared Allen, Bernard Berrian and Madieu Williams on the field during the team’s recently concluded workouts, but the biggest reason for optimism might have surrounded the performance by quarterback Tarvaris Jackson.

Jackson, entering his second season as the Vikings‘ starter, looked far more poised and in control as the team went through practices during Organized Team Activities and minicamp that were open to the media.

Jackson’s improvement will be crucial if the Vikings are going to have the type of success that many expect after they invested more than $60 million in guarantees on Allen, Berrian and Williams.

Last season, Jackson went 8-4 as a starter but threw three more interceptions than…

Rookie Impact on the 2008 Fantasy Season

Generally we don’t place much stock in rookies as far as making an impact at the fantasy football level.

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NFL Preseason Schedule
A look at the games and times of the NFL’s 2008 preseason.

NFL Player Wire
The Vikings could be trying to stop Bears return man Devin Hester many more years, and the Vikings should be happy they drafted Sidney Rice last year instead of Dwayne Jarrett. Get updates and quotes regarding those players and many more from around the NFL.

Vikings DE Misses Practice

Minnesota Vikings defensive end Ray Edwards has missed the last two days of minicamp with a lower back injury.

Minnesota’s coaches like what they see in Tarvaris Jackson

To football coaches, videotape can be as precious as the Holy Grail. The late Bill Walsh used to swear that if his analysis revealed just a glimpse of a player’s potential - witnessed while breaking down film …

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