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Mike Zimmer is feeling good about first round pick Garrett Bradbury. The Minnesota Vikings had a disappointing 2018 season, missing the playoffs one year after making the NFC Championship Game. The first year of the Kirk Cousins era didn’t go according to plan, and the offensive line was one of the biggest reasons why. The […]

Mike Hughes was selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the No. 30 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. It was a selection that many thought would completely beef up their secondary, but a torn ACL shut his season down early. According to a report shared by Pro Football Talk, Hughes won’t be ready to […]

Most people know a lot about Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen and his story. Playing at a DII college and going undrafted and impressing enough at a rookie minicamp to get a shot with his hometown team. He started as a special teams stud and worked his way up to being one of the […]

Fourteen months ago, the Minnesota Vikings made the power move of the off-season — swapping Case Keenum for Kirk Cousins on a record-breaking, fully guaranteed three-year $84 million deal. After adding on the signal-caller, expectations for the Vikings were a record high — they were, in the eyes of many, a legitimate Super Bowl contender. […]

The Minnesota Vikings finished 13-3 in 2017 and earned the No. 2 seed in the NFC. Against the New Orleans Saints in the Divisional Round, the Vikings won on a miraculous play known as the “Minnesota Miracle.” They laid an egg in the NFC Championship Game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Minnesota lost that game 38-7, […]

The Minnesota Vikings made major splashes in heading into 2018 – the biggest of which being adding free agent quarterback Kirk Cousins. Regardless of what you think of him, the Vikings clearly had high hopes and believed he could help them take the next step and win a Super Bowl. However, in Year One of […]

Minnesota Vikings assistant general manager George Paton has turned down the Jets’ request to interview for the team’s open general manager job. This is the third time Paton has declined an interview in New York, with the Jets requesting to speak with him in 2013 and 2015 as well. Paton, who has been with the […]

Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph believes he can still remain with the team. The two sides haven’t come to terms on a new contract. They have placed a potential five-year deal on the table. According to Pro Football Talk’s Charean Williams, Rudolph will not accept a pay cut from his base salary of $7.5 […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs is certainly one of the better pass-catchers in the NFL and is coming off of a terrific 2018 campaign in which he hauled in 102 receptions for 1,021 yards and nine touchdowns. However, Diggs averaged just 10 yards per catch, three yards below his average from 2017. Vikings quarterback […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen is coming off of a spectacular 2018 campaign in which he hauled in 113 receptions for 1,373 yards and nine touchdowns en route to a Pro Bowl appearance. Pro Football Focus notes that Thielen was every bit as good as his numbers suggested, ranking him as the Vikings’ best […]

As the New York Jets continue to bring in potential candidates to fill in their vacant general manager spot, they’ve added George Paton and Scott Fitterer to their search list. The #Jets have added two more names to their GM request list: #Vikings assistant GM George Paton and #Seahawks Co-Director of Player Personnel Scott Fitterer […]

There was some talk after the Minnesota Vikings re-signed Anthony Barr that he could move from linebacker to defensive end, but Mike Zimmer has shot down that idea. “He’ll be a linebacker,” Zimmer said via Sid Hartmann of the Star Tribune. “We’re doing a few different things defensively so you’ll get a chance to see […]

Stefon Diggs had a big year in 2018. The Minnesota Vikings receiver put up career highs in receptions, yards, and touchdowns right after signing a five-year contract extension last July. In his first year with Kirk Cousins as his quarterback, he finished with 102 catches for 1,021 yards and nine touchdowns. He’s still only 25 […]

Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer hasn’t ever been afraid to speak his mind about players and even stars like Xavier Rhodes aren’t immune to the criticism. After some struggles during the 2018 season Zimmer said that Rhodes needs to play up to his contract that will pay him over $10 million this upcoming season. Many […]

The Minnesota Vikings are currently engaged in a contract standoff with tight end Kyle Rudolph, who confirmed on Wednesday that the Vikings do have a five-year offer on the table for him. Still, in spite of Rudolph’s financial dispute with the club, he showed up for the first day of organized team activities. “I could […]

Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph may be without a new contract and he may have heard his name thrown around in trade rumors recently, but he will still be on the field with his teammates at organized team activities on Tuesday, as first reported by Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Rudolph and the Vikings […]

The Minnesota Vikings selected Irv Smith with their second-round pick in this year’s draft. After Smith’s name was called, it likely spelled the end of Kyle Rudolph’s tenure with the Vikings. The Vikings are tight on cap space with just $1.1 million remaining (32nd in the NFL). Trading someone like Rudolph could provide some cap […]

Since coming into the league in 2014, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen’s stats have improved each season. In 2018, Thielen finished with 113 receptions for 1,373 yards and nine touchdowns, but ESPN thinks this year there will be a bit of regression. In 2019, ESPN is predicting Thielen will finish with 90 receptions for […]

There have been rumors swirling all offseason about the NewEngland Patriots trading for Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph but there were never reports that the two sides have talked, until now. Deep in Albert Breer’s Sports Illustrated MMQB article is the interesting tidbit, the Patriots and Vikings have now talked. The only thing said […]

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook has fought through a ton of adversity in his first two seasons. His rookie campaign was cut short due to a torn ACL, and he missed five games in 2018, as well. Cook is set up to have a big year in 2019, however. Of all the players on […]

Minnesota Vikings co-owner Mark Wilf expects his team to do a lot better in the 2019 NFL season. This was what Wilf told the Minneapolis Star Tribune’s Sid Hartman (via Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio) on May 19. We expect a lot better season, and we’re working hard every day. I know our coaches, and […]

The NFL is advancing towards being a pass-happy league. Last year, 27 of the 32 teams in the NFL attempted 500 or more pass attempts on offense. In addition, six teams attempted 600 or more passing attempts, with the Pittsburgh Steelers throwing it 689 times. With the passing game becoming the dominant source of offense, […]

There were reports last week that the Minnesota Vikings and Kyle Rudolph had stopped talking about a contract extension but according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk that isn’t the case. Rudolph and the Vikings are still working towards a contract extension but there hasn’t been much progress made. According to Florio’s sources, the […]

When the Minnesota Vikings drafted Irv Smith Jr. in the second round most believed he would be the replacement for Kyle Rudolph either this season or down the road. There is a good chance at some point that will still be the case but Smith thinks that the two guys can be a great combination. […]

Dalvin Cook has lived up to the promise during his brief NFL career that made him a household name for the Florida State Seminoles. However, as dynamic as he’s been when healthy, the Minnesota Vikings star is best known to this point at the professional level for his inability to stay on the field. If […]

If you thought Kyle Rudolph would give the Vikings a discount on his services, forget about it. The Vikings are trying to figure out a way to balance the books, and Kyle Rudolph‘s desire to stay in Minnesota. But the veteran tight end told Sid Hartman of the Minneapolis Star Tribune that he wasn’t prepared to take a […]

Minnesota Vikings linebacker Eric Kendricks restructured his contract in order to help the Vikings sign rookie offensive lineman Garrett Bradbury on Tuesday, converting $2.15 million of his 2019 base salary of $4.15 million into a signing bonus, according to Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com. Kendricks is coming off of a 2018 campaign in which he played […]

One of the more intriguing running backs heading into the 2019 season is Dalvin Cook of the Minnesota Vikings, and people should feel excited about his upside. Last season, Cook was working back from a torn ACL which limited him to only 11 games. He had 133 rushing attempts for 615 yards and two touchdowns. […]

When you think of the best wide receivers in the NFL, Minnesota Vikings star Stefon Diggs probably won’t come to your mind, and that’s fair, because he is not really on the level of Antonio Brown, Odell Beckham Jr., or Julio Jones. But that doesn’t mean he isn’t a really good wide out that any […]

The Minnesota Vikings are seemingly trying to do their best when it comes to keeping tight end Kyle Rudolph, who doesn’t seem to be pleased after not receiving a new deal and watching the Vikings select tight end Irv Smith Jr. in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Despite this, coach Mike Zimmer […]

Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph’s name has been thrown around in trade rumors all offseason and he is hoping soon he can have clarity on his position with the team. Late last week a report was filed that said contract extension talks between Rudolph and the Vikings had broken down. The report led many […]

It looks like Kyle Rudolph’s days with the Minnesota Vikings could be coming to an end. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Vikings held contract extension talks with Rudolph with the hopes of keeping him around long term, but on Friday morning, those talks broke off. This could mean that the Vikings could […]

The Minnesota Vikings did not impress the rest of the league a season ago despite managing to sign former Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins via free agency. While Cousins was believed to be the missing piece to the puzzle in Minnesota, the Vikings offensive line did not hold up its end of the bargain — […]

The Minnesota Vikings are looking to bounce back from a disappointing season in 2018. After last year’s mediocre performance, the Vikings wasted absolutely no time bolstering the team’s offensive line in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft with hopes of getting veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins some protection. Not only that, but Arif Hasan […]

The Minnesota Vikings notably selected former North Carolina State Wolfpack interior offensive lineman Garrett Bradbury in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Although the up-and-coming blocker remains slated to become a Day 1 starter for the Vikings, Bradbury realizes that he still has some things to work on in the process of transitioning […]

The Minnesota Vikings fielded calls during the NFL Draft for tight end Kyle Rudolph and although it’s unclear if one of the teams calling was the New England Patriots. If they weren’t, they need to get on the phone and start making some calls to Minnesota because Rudolph could be the key to the team […]

Every year it seems like a few players that aren’t expected to be cut end up being released before the regular season, and it will probably be no different this year for the Minnesota Vikings. So which guys will be a surprise cut on cutdown day? Let’s breakdown some players who might not make this […]

The Minnesota Vikings thought that the team was a mere one piece away from contending in a big way after making a serious run through the playoffs in 2017-18. However, despite signing veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins and luring him away from the Washington Redskins last offseason, the Vikings underwhelmed in a major way en route […]

Minnesota Vikings second-round pick Irv Smith Jr. has decided to wear number 84 just like one of the greatest wideouts in NFL history, Randy Moss. Smith who wore 82 in college said his dad wore 84 in college and 82 in the NFL so he thought it would be cool to switch it up. Vikings […]