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Teams are calling the Minnesota Vikings and are inquiring about trading for cornerbacks Xavier Rhodes and Trae Waynes, according to Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated. Rhodes played in 14 games this past season, registering 47 tackles, an interception, and seven passes defended. The 28-year-old, who played his collegiate football at Florida State University, was originally […]

The Minnesota Vikings will not exercise their option on safety Andrew Sendejo, making him a free agent, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Sendejo is coming off of a 2018 campaign in which he played just five games due to a groin injury that ultimately landed him on the injured reserve list in late […]

The Minnesota Vikings did not make a move over the weekend, which is probably good news for most fans of the NFC North franchise. According to his agent, Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph won’t be going anywhere any time soon as the veteran pass catcher will remain in Minnesota going forward. “Despite rumors, the Vikings […]

The New York Jets are expected to pursue Minnesota Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr once NFL free agency begins. A player on the #Jets radar: LB Anthony Barr. They’re very — very — high on him. Wouldn’t be surprised if they offer him the most money when market opens. They’ll be in it for him until […]

Wide receiver Adam Thielen has been a key piece of the Minnesota Vikings offense for years now. But the 28-year-old is being criminally underpaid. Thielen is reportedly hoping for a contract extension from the Vikings. On Friday, the team unofficially responded. Reports surfaced that the Vikings are looking to restructure his contract. Via Chris Tomasson of […]

Teams in need of defensive help next season sure had to be pleased with the number of defensive standouts from the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine, which concluded on March 4. While defensive line players shined, more than a handful of linebackers and defensive backs also saw their respective NFL Draft stocks rise heading towards April. […]

The Minnesota Vikings were quite a disappointment this past season. They closed out the season 8-7-1, finishing second in the NFC North Division. A huge reason why they didn’t live up to their expectations was their defensive regression. The energy and production from the crew seemed to hit a standstill. The season prior, in 2017, the […]

The Cleveland Browns are facing one of the most important offseasons in the team’s history. Cleveland has its franchise quarterback in Baker Mayfield, along with plenty of other young foundational players. General manager John Dorsey is now tasked with using the Browns’ 10 draft selections and over $70 million in cap space to turn the […]

As the franchise tag deadline for the NFL creeps closer and closer, it appears that the Minnesota Vikings are prepared to let Anthony Davis walk in free agency, according to Anthony Broome of 247 Sports. The tag deadline is Tuesday afternoon and if the Vikings decide to place the franchise tag on him, it would […]

Minnesota Vikings cornerback Trae Waynes has really grown into a solid player the last couple of years, but now it appears he might be on the trade block. According to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports who is citing league sources, Waynes is being shopped at the NFL Draft Combine this week. Just a few seasons […]

The Minnesota Vikings last season went 8-7-1 and finished second overall in the NFC North Division. Overall, their offense was underwhelming. They averaged only 22.5 points per game which ranked 19th in the entire NFL. Their starting quarterback Kirk Cousins had a pretty solid year. He started all 16 games, throwing for 4,298 yards with […]

During the 2018 season, fans were treated to a semi-busy trade deadline for the NFL. We saw the likes of Demaryius Thomas, Golden Tate, Dante Fowler, Amari Cooper, and Damon Harrison get traded, but one move that didn’t happen was the Minnesota Vikings dealing linebacker Anthony Barr. We also heard reports of other players being […]

The Minnesota Vikings had a less-than-stellar season, but it’s not all the fault of quarterback Kirk Cousins, and head coach Mike Zimmer is the first to say as much. Mike Zimmer on Kirk Cousins: “I think he had a good year… everybody is going to be on him because of the contract, and we didn’t […]

Last season, the Minnesota Vikings failed to meet expectations. They finished the year 8-7-1, sitting second in the NFC North Division. Their defense really underperformed from the previous year. They sat first in the league in defensive points allowed, one of the best defenses in the entire league. The Vikings’ defense lost its firepower from […]

Statistically, Kirk Cousins did not have a bad year during his first season with the Minnesota Vikings, as he threw for 4,298 yards, 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions while completing 70.1 percent of his passes and registering a passer rating of 99.7. However, when you sign a three-year, $84 million contract, much is expected of […]

Minnesota Vikings running back Latavius Murray made it clear that he will be looking for a starting gig in free agency. It seems the Philadelphia Eagles could be among those willing to oblige. The Eagles have notable voids to fill in the backfield this offseason. According to Mike Kaye of nj.com, Murray could be on […]

The talking point after the Minnesota Vikings season was that head coach Mike Zimmer was entering next season on the last year of his deal. According to Courtney Cronin of ESPN, that isn’t the case anymore, as Rick Spielman confirmed that the team exercised the 2020 option on Zimmer’s contract. Will have more updates but first […]

Last season the Minnesota Vikings went 8-7-1, finishing second in the NFC North Division. The team lived down to preseason expectations. Many thought the Vikings would be a wild card team at best in the NFC. Their defense allowed 21.3 points per game, which ranked ninth in the NFL. The previous season the Vikings ranked […]

Minnesota Vikings running back Latavius Murray is set to become a free agent this offseason. It appears he will be looking for places where he has a chance to take on a heavier workload. Murray has largely played a complementary role during his time in Minnesota. According to ESPN’s Courtney Cronin, he would like to […]

Former Denver Broncos and Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan believes that Kirk Cousins is the right quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings finished 8-7-1 and failed to make the playoffs in Cousins’ first season under center, and it’s safe to say that he took a fair share of the blame for some of […]

The Minnesota Vikings made headlines last offseason with the signing of quarterback Kirk Cousins. Fortunately, their lucrative spending did not hinder their chances at adding some young talent through the 2019 NFL Draft. The Vikings parted ways with a number of key players in order to bring Cousins and defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson in. According […]

The Minnesota Vikings have had issues finding a reliable kicker and it appears that they aren’t so sold that Dan Bailey is the answer going forward. The Vikings hired Marwan Maalouf to be their special team’s coordinator and one of the first questions from the media was about what they will do about the kicking position. […]

Kirk Cousins’ debut season with the Minnesota Vikings didn’t quite go as planned. Still, that hardly means the jury is out on Minnesota signing the veteran signal-caller to a three-year, $84 million contract last spring. In fact, Vikings still believe Cousins will be better going forward, due in part to the addition of offensive advisor […]

Gary Kubiak has spent nearly his entire life involved with the NFL in some way, but took the last two years away from the sidelines. Now back with the Minnesota Vikings, Kubiak revealed that he missed coaching and was hopeful for a return to the NFL. Kubiak met with the media today for the first […]

It is no secret that Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen has become a staple of the team’s offense over the course of the last two seasons. With Thielen once again impressing throughout the 2018 campaign, despite Minnesota’s overall struggles as a team, the Vikings will almost certainly attempt to retain the veteran wideout for […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins tweeted about Miami and let’s just say things didn’t go the way he thought they would, at all. In 2010, I was mad at @KingJames for leaving Cleveland…but I’ve been in Miami for a total of 5 min and now I totally understand. — Kirk Cousins (@KirkCousins8) February 19, 2019 […]

Could the Minnesota Vikings be moving on from linebacker Anthony Barr? ESPN’s Courtney Cronin seems to think so, as Cronin predicts that the Vikings will not place a franchise tag on Barr, which would make him a free agent next month. Barr is coming off of a 2018 campaign in which he registered 55 tackles, […]

The expectations were high for the Minnesota Vikings heading into last season and missing the playoffs is not what many expected. With a lot of their core still intact, it’s going to be key that the team makes the right moves this offseason and answer three key questions. What to do with Anthony Barr? Even […]

Finally, a football game on Thanksgiving that will excite NFL fans who have no rooting interest in the Dallas Cowboys or Detroit Lions. According to John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal, a matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles is being mulled by the league office to be included in next season’s Thanksgiving […]

Wide receiver Antonio Brown made it official that he is ready to part ways with the Pittsburgh Steelers this offseason. It appears Minnesota Vikings cornerback Xavier Rhodes has already begun the recruiting process. There has been plenty of speculation regarding where Brown will land next. Rhodes welcomed him to Minnesota with open arms, via Twitter. @AB84 […]

The Denver Broncos made headlines with the acquisition of former Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco. As a result, there is plenty of speculation regarding the future of quarterback Case Keenum. The prospect of Keenum returning to the Minnesota Vikings seems a bit far-fetched. However, according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, it is possible […]

It has been several years since veteran NFL running back Adrian Peterson has suited up in purple and gold. Nonetheless, the 2019-20 season could serve as a Minnesota Vikings homecoming for the seasoned rusher — at least in the eyes of one former league MVP-turned-NFL Network analyst. According to former Denver Broncos running back and […]

The Minnesota Vikings unfortunately encountered a miserable 2018-19 campaign just one year after almost reaching the Super Bowl in Minneapolis. With former Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins hopping on board ahead of the 2018-19 season, most of the focus has remained on the Vikings’ offense, a unit that did not fair well as a whole […]

As a result of the 2017-18 campaign, the upstart Minnesota Vikings almost became the first team in NFL history to play in a Super Bowl while also playing host for the annual event. However, Minnesota was unable to even return to the postseason in 2018-19, while prolific Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs is now asking […]

When the Minnesota Vikings signed Kirk Cousins last offseason, the expectation was that he might be the missing piece that could get the team to the Super Bowl. Instead, the team struggled at times with Cousins under center, and they couldn’t pull out a win in Week 17 and missed the playoffs. During Super Bowl […]

Just a year-and-a-half ago, Everson Griffen signed a four-year, $58 million contract extension with the Minnesota Vikings that was set to take him through 2022. However, after just two seasons, the Vikings may already be preparing to part ways with the defensive lineman. According to Ben Goessling of The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Griffen could end up […]

The Minnesota Vikings have former Florida State running back Dalvin Cook leading the way in the backfield, with the team’s rushing attack looking pretty solid for the future. However, it appears as though the Vikings could add some more firepower to such an attack in 2019-20 if they so choose and veteran running back Latavius […]

We have finally reached the end to the 2018 NFL season. The Super Bowl has come and gone and the New England Patriots are champions once again. A plethora of other teams have been filling their head coaching vacancies since Week 17. A notable team that held off firing their head coach is the Minnesota […]

As the Vikings go into the offseason to train for next season, running back Dalvin Cook has to make a few improvements to his game. To be fair to Cook, he’s still in the rookie phase of his career, and as such, there’s plenty of time — and room — to improve. But now that […]