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The Minnesota Vikings believed that they solved their special teams woes by acquiring Kaare Vedvik. Just a couple weeks after trading for him, Minnesota is releasing Vedvik, per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. The #Vikings informed kicker/punter Kaare Vedvik they’re waiving him, per source. Vedvik – acquired three weeks ago for a fifth-round pick – […]

Rate, review, and subscribe to Establish the Pass on iTunes, SoundCloud, and Spotify. Apple Podcasts link: Episode 4 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Spotify Podcasts link: Episode 4 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 4 – Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan touch on the Jadeveon Clowney trade rumors and […]

The Kansas City Chiefs knew there was going to be chance that they would have to release cornerback Mark Fields on Saturday. Instead, Kansas City is sending Fields to the Minnesota Vikings in a trade, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Trade: The #Chiefs are sending CB Mark Fields to the #Vikings, source said. […]

With the season fast approaching, plenty of NFL teams are starting to cut players that didn’t impress them. Some players may be sweating over their future, but you won’t find Laquon Treadwell worrying that much. The Minnesota Viking wide receiver shared with Chris Tomasson that he has worked for his opportunities and isn’t worried about […]

Things haven’t exactly worked out for former first-round picks Josh Doctson and Laquon Treadwell since entering the NFL in 2016, and their respective teams have put the wide receivers on the trade block as a result, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The deadline for teams to cut their rosters down to 53 players […]

From undrafted free agent to one of the NFL’s best all-around wide receivers, Adam Thielen is nothing short of a remarkable story. The Minnesota Vikings showed their appreciation for his hard work by signing him to a four-year, $64 million contract earlier this offseason. Thielen is entering his sixth season with the organization but this […]

The Minnesota Vikings are fresh off an 8-7-1 season in 2018 in which they missed the playoffs, merely a year removed from losing in the NFC Championship Game. They return largely the same roster to an improved NFC North as the Vikings look to reclaim their spot among the NFC elites. The Atlanta Falcons are […]

After forecasting the AFC’s division winners for the 2019 NFL season, let’s dive into predictions for the NFC. The New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Rams have won their respective divisions in each of the past two seasons. The Dallas Cowboys look to repeat as division champions—something they haven’t done since winning five straight NFC […]

Since Mike Zimmer came to Minnesota Vikings the kicking situation has always been an issue and heading into cutdown day, they still don’t seem to have a clear picture yet. A few weeks ago the Vikings traded a fifth-round pick to the Baltimore Ravens in return for Kaare Vedvik in hopes he would be the […]

Kirk Cousins has faced harsh criticism for his first season with the Minnesota Vikings after signing a three-year, $84 million contract with the club last offseason. In reality, Cousins’ numbers were hardly bad. He threw for 4,298 yards, 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions while completing 70.1 percent of his passes and posting a passer rating […]

When the Minnesota Vikings traded a fifth-round pick to the Baltimore Ravens for Kaare Vedvik, they hoped he would fix the special teams issue, but it has actually made it more confusing. Vedvik has been subpar punting, and in the Vikings last preseason game, he missed two field goals. Special teams coordinator Marwan Maalouf was […]

We are now nearly a week away from games in the NFL holding meaning with the regular season kicking off on September 5th. The Minnesota Vikings will join the other 31 teams in the NFL to take part in their final preseason game on Thursday. The Vikings will square off against the Buffalo Bills in […]

The Minnesota Vikings’ young, prized cornerback Mike Hughes has been struggling with a torn ACL suffered in Week 6 of his rookie season. Currently, the 22-year-old Hughes is eyeing a comeback on the gridiron for the Vikings in the team’s Week 1 regular season matchup with the Atlanta Falcons. The Vikings activated their 2018 first-round […]

The Minnesota Vikings already knew they were going to be without Holton Hill to begin the season, but now he’s receiving a fine from the NFL. Hill will be fined $10,500 for the hit he delivered on Paxton Lynch on August 18, per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. The hit came in the Vikings’ second […]

The Minnesota Vikings may have defeated the Arizona Cardinals in their third preseason game on Saturday night, but they did not exactly get a good performance out of Kirk Cousins. Cousins completed just three of his 13 passes for 35 yards while being sacked twice, and afterward, he was not happy about his outing: “Really […]

The Minnesota Vikings thought they had their kicking problems solved when the team acquired Kaare Vedvik. After missing two field goals in the Vikings’ preseason contest against the Arizona Cardinals, Mike Zimmer is unsure of what to do next. “I honestly don’t know,” Zimmer said. “Since we brought Vedvik in, Wile has been punting good […]

The Minnesota Vikings are coming off of a disappointing 2018 campaign in which they went just 8-7-1 and missed the playoffs, one year after winning 13 games and making it to the NFC Championship Game. But there is hope for the Vikings going into 2019, as there remains quite a bit of talent on this […]

Well, it looks like Dalvin Cook will do just fine as the Minnesota Vikings’ starting back in 2019. Early in the team’s Week 3 preseason bout against the Arizona Cardinals, Cook broke off a massive 85-yard touchdown scamper. DALVIN COOK IS BACK 😤😤 @dalvincook pic.twitter.com/GWNsCngjjg — The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) August 24, 2019 That was light […]

The San Francisco 49ers have to plan for the future. Heading into Week 17 of the 2018 season, the Minnesota Vikings had a chance to make the playoffs with a win over the Chicago Bears. Instead, Kirk Cousins and the Vikings offense looked out of sorts; losing 24-10. By falling to the Bears, Minnesota ended […]

One of the key battles during training camp for the Minnesota Vikings has been at wide receiver, and coach Mike Zimmer might have tipped his hand a little on what the team wants to do. Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Zimmer said he doesn’t care about how much NFL experience the reserve wide receivers […]

Among the league’s most disappointing first-round picks in the past few seasons, Laquon Treadwell is near the top of the list. The Minnesota Vikings used their 23rd overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft to select the 6-foot-2 wide receiver out of Ole Miss. At the time, the Vikings initially thought they were getting a […]

Last week a report came out that the Minnesota Vikings were actively shopping Laquon Treadwell and Mike Zimmer all but confirmed that on Sunday night. The Vikings gave Treadwell some extra playing time against the Seattle Seahawks and when asked why after the game, Zimmer said they were just trying to showcase him. “We were […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins is not exactly known for his wheels, as he has amassed a grand total of 502 yards on the ground since entering the NFL back in 2012. But it seems that Cousins is actually thinking of making scrambling a bigger part of his game in 2019, and if he does, […]

The Minnesota Vikings’ first season with quarterback Kirk Cousins was disappointing, as the team finished 8-7-1 and missed the playoffs. The team will try to rebound in 2019, and began the preseason with a 34-25 victory over the New Orleans Saints. Here are three players to watch as the Vikings battle the Seattle Seahawks on […]

The Minnesota Vikings have made wide receiver Laquon Treadwell available, per Sports Illustrated‘s Albert Breer. Breer notes: “I’m told that, with the emergence of Chad Beebe, former first-round receiver Laquon Treadwell is available again. And while no one’s moving anything significant for him, maybe there’s a team out there that’s willing to give up the […]

Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer, entering his sixth year with the franchise, had positive words to say about the team’s linebacker corps. Zimmer, 63, is coming off a missed playoff season in 2018 with the Vikings, who lost the NFC Championship Game in 2017. Nevertheless, Mike Zimmer is high on his defensive unit, including […]

CLUTCH SUMMARY: Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has been heavily criticized in his NFL career.  Cousins is facing plenty of pressure after failing to take the Vikings to the playoffs in Year 1 of his three-year, $84 million deal.  Expect Cousins to bounce back and lead the Vikings back to the postseason.  Kirk Cousins’ NFL […]

The sweepstakes for Baltimore Ravens’ backup kicker, Kaare Vedvik seems to be closed. To the dismay of Chicago Bears fans, the Ravens have traded Vedvik to the Minnesota Vikings for a 2020 fifth-round pick per Adam Schefter of ESPN. Multiple teams expressed interest in acquiring Vedvik after the kicker impressed in his preseason debut against […]

The Minnesota Vikings showed plenty of promise in a 34-25 win over the New Orleans Saints in the preseason opener. While the victory was nothing short of an all-around team effort, there were still some unproven faces that managed to stand out. Here are the three biggest individual performances from the Vikings’ win against the […]

Teddy Bridgewater was supposed to be the Minnesota Vikings’ quarterback of the future. He was drafted in the first round by the Vikings back in 2014, and by his second year, he was a Pro Bowler after leading the Vikings to an 11-win season. But then, during training camp in 2016, Bridgewater suffered a horrific […]

Uniform sticklers, rejoice! The NFL’s longest-running and most well-known oversight in color palettes will soon be a fading memory. The Minnesota Vikings announced on Thursday that team officials have worked with Riddell Sports to finally address the discrepancy in shades of purple between their helmet and jersey. Heading into 2019, the #Vikings worked with @RiddellSports […]

Veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings have a new center as a result of selecting a highly-touted interior offensive lineman in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft. With soon-to-be rookie center Garrett Bradbury officially on board in Minnesota, it appears as though him and Cousins are getter more and more acquainted […]

The NFL running back position has become as lucrative as ever after several enormous deals changed the market’s landscape. Todd Gurley and David Johnson led the way with massive extensions after superb campaigns coming into last season. With Le’Veon Bell’s historic holdout last season culminating in a bag of cash from the New York Jets, […]

The Minnesota Vikings are slated to square off against the New Orleans Saints in the preseason opener. It seems head coach Mike Zimmer is excited to see a familiar face in quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. Bridgewater and Zimmer share quite a history during their time in Minnesota. According to ESPN’s Mike Triplett, he is looking forward […]

A second-round selection in the 2015 NFL Draft, running back Ameer Abdullah once projected as the savior for the Detroit Lions rushing attack. That didn’t happen. The former Nebraska Cornhusker tallied 1,251 yards and six touchdowns on a 3.8 yards per carry average in three and a half seasons in Motown; then faced the chopping […]

The Minnesota Vikings are just two seasons removed from making the NFC Championship Game, and the belief around this years team is that they can make another run in the playoffs. Last season, the team made a big splash signing bringing in Kirk Cousins, but the offensive line really struggled and didn’t give him much […]

The Minnesota Vikings had a very disappointing 2018 campaign, going 8-7-1 and missing the playoffs a year after winning 13 games and making it all the way to the NFC Championship Game. A part of the problem was the relationship between quarterback Kirk Cousins and his receivers, with Cousins recently stating that he didn’t think […]

The Minnesota Vikings probably won’t be playing their starters at a high capacity during their first preseason game of 2019 against the New Orleans Saints on August 9th. But, there are still some notable things to watch for the team that reached the NFC Championship two seasons ago. 3. Improvement by the Offensive Line The […]

The NFL pre-season, for head coaches, doesn’t tend to include the monotonous task of building, tinkering, and rolling out a gameplan to obliterate opponents. For most, it’s a time to get a grasp on the roster, play vanilla schemes, and hope to avoid any big injuries. Minnesota Vikings’ Mike Zimmer can be put in that […]