VIKINGS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Best case scenario for the new-look Minnesota Vikings offense
The Minnesota Vikings finished in the bottom half of nearly all offensive statistical category in 2011, but their passing offense was especially bad – ranking 28th in the league (184.8 passing yards per game). The reason for this ranking? Well, that's a matter of opinion.
Some would point to the porous offensive line that allowed 49 sacks (fifth most in the NFL). Journeyman...
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Vikings add to O-line depth
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. The Minnesota Vikings made a pair of minor moves to change some of the depth along its offensive line.
Minnesota signed guard Tyler Holmes, a rookie from Tulsa, on Monday, waiving wide receiver Kris Adams. Holmes had participated in the Vikings' rookie mini-camp on a tryout a week ago. A day later, the team added rookie offensive tackle Kevin Murphy from...
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Donovan McNabb Planning a Return to NFL in 2012
Donovan McNabb isn’t quite ready to retire just yet.
The 13-year-old veteran and six-time pro-bowler still thinks he can play quarterback competitively in the National Football League saying back in April, “I sort of have some unfinished business”.
He also stated that all 32 teams are on his list, but the question remains… do any of the 32 teams want his services...
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For the right price, your child can toss around a football with Brett Favre
That’s right. Brett Favre will toss around the old pigskin with your youngster if you win a charity auction that is being held on Charity Buzz.
As we speak, the highest bid is only $3,500.00 for an opportunity that the website values at $10,000. Not so sure we believe throwing around a football with Brett Favre is worth $10,000, but that’s beside the point.
Anyway, if you’re...
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Vikings pleased with workout participation
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. Working with the players two weeks ago, the excitement from Minnesota Vikings strength and conditioning coach Tom Kanavy was easily seen.Kanavy was walking around the Winter Park fieldhouse where several defensive players were going through the start of the team's offseason program. Kanavy was in his element, dealing with more players than he can remember...
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A Tale Of Two NFL Teams And Their Quests For Ridiculously Expensive Stadiums
What, this isn't good enough?
Aw crap, more state politics. This time we’re talking new stadium agreements, and the fun begins in Minnesota, where the Vikings have agreed to terms on a partnership with the taxpayers for the creation of a $975 million stadium. The team will pay $477 million toward the new facility, while the state and Minneapolis will pay the other $498 million...
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Minnesota’s new stadium to include Viking ship that will burn and pillage sections after each touchdown
ST. PAUL, MN—Inspired by the large pirate ship that the fellow sea faring Tampa Bay Buccaneers have in their stadium, the Minnesota Vikings have announced that their brand new $975 million stadium’s centerpiece will be a full-sized Viking ship that will celebrate each touchdown by burning and pillaging a random seating section.
Just as the Buccaneers fire cannons...
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Greg Childs Worth the Risk at Wide Receiver for Vikings; College Highlights
The Minnesota Vikings took WR Greg Childs with the 134th overall pick in this year’s NFL draft. Childs will join his college teammate Jarius Wright, as the two newest additions to the team’s wide receiver corps.
Childs is much more of a wild-card pick, as he was hurt for most of 2011, after complications from a torn patella tendon in 2010.
Childs is a bigger receiver...
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Governor Dayton signs Vikings stadium bill
Amidst a crowd of both cheers and boos, earlier today, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton signed into law a measure that will partially subsidize a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings. Dayton’s signature marks the end of a long and sometimes contentious battle between the Vikings owners, Zygi Wilf and Mark Wilf, the Minnesota state legislature, and Minnesota taxpayers.
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Everyone Settle The F*ck Down, Donovan McNabb IS IN PLAYING SHAPE!
ProFootballTalk reports: “I’m in great shape,” (Donovan) McNabb said on ESPN’s SportsCenter Monday. “I’m in great shape. I’ve dropped 15, 20 pounds.” The photo on the left is from like last week. The photo on right with Purple Jesus is from their trip to the Caribbean in March. Look at McNabb owning ESPN by releasing possibly false advertising. As for the agent that...
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Jerome Simpson says jail made him a ‘better’ person
When Jerome Simpson was recently thrown behind bars for a drug-related felony charge, him being an NFL player held little relevance; he still had to go through the same procedure us normal folk would be subjected to.
Following his guilty plea for having 2 pounds of marijuana shipped to his home last September, Simpson was sentenced to 15 "terrible" days in jail (along...
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Minnesota Vikings Wide Receiver Jerome Simpson Says He's a "Better Person" After Jail-Term
During the 2011-12 NFL season, then-Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jerome Simpson was caught with loads of marijuana at his house.However, surprisingly, he never went to jail that season and ended up playing the whole year, putting up 50 catches for 725 yards along with four touchdowns. He also ended up making one of the best plays in NFL history, flipping over Arizona Cardinals...
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Brinkley healthy, ready to compete to start
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. When the Minnesota Vikings convened for the start of their offseason workouts recently at Winter Park, linebacker Jasper Brinkley was right there with the majority of his teammates, doing each drill.
A football player going through workouts might not be big news, but for Brinkley it's been a long-awaited return to the Vikings. There is no sign of a limp...
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Adrian Peterson Is No Longer Number One Material?
In 2011 Minnesota Vikings phenom running back Adrian Peterson tore both his MCL and ACL ending his 2011 season, which now begs the question whether Adrian Peterson is no longer number one material in Fantasy Football.
But the news pouring over the wire is that Adrian Peterson is right on track with his recovery, otherwise continually showing he is in fact a freak of nature. Just...
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Cris Carter admits using bounties
Former Vikings receiver Cris Carter admits he used bounties when he played. He says they were common.
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