Minnesota Vikings: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Texans star sets hilariously high defensive goal for 2025 season

The Houston Texans' improved secondary has high goals for what they are capable of in 2025. It is a testament to how much confidence they have in themselves.

Saints agree to sign defensive lineman Jonathan Bullard

Patriots get positive update with notable injury list absence

One player for every NFL team who will bounce back in 2025

The 'Multiple interceptions in an NFL Wild Card game' quiz

Features

The Morning Bark

The Quiz of the Day

What I’ll Be Looking for at Training Camp

(Other Than the Obvious) We’re finally here: training camp. I’m pumped for the 2025 season and expecting great things. Of course, we’ve all been there before, only to have our hearts ripped out and handed to us in a flimsy takeout bag.

Justin Jefferson News / FirstSportz / July 19

Justin Jefferson Calls for NFL Playoff Reseeding After Vikings’ Road Game Despite 14-Win Season

The Minnesota Vikings won fourteen games in the past season and closed the division in second spot behind the Detroit Lions, who edged the Vikings in Week 18 to finish out on top.

Minnesota Vikings News / NFL on ClutchPoints / July 19

Minnesota Vikings’ player under most pressure entering 2025 NFL season

The Minnesota Vikings have become one of the elite teams in the NFC under head coach Kevin O’Connell. After winning 13 games and the NFC North title in 2022 and 14 games last season, O’Connell has earned a great deal of respect from his peers and keen NFL observers.

New York Jets News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'NFL rookie 1,000-yard receivers' quiz

In NFL history, 30 players have totaled 1,000 or more receiving yards in their first season in the league. How many of the 30 can you name in five minutes?

The 'NFL AP Defensive Rookies of the Year' quiz

The 'Single-season passing leaders for each NFL franchise' quiz

The 'Total touchdown leaders by NFL season since 2000' quiz

Jonathan Bullard News / NFLTradeRumors.co / July 19

Saints Signing Veteran DE Jonathan Bullard

Mike Garafolo reports that the Saints are signing veteran DE Jonathan Bullard to a deal after he worked out for them at the beginning of last month. Bullard, 31, is a former third-round pick by the Bears out of Florida in 2016.

Minnesota Vikings News / purplePTSD.com / July 19

Vikings Should Give a Free Agent a Call

The Minnesota Vikings have made numerous changes this offseason in an attempt to position the roster to get over the hump in January, as their last playoff victory came in the 2019 postseason.

Minnesota Vikings News / A to Z Sports / July 19

Ranking Every Minnesota Vikings Player: Cornerback gets highlighted in Nos. 40-36 with intriguing players

The Minnesota Vikings are set to report to training camp on Sunday and Tuesday. Once practice begins, the real excitement will begin for the fanbase, especially with the first public practice being Saturday, July 26th.

Minnesota Vikings News / The Daily Norseman / July 19

Vikings Links: It’s JJ Time!

Rookies report tomorrow! It starts tomorrow! Most Vikings fans are exciting and anxious to see JJ McCarthy play. The season will ride on his progress which is a good thing for the long haul.

NFL News / purplePTSD.com / July 19

Adam Thielen Updates His J.J. McCarthy Verdict

The Minnesota Vikings are in an exciting time in their franchise history, as they strive to move past hiring other quarterbacks and develop their own. The decision-makers have put a lot of trust in sophomore J.J.

Minnesota Vikings News / A to Z Sports / July 19

Ranking Every Minnesota Vikings Player: Special teamers highlight Nos. 45-41 with very intriguing NFL Draft pick

The Minnesota Vikings will have their rookies report to training camp on Sunday, July 20th. The beginning of the 2025 season is starting to feel more real everyday.

Minnesota Vikings News / Athlon Sports / July 19

Vikings' Justin Jefferson Gets Patrick Mahomes Defense After Recent Snub

Justin Jefferson has already shattered multiple franchise and league records in his first five seasons in the NFL. The Minnesota Vikings' wide receiver has been the cornerstone of the team’s offense.

Minnesota Vikings News / purplePTSD.com / July 19

The Vikings Cannot Succeed Unless Two CBs Shine

There’s no such thing as a modern NFL team that wins without at least solid corner play. To that end, Byron Murphy Jr. and Isaiah Rodgers Sr. are of the utmost importance.

J.J. McCarthy News / NFL Analysis Network / July 19

Mina Kimes says JJ McCarthy may be in dream situation with the Minnesota Vikings, but they still have one major flaw

The Minnesota Vikings are expected to challenge in the NFC this season, despite quarterback JJ McCarthy not yet playing a snap in the NFL. There is a lot of pressure on 2024 first-round pick JJ McCarthy this year, taking over the Minnesota Vikings offense in his first season as the starter.

Minnesota Vikings News / The Daily Norseman / July 19

Vikings trivia: Your in-5 daily game, Saturday edition

Think you can figure out which Vikings player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out in our new guessing game! Hey Minnesota Vikings fans!

Click here to get Yardbarker's Quiz of the Day emailed to you!

The 'NBA yearly field goals-per-game leader' quiz

The 'NFL rookie 1,000-yard receivers' quiz

The 'MLB All-Star Game MVPs' quiz

The 'MLB Home Run Derby champions' quiz

Minnesota Vikings News / purplePTSD.com / July 19

The View from VT: Ranking the North, Salt Poured in Vikings’ Wound, and Purple Problem

Vikings Territory works in partnership with PurplePTSD, similarly doing their utmost to put forth excellent Minnesota Vikings content. As a result, we promote what they have to offer in “The View from VT,” a weekly piece.

Minnesota Vikings News / A to Z Sports / July 19

Ranking Every Minnesota Vikings Player: Top UDFAs from last two years make their appearance in Nos. 50-46

The countdown of every Minnesota Vikings player on the 90-man roster is now inside the top 50 and we have a very interesting group of players just inside that threshold.

Justin Jefferson News / Pro Football Talk / July 19

Justin Jefferson: Wild card teams with better records should have home-field advantage

The Vikings finished the regular season tied for the second-best record in the NFC last year, but because they didn't win their division, they were the No.

Justin Jefferson News / purplePTSD.com / July 18

PFF Delivered Some Fuel for Justin Jefferson

Justin Jefferson has been among the very best NFL players ever since stepping onto the NFL field for the first time (or the third time, to be exact, after a couple of games mostly on the bench to open the 2020 season).

Kobe King News / A to Z Sports / July 18

Ranking Every Minnesota Vikings Player: Fan favorite NFL Draft pick highlights Nos. 55-51 with others in danger of losing their roster spot

The Minnesota Vikings are less than five days from having everybody reporting to training camp and we are starting to enter the part of our countdown where these players will be making the 53-man roster.

Minnesota Vikings News / purplePTSD.com / July 18

7 Mr. Mankato Candidates for Vikings Training Camp

Vikings training camp is right around the corner. Years ago, when training camp was still held in Mankato, the folks from SKOR North initiated an annual award, determining one emerging out-of-nowhere player.

Justin Jefferson News / Gridiron Heroics / July 18

‘He’s the Best Route Runner’: AFC Exec Makes Bold Claim About Vikings’ Justin Jefferson

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson has once again cemented his place among the NFL’s elite, with an AFC executive recently praising him as “the best route runner” in the league.

Minnesota Vikings News / NFL on ClutchPoints / July 18

Vikings’ J.J. McCarthy draws strong praise from Adam Thielen ahead of training camp

Although they have taken different paths, former Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen still has clear thoughts about his former team, especially young quarterback J.J.

Minnesota Vikings News / Athlon Sports / July 17

Vikings Urged to Trade for Former Super Bowl QB to Join J.J. McCarthy

The Minnesota Vikings are all-in on J.J. McCarthy, opting to decline signing a veteran quarterback to back up the 22-year-old quarterback entering his first season as a starter.

Justin Jefferson News / Athlon Sports / July 17

Vikings' Justin Jefferson Sends NFL Urgent Message: 'My Only Chance'

Minnesota Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson may go down as one of the greatest humans to ever play the game of football -- but there is still one achievement that remains elusive to the 26-year-old.

Jordan Addison News / NFLTradeRumors.co / July 17

Vikings WR Jordan Addison Takes Plea Deal In DUI Case

Vikings WR Jordan Addison was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and driving over the legal blood alcohol limit from an incident last

Minnesota Vikings News / The Spun / July 16

NFL Star Removed From Flight Due To 'Unruly Behavior'

A four-time Pro Bowler was removed from a Delta Air Lines flight this Wednesday for reportedly causing a mid-flight disturbance. According to TMZ, former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen was accused of "creating a scene" just minutes after his flight took off.