JOHN CARLSON RUMORS & GOSSIP

John Carlson said he’ll never be the blocker that Jim Kleinsasser was, but Carlson is getting a fresh start and looking to learn more about his role with the Vikings. He talked about playing with Kyle Rudolph, watching Kleinsasser on film and the expectations of returning home to Minnesota.

The Vikings’ signing of John Carlson may have been in response to an upcoming weak tight end class in the draft. There are some options in the middle and late rounds, but many of them are either one-dimensional or will require patience.

Photo Credit: Seahawks.com After remaining virtually silent for the first 24 hours of 2012 NFL Free Agency, the Minnesota Vikings re-signed Letroy Guion and acquired tight end John Carlson. Carlson caught 132 passes for 15 touchdowns in only 43 games in four seasons with the Seattle Seahawks.  Although not stellar numbers, the former second-round selection did this as the second...

MINNEAPOLIS — Sometimes in life things just happen for a reason and tight end John Carlson is the perfect example. A second-round pick by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2008 NFL draft, Carlson has had a roller coaster career thus far. After a strong first two years in the league Carlson’s role in Seattle took a hit that diminished his impact in the scoring category. With...

The Minnesota Vikings have signed John Carlson to a five-year deal, bringing the tight end back to his home state. The 27-year-old Carlson spent his first four seasons with the Seattle Seahawks. But he missed all of last season after needing shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum that occurred in training camp. ESPN first reported the agreement, which includes $11 million in guaranteed...

The big news so far today is that tight end John Carlson will not be returning to Seattle. Instead, he has signed a 5 year, $25 million contract with the Vikings, which makes sense for him given he's originally from Minnesota. Carlson had the misfortune of becoming a Seahawk in 2008, the year the finely-tuned team that Mike Holmgren had coached to the playoffs for five straight...

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. The Minnesota Vikings plan to use a couple of former Notre Dame tight ends in their two tight-end sets next season. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Wednesday that Minnesota signed former Seattle Seahawks tight end John Carlson to a five-year, 25 million deal. Carlson, a Litchfield, Minn. native, had 137 catches in his first three seasons after being drafted...

Well that was short lived. Those who thought the Seahawks would feature two tight ends in 2012 now see that's not going to happen. Today its being reported the Vikings reached agreement with former Seattle Seahawks tight end John Carslon on a five-year, $25 million deal. Carlson visited Kansas City, then he headed to Minnesota and had a number of teams interested. Great...

The Minnesota Vikings reached an agreement with tight end John Carlson on a five-year, $25 million contract Wednesday.The 27-year-old missed the entire 2011 season due to a torn labrum he suffered in the preseason.Carlson caught 137 passes for 1,519 yards and 13 touchdowns in three seasons for the Seattle Seahawks.

Omar Kelly of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel tweets that the Cleveland Browns have interest in Seahawks TE John Carlson who will be a free agent in the coming weeks. Mike Holmgren actually drafted Carlson while in Seattle but the real question is going to be where he would fit on the teams roster considering that they already have four tight ends. Kelly mentions that the Browns could...