VIKINGS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Hall of Fame still sinking in for Doleman
When Chris Doleman first got the news that he was headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he said he went numb.
It's still sinking in nearly a week later.
The former Minnesota Vikings defensive end met with reporters Thursday for the first time since getting the big news. Doleman says he is humbled by the honor, but is ''still trying to get a feel for what all this...
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Percy Harvin Cannot Be Vikings No.1 Wideout in 2012
Roles within the Vikings will certainly be reassigned in 2012. A rebuilding process is a great time for veteran guys to really establish their roles with the team. Now while Percy Harvin is not a veteran, he will be going into his fourth season in Minnesota, a season where he needs to move back to the slot and become the most talented utility player in the league.
If you just look...
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VIKINGS 2012 GREAT MOVES: Visanthe Shiancoe Re-Signs as a Defensive End
What can we say?! The Minnesota Vikings do know how to surprise!(NOT) WHAT? In what can only be described as a stunning move, the Minnesota Vikings have not re-signed one of their top priority free agents this offseason in former tight end Visanthe Shiancoe to a new four year contract, except only as a defensive end, as evidence by this unquestionable photo. With Shiancoe set to...
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Vikings hope 1980s history repeats itself
Embarking on one of the most critical offseasons in team history, the Minnesota Vikings are looking for ways to change the direction of a team that has slipped precipitously the past two seasons.When Minnesota finished 3-13 in 2011, it matched the 1984 team's record for futility. The Vikings now hope to undergo as quick of a rise as the sudden fall they experienced after reaching...
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Minnesota Vikings Offseason Outlook
Leslie Frazier enters year 2 as the Minnesota Vikings Head Coach. The Vikings finished with a record of 3-13 in year 1. The Minnesota Vikings only won 1 home game against the Arizona Cardinals in week 5 before Christian Ponder was named the starter. The Vikings got 2 other road wins against Carolina and Washington. Joe Webb came in for Christian Ponder during the Vikings...
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VIKINGS 2012 GREAT MOVES: Vikings Sign Patrick Brown to Extension
THE CHIPS HAVE STARTED FALLING, YA'LL!! WHAT? Oh, so Patrick Brown, a back-up offensive linemen who spent the 2012 season on the active 53-man roster for the Vikings, became the first unrestricted free agent who spent the previous year with the team to re-sign to a contract. BOOM, SUPER BOWL BLOUSES. WHO? I don't know. I thought Patrick Brown was black, to be honest with you, but...
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Vikings re-sign offensive lineman Patrick Brown
Multiple outlets are reporting that the Minnesota Vikings have re-signed offensive lineman Patrick Brown to a one-year contract worth 540,000.
Brown, 25, was set to become an exclusive rights free agent if he wasn't re-signed prior to the start of free agency on March 13. Brown is the first of Minnesota's free agents, and only exclusive rights free agent, to re-sign with...
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Minnesota Vikings: Most Pressing Offseason Needs
The Minnesota Vikings suffered through a long and torturous season this year, and they have a long list of needs to address in the offseason, but they also hold a few chips and they aren't as far behind the eight ball as you may thing.
The Most Pressing Need
The Vikings have to add to the Offensive Line at Left Tackle to protect Christian Ponder. Head Coach Leslie Frazier cut...
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Minnesota Vikings: Who Should Be Their Top Free Agent or Draft Day Target?
The Minnesota Vikings finished last in the NFC North this year, and they are picking third in the draft this spring, so obviously they have a few holes to fill in the roster. There is one key hole that they have to fill, and that is the hole at the number one receiver on this team.
If you take a look at the offense as a whole, it's certainly not that bad. They have arguably...
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If I Ran The Minnesota Vikings...
The Minnesota Vikings clearly had a forgettable season in 2011, as they matched a franchise worst for a 16-game season with a 3-13 record. Many shortcomings of the organization were exposed, from talent level on the roster to a lack of one head honcho in the front office, and now the controversy over a new stadium looms over the franchise and the state. The Vikings have promoted...
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Brett Favre on Super Bowl: Being the only show in town was a big thing for me
You didn’t expect Brett Favre to keep quiet for an entire playoff run, did you? Football fans witnessed a miracle during the 2011 season. Favre did not — to our knowledge — contemplate coming out of retirement. The idea was kicked around a few times when Matt Schaub went down, but that was more media speculation than anything. That doesn’t mean Favre...
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Brett Favre talks retirement, got the itch around playoff time
Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre made an appearance on 1340 The Fan in Lubbock with Jack Dale’s Sportsline with Steve Dale to talk about how retirement life has been treating him.
Favre has been enjoying retirement and didn’t start missing the game of football until the playoffs rolled around.
“I do. This’ll be my first year removed from playing,” said Favre....
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Your Minnesota Vikings are 2012 NFL Super Bowl Champions!
In what has been one of the most trying season for the Minnesota Vikings franchise, the team showed punch and panache to fight through injuries, roster questions, coaching decisions, media cruelty, and a murderer's row of competition, to finally find their ultimate goal; To become NFL Champions!Super Bowl XVLI will always be remembered as the day the Minnesota Vikings finally...
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Donovan McNabb -- I Have Three Teams In Mind For NFL Comeback
Former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Donovan McNabb isn't done with the NFL, JUST YET, as it's being reported that he's eyeing three NFL teams that would keep from retiring from football.According to NFL.com, McNabb, who's entering his 13th season in the NFL, spoke about his vision of staying in the NFL during an interview at "Super Bowl Live", on Wednesday...
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Peterson wanted to change numbers, but
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson hopes to return in 2012 with a rebuilt knee after offseason surgery.
He was hoping to do so with a new number as well.
When Peterson saw what it was going to take to switch from his familiar No. 28, he had second thoughts, however. Peterson, Minnesotas franchise back who signed a 100 million contract extension before last season,...
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