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VIKINGS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Vikings GM Rick Spielman confirms team has spoken with Adrian Peterson
While he refused to disclose the nature of the discussions, Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman on Monday confirmed that their has been contact between the team and evidently disgruntled running back Adrian Peterson. Spielman made the comments regarding an “open dialogue” presently occurring between the Vikings and Peterson while attending the University of Minnesota’s...
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Michigan Offers The Son Of Minnesota Vikings General Manager
Michigan offered 2016 athlete JD Spielman, son of Minnesota Vikings GM Rick Spielman, on Sunday. Spielman was committed to Ohio State for Lacrosse, but has decided to pursue football. He will visit Michigan soon and try to make it up to a camp. [Scout]
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Vikings looking to trim Chad Greenway's salary
A 32-years-old, Minnesota Vikings suffered both a broken hand and broken ribs in 2014, as well as a knee injury prior to the season finale, and although the team would like to see him back in 2015, his $7 million salary might just be too rich for anyone team's taste at his age.
“We have a lot of things that we’ll be working through between now and before March 10 [when...
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Vikings Interested In Keeping LB Chad Greenway
Vikings GM Rick Spielman told Sid Hartman of the Star Tribune that there’s no question that they would like to have veteran LB Chad Greenway next year. “We have a lot of things that we’ll be working through between now and before March 10th [when free agents can be signed], but we’d love to have Chad Greenway back and ...
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Mike Zimmer expects Sharrif Floyd to prosper in third season
Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer talked about defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd, who excelled in the team's defense when healthy enough to play.
“Sharrif, I thought he had a good year,” Zimmer said, via the Star-Tribune.
“He improved quite a bit. Losing weight at the beginning of the season helped him quite a bit. He changed his diet. And he’s a very conscientious hard...
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Minnesota Vikings Draft Profile: Dorial Green-Beckham
Before we start with this, we should make one thing clear: Dorial Green-Beckham is an absolute beast. He stands at 6’5” and weighs 237 pounds and made a mockery of the SEC during his two seasons at Missouri with 17 touchdowns in 25 games. If we were talking talent alone, “DGB” would easily be a top-five selection in the upcoming NFL Draft.However, today’s NFL doesn’t...
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Should the Minnesota Vikings consider a d-lineman in free agency?
In a league where the rules are heavily tilted in the favor of the offense, there aren’t a lot of ways for the defense to fight back. All too often, their role in a game is to slow down the bleeding, not stop it. Dominating on that side of the ball has become more and more rare.
But that doesn’t mean it can’t happen. In fact, we’ve seen a few examples in recent years where...
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Adrian Peterson, agent release statements
Adrian Peterson released a statement Friday following U.S. District Court Judge David Doty’s decision to overturn the arbitration decision which kept Peterson on the suspended list until at least April 2015.
“I was pleased to learn about Judge Doty’s decision,” Peterson said in a statement. “It is a positive step in protecting players’ rights and preserving due...
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Peterson releases statement, no mention of the Vikings
Fresh off winning his court battle against the National Football League and closer to returning to the game he loves, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson released a statement Friday afternoon.
I was pleased to learn about Judge Doty’s decision. It is a positive step in protecting players’ rights and preserving due process for all players. It also brings me one step...
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Vikings cut starting left guard Johnson
The one expected salary-cap maneuver for the Minnesota Vikings became reality Friday.
Minnesota announced it terminated the contract of offensive lineman Charlie Johnson. Johnson, 30, was due to make $2.45 million in base salary in 2015 in the final year of his contract. Johnson's release frees up the full $2.45 million as he doesn't carry any dead money against the salary cap.
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Vikings Release G Charles Johnson
The Minnesota Vikings announced the release of G Charles Johnson on Friday.
The #Vikings have terminated G Charlie Johnson's contract.
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) February 27, 2015
According to OverTheCap.com, this move frees up $2.5 million in available cap space for the Vikings while creating no dead money.
Pro Football Focus had Johnson rated as the No. 56 guard in the...
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The Vikings Do Pretty Well At Drafting Hall of Fame Players
Who knew, right?
Between this alarming statistic (which we’ll get into below) and the talk last week about how the Vikings are one of the best represented teams in the playoffs historically, you’d almost be fool enough to think that the Vikings are a good team that has a bunch of Hall of Fame players who have so many Super Bowl rings they had to start wearing some of them below...
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Judge overturns Peterson suspension; NFL to appeal
So much for this being a slow time of the year around the NFL. As has been the case over the past several months, off-field issues are making headlines around the league.
Hours after independent arbitrator and federal court judge David Doty ruled that the league could not apply the current personal conduct policy to Adrian Peterson stemming from his child abuse case, reports are...
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Report: Judge rules against Adrian Peterson suspension
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has been reinstated back into the National Football League after Federal Judge David Doty overturned the indefinite suspension that the National Football League levied against him last season.
Huge news: NFLPA's motion to vacate Adrian Peterson suspension granted
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) February 26, 2015
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The Vikings Finally Win (Cheerleader of the Week)!
We did it! The Minnesota Vikings have finally won an award! We won Sports Illustrated’s (Cheerleader) of the Week award!
One of our best players (cheerleaders, Kaylee) was recognized by a nationally renown and respected sports authority (dying sports media brand) in print and digital media for their level headed, in-depth, and consistent takes on all American sports (photographs...
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Proposed new Minnesota Vikings helmet is one you’ll love or hate
Right now concept helmets for NFL teams are all the rage, including models made for the Minnesota Vikings.
Here’s the latest one that dropped earlier this week from the folks at Paul Bunyan Design.
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Minnesota Vikings QB Teddy Bridgwater soars up in this week’s QB Rankings
Quarterback is the most important position in all of sports. That’s why teams are so willing to pony up big bucks to a signal caller when they have (or think they have) a guy who can do the job. One look at the highest paid players in the NFL will support this fact; it’s a list littered with QBs.
But part of the equation is also tied to supply and demand. Sometimes, teams are...
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