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Opponent, teammate pull for Tingelhoff’s HOF enshrinement
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We’re mere hours from learning who will make the cut for Hall of Fame enshrinement in 2015. At a minimum, this year’s senior candidate has plenty of support.
Shortly after learning in mid-2014 that Mick Tingelhoff had been by the Hall of Fame’s senior committee as its lone candidate, long-time Packers defensive end Willie Davis indicated...
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Teddy Bridgewater snags Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year honors
Pepsi and the NFL announced Friday that Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has been named the 2014 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year.
Bridgewater has helped spring hope in Minnesota after a decent rookie season that the team will build on in 2015. The 2014 32nd overall selection passed for 2,919 yards and 14 touchdowns in 13 games.
The Vikings went 6-6 in his 12 starts...
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Vikings: 6 unrestricted free agents
NFL unrestricted free agents
An unrestricted free agent (a player who has completed four or more accrued seasons) may sign with any team without any compensation owed to his old team through the first scheduled day of training camp in late July.
At that point, if his old team makes a tender offer by June 1st (110% of last year's salary), his rights will revert back...
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Female Friday: This Minnesota Vikings fan from Twitter is a die-hard cutie
Pumped for the @Vikings game this afternoon and then @alexanderclare tonight with my girl!! #skol #hob pic.twitter.com/t6BIb5lpS4
— STRIPES (@EA_Stripes) December 14, 2014
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Six teams have done background work on Peterson
Adrian Peterson definitely will be suiting up for an NFL team next season after missing all but one game last season due to his legal issues. It’s only a matter of which one. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that according to league sources, a half-dozen teams — by his count — reportedly have conducted some background...Read More
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Who Should Vikings Fans Cheer For in the 2015 Super Bowl?
Hey! The NFL’s ultimate game – the SUPER BOWL! – is being played this weekend! And guess what? The Minnesota Vikings …. Well, they are not playing in it. They haven’t played in it for over 35 years. Or, for longer than the majority of you I would guess have been alive. I mean, think about it, the last time the Vikings played in the Super Bowl, no one even knew what Star...
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Adrian Peterson & Kevin Hart illegal street racing at 1AM in the morning in Texas
Kevin Hart is challenging NFL running backs to footraces while in Texas for his "What Now" comedy tour. Up first, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson. [Bleacher Report] AP? What about the children?Follow us on Twitter for exclusive stories, Subscribe by Email, or Return home for Top sports news.
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Minnesota Vikings QB Teddy Bridgewater Named Pepsi Rookie of the Year
It was a little surprising when Teddy Bridgewater was still available at the end of the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft, but Minnesota Vikings fans are certainly happy he was. He ended up starting 13 games last season and led the team to a 7-9 record; much better than anyone guessed since the team was without Adrian Peterson the whole time.Over all he played pretty good completing...
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Kevin Hart and Adrian Peterson Doing a 40-Yard Dash at 1am
Remember a time when Kevin Hart and the sports world weren’t so intertwined? I don’t, which is why I’m totally not surprised by this random 40-yard dash competition with the Vikings’ Adrian Peterson.
According to a witness, this went down after Hart’s show at the Austin City Limits Theater … at 1AM:
Though I’m not a big fan of Hart, you have to respect the effort the...
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Vikings' defensive turnaround in Year 1 with Zimmer provides hope for more
The Cover-2 defense had run its course in Minnesota.
Once one of the consistent defensive philosophies, the scheme had become a predictable shell for the Minnesota Vikings, who slipped to one of the worst defenses in the NFL over the past several seasons. Quarterbacks like Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers had strong, accurate arms to exploit the zones, and often would know where he was...
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“At Least A Half-Dozen Teams” Have Done Background Work On Adrian Peterson
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, “it is far less certain” that Adrian Peterson will back with the Vikings next season.
Minnesota has said that they would like to have him back next year, but Schefter mentions that he might not be entirely comfortable returning to the Vikings.
Citing league sources, Schefter reports that “at least a half-dozen teams” have done some amount...
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2014 Vikings Review: Running Back Doldrums
Slowly but surely we are going to get through the positions and players of the 2014 Vikings and summarize just how good (or awful!) they were in 2014. With a final 7-9 record, you can bet that the aggregate results will be “mediocre.” However, you can bet your ass there were some areas that stuck out. Let’s remember those fondly, instead.
RUNNING BACKS
Which Ones?
Adrian...
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PHOTO: The Minnesota Vikings have a surprise new acquisition
Who is this, you ask, and what is he doing in a Minnesota Vikings uniform?
Donkey Teeth is gonna be all over that QB in the #KeyAndPeele Super Bowl Special. Prepare for some #sackdancechillin. pic.twitter.com/mhT4XDhz7C
— Comedy Central (@ComedyCentral) January 28, 2015
That’s Donkey Teeth of course, and unfortunately for Minnesota’s pass rush he’s not a real person...
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Norv Turner’s Impact on the Minnesota Vikings Offense
With Christian Ponder under center from 2011-2012, the Minnesota Vikings’ passing offense was anemic at best. In those two seasons, the Ponder-led Vikings finished 28th and 24th, respectively, in total passing yards. Bill Musgrave, the offensive coordinator at the time, relied heavily on the legs of Adrian Peterson.Peterson famously rushed for 2,097 yards in 2012, leading the Vikings...
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Minnesota Vikings: Top 3 Free Agents To Target This Offseason
The Minnesota Vikings ended the 2014 regular season with a 7-9 record. That's a respectable effort for a team who had a rookie head coach in Mike Zimmer, a rookie quarterback in Teddy Bridgewater and without their All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson. Now the hard work really begins. The Vikings have a number of free agents but none that they need to lose sleep over. Their...
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Report: Cris Carter’s kid spurns Minnesota Vikings, will sign with the Colts
For those of you who were hoping that Duron Carter would follow in his father’s footsteps and join the Minnesota Vikings’ wide receiver corps, I have some bad news.
The highly touted prospect who has been drawing interest from several teams has apparently made his decision, according to ESPN insider Adam Schefter:
Montreal WR Duron Carter, son of HOF WR and ESPN analyst Cris...
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Tuesday web roundup: Minnesota Vikings
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On the Minnesota Vikings' to-do list this offseason, re-signing free agents is a pretty low priority. The future of star running back Adrian Peterson will be the ...
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2014’s Top Minnesota Vikings Celebrations
The Minnesota Vikings put together a top list of player celebrations from 2014 recently, and assembled them all in a video. Firstly, that’s kind of cool. This is the quirky and fun stuff that other sports teams and leagues do all the time, and the NFL punches in the mouth with an iron fist usually. So, nice! Way to not suck AS much, NFL!
Secondly, and more egregious, how the *...
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A true outdoorsman: Vikings' Walsh embraced stepping outside
For all the concern about Blair Walsh's move to a home outdoor stadium, the Minnesota Vikings' kicker had his season come to a pivotal point indoors.
Walsh had missed two field goals outdoors in his new temporary home, TCF Bank Stadium, in Week 14 bringing about the natural question of Walsh's consistency in the elements after spending his first two NFL seasons in the Metrodome....
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Teddy Bridgewater Deserve to Be in Offesive Rookie of the Year Conversations?
When the Minnesota Vikings drafted Teddy Bridgewater the hope was that the Louisville quarterback would end up becoming the QB of the future for the team. Christian Ponder was not going to live up to his hype and neither was Matt Cassell so the Vikings needed someone. They did not want to insert him in to the lineup as early as they did, but circumstances did not give them a choice...
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Minnesota Vikings: A Look Back at the 2014 NFL Draft
On the eve of May 8th, 2014, Johnny "Football" hype was at an all-time high. The flashy Texas A&M quarterback had put on a show at his pro day in March, completing 61 of 64 passes in front of representatives from 30 NFL teams.He donned a helmet, shoulder pads, and camouflage shorts, avoiding brooms from quarterback guru George Whitfield Jr. in a showing that left many scouts...
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2014 NFL Draft Grade A Day | Minnesota Vikings
With the NFL season winding down it’s time to look at each team’s draft class and grade them on a PRODUCTION ONLY basis. Let’s see what teams had first year success and which ones are hoping for better in year two. POINTS SCALE Round 1: 0-5Round 2: 0-4Round 3: 0-3Round 4: 0-2Round 5: 0-1Round 6 & 7: Same system as undrafted. Points only awarded if player was productive...
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Mike Zimmer Discusses Deflate-gate and Use of “Eligible” Receivers
Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer who looks to be unmoved by the NFL’s investigation of New England using under-inflated footballs, weighed in with his opinions on the recent accusations of the Patriots (via NFL.com).
In addressing the under-inflated football findings, Zimmer said
I think it was like 41-7, right? I don’t think the balls had a lot to do with it.
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Vikings new stadium could be 'death trap' for birds
The Minnesota Vikings will open a brand-new state of the art stadium in Minneapolis in 2016. The venue will also host the Super Bowl in 2018.
Sadly, authorities in charge of erecting the stadium have refused to heed calls from the Audubon Society and other local organizations that have indicated the stadium’s glass facade will be a “death trap” for the local bird population...
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