http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/players/mark_asper/199151 Recent articles about Mark Asper en-us The Minnesota Vikings have activated cornerback Chris Cook from the team’s injured reserved and placed him on its 53-man roster, the club has announced. G Mark Asper and TE Allen Reisner have been waived. CB Chris Cook activated to 53-man roster. #Vikings — Minnesota Vikings (@VikingsFootball) December 22, 2012 Cook has been out for two months since suffering a broken arm two months ago during an Oct. 25 contest against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Prior to his injury the cornerback had totaled 31 tackles and no interceptions over eight games. While Cook will return to action today against the Houston Texans, it remains unclear how many snaps he will see. Coach Leslie Frazier said that the cornerback is sure to play, but it’s still a matter of how much the Vikings will play him. Follow @TheNFLInjuryRpt !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="http://www.thenflinjuryreport.com//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js&qu Sun, 23 Dec 2012 06:45:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/vikings_injury_report_chris_cook_activated_from_ir/12502846 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/vikings_injury_report_chris_cook_activated_from_ir/12502846 Vikings Injury Report: Chris Cook Activated from IR http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/vikings_injury_report_chris_cook_activated_from_ir/12502846 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The Minnesota Vikings have declared TE Allen Reisner, LB Audie Cole, DL D'Aundre Reed, OG Mark Asper, QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson, WR Stephen Burton, OT Troy Kropog inactive for Week 14. Source: KFFL.com Attached Thumbnails   Sun, 09 Dec 2012 11:58:41 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/vikings_inactives_for_week_14_vs_bears/12397435 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/vikings_inactives_for_week_14_vs_bears/12397435 Vikings Inactives For Week 14 Vs Bears http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/vikings_inactives_for_week_14_vs_bears/12397435 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The Minnesota Vikings have declared TE Allen Reisner, LB Audie Cole, CB Brandon Burton, DL D'Aundre Reed, OG Mark Asper, QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson, WR Percy Harvin inactive for Week 13. Source: KFFL.com Attached Thumbnails   Sun, 02 Dec 2012 11:43:46 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/vikings_inactives_for_week_13_vs_packers/12343084 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/vikings_inactives_for_week_13_vs_packers/12343084 Vikings Inactives For Week 13 Vs Packers http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/vikings_inactives_for_week_13_vs_packers/12343084 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Inactives for the Vikings: OL Mark Asper, QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson, TE John Carlson, LB Audie Cole, WR Stephen Burton, S Mistral Raymond andWR Jarius Wright. Mild surprise with Stephen Burton being out, as that means the Vikings will be going with only four receivers today: Percy Harvin, Michael Jenkins, Jerome Simpson, and Devin Aromashodu. Allen Reisner, who was brought up from the practice squad to fill the open space on the Vikings' roster left by sending Chris Cook to IR, is active for Minnesota. Source: SBNation.com Attached Thumbnails   Sun, 04 Nov 2012 14:55:14 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/vikings_ss_mistral_raymond_among_inactives_for_week_9/12129928 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/vikings_ss_mistral_raymond_among_inactives_for_week_9/12129928 Vikings SS Mistral Raymond Among Inactives For Week 9 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/vikings_ss_mistral_raymond_among_inactives_for_week_9/12129928 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The Minnesota Vikings have declared LB Audie Cole, CB Brandon Burton, DL D'Aundre Reed, WR Jarius Wright, OG Mark Asper, QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson, FS Mistral Raymond inactive for Week 7. Source: KFFL.com Attached Thumbnails   Sun, 21 Oct 2012 11:40:55 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/vikings_inactives_for_week_7_vs_cardinals/12017017 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/vikings_inactives_for_week_7_vs_cardinals/12017017 Vikings Inactives For Week 7 Vs Cardinals http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/vikings_inactives_for_week_7_vs_cardinals/12017017 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The Minnesota Vikings have declared CB Brandon Burton, DL D'Aundre Reed, LB Erin Henderson, WR Jarius Wright, OG Mark Asper, QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson, CB Robert Blanton inactive for Week 3. Source: KFFL.com Attached Thumbnails   Sun, 23 Sep 2012 12:07:12 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/vikings_inactives_for_week_3_vs_49ers/11788663 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/vikings_inactives_for_week_3_vs_49ers/11788663 Vikings Inactives For Week 3 Vs 49ers http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/vikings_inactives_for_week_3_vs_49ers/11788663 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png After trimming back to 53 players Friday night, the Minnesota Vikings continued to put the finishing touches on their regular-season roster Saturday. The biggest move was the completion of a trade first reported Friday night: The Vikings acquired third-year cornerback A.J. Jefferson from the Arizona Cardinals for what is reported to be undisclosed draft picks. Jefferson, who went undrafted but caught on with Arizona in 2010, started seven games for the Cardinals last season and had one interception. The Vikings entered Saturday with the NFL's third-highest waiver priority, and they picked up rookie offensive lineman Mark Asper, who had been cut by the Buffalo Bills. Asper, who is 6-foot-6, 319 pounds, was a sixth-round draft pick out of the University of Oregon. To make room for Jefferson and Asper, the Vikings waived offensive lineman Pat Brown and defensive back Zack Bowman. Finally, the team added four of Friday night's cuts to its practice squad. Running Back Jordan Todman, offensive lineman Sat, 01 Sep 2012 16:46:25 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/vikings_add_asper_cut_brown_bowman/11606326 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/vikings_add_asper_cut_brown_bowman/11606326 Vikings add Asper, cut Brown, Bowman http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/vikings_add_asper_cut_brown_bowman/11606326 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png After trimming back to 53 players Friday night, the Minnesota Vikings continued to put the finishing touches on their regular-season roster Saturday. The biggest move was the completion of a trade first reported Friday night: The Vikings acquired third-year cornerback A.J. Jefferson from the Arizona Cardinals for what is reported to be undisclosed draft picks. Jefferson, who went undrafted but caught on with Arizona in 2010, started seven games for the Cardinals last season and had one interception. The Vikings entered Saturday with the NFL's third-highest waiver priority, and they picked up rookie offensive lineman Mark Asper, who had been cut by the Buffalo Bills. Asper, who is 6-foot-6, 319 pounds, was a sixth-round draft pick out of the University of Oregon. To make room for Jefferson and Asper, the Vikings waived offensive lineman Pat Brown and defensive back Zack Bowman. Finally, the team added four of Friday night's cuts to its practice squad. Running Back Jordan Todman, offensive lineman Sat, 01 Sep 2012 16:46:25 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/vikings_add_asper_cut_brown_bowman/11606293 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/vikings_add_asper_cut_brown_bowman/11606293 Vikings add Asper, cut Brown, Bowman http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/vikings_add_asper_cut_brown_bowman/11606293 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The Vikings added OL Mark Asper after claiming him on waivers from the Buffalo Bills and started their practice squad. Sat, 01 Sep 2012 16:40:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/vikings_add_asper_announce_practice_squad/11606506 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/vikings_add_asper_announce_practice_squad/11606506 Vikings add Asper, announce practice squad http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/vikings_add_asper_announce_practice_squad/11606506 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The Bills released the following to get their roster down to 53 players: WR Kamar Aiken OL Mark Asper TE Kevin Brock RB Zach Brown LB Tank Carder OL James Carmon WR Marcus Easley DE Robert Eddins DT Dwan Edwards DT Jarron Gilbert DB Isaiah Green WR Derek Hagan DT Kellen Heard WR Ruvell Martin LB Scott McKillop P Shawn Powell WR Naaman Roosevelt DB Nick Saenz RB Johnny White OL David Snow OL Keith Williams The Bills also placed OL Zebrie Sanders on the injured reserve. While the Bills roster sits at 53 players, don’t be surprised if the Bills pick up a player or two from the waiver wire and another player or two is released. Queen City Sports writer Rob Quinn will be providing analysis on each player released. The post The Buffalo Bills Trim Roster to 53; August 31st Cuts appeared first on Queen City Sports. Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:06:58 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/the_buffalo_bills_trim_roster_to_53_august_31st_cuts/11601316 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/the_buffalo_bills_trim_roster_to_53_august_31st_cuts/11601316 The Buffalo Bills Trim Roster to 53; August 31st Cuts http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/the_buffalo_bills_trim_roster_to_53_august_31st_cuts/11601316 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The Buffalo Bills had one of the best offensive lines in the National Football League last season, allowing a league-low 23 sacks. Most of that success has come from the likes of Pro-Bowl caliber interior linemen Andy Levitre and Eric Wood. The Interior portion of the line is just as important as the outside linemen, as they are forced to take on the big and physical defensive tackles that vie to collapse the pocket. So let’s take a look at how the interior line of the Bills stacks up. Left Guard Andy Levitre Andy Levitre has quickly established himself as one of the best left guards in the National Football League, and has repeatedly earned high praise from ProFootballFocus.com, a website dedicated to football sabermetrics. ProFootballFocus ranked Levitre as the ninth best pass protecting guard in the entire NFL, allowing just 48 quarterback pressures in 1,471 snaps.   They also stated: He is also proved essential to the Bills as a blocker in space, showing real quality while pulli... Sun, 15 Jul 2012 20:23:28 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/spotlighting_the_buffalo_bills_interior_line_heading_into_2012_nfl_season/11226169 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/spotlighting_the_buffalo_bills_interior_line_heading_into_2012_nfl_season/11226169 Spotlighting the Buffalo Bills’ Interior Line Heading Into 2012 NFL Season http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/spotlighting_the_buffalo_bills_interior_line_heading_into_2012_nfl_season/11226169 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/5/a58b4fa7e5607307551617f907f401834cd6d68f/mini/Buffalo_Bills_2009_baee.jpg The Buffalo Bills have wasted little time locking up a majority of their rookie draft class by agreeing to contracts with six of their nine selections. The deals were reached Thursday as the prospects reported for a three-day rookie minicamp that opens Friday. The Bills reached agreements with their final six draft picks: fourth-round selections, Florida State linebacker Nigel Bradham and LSU cornerback Ron Brooks; fifth-rounders, Florida State offensive tackle Zebrie Sanders and TCU linebacker Tank Carder; as well as sixth-round pick, Oregon guard Mark Asper, and seventh-round selection Western Michigan kicker John Potter. That leaves Buffalo with its top three picks unsigned, including South Carolina cornerback Stephon Gilmore, who was selected 10th overall. Unsigned prospects can participate in minicamps, but must be under contract before reporting for training camp. Thu, 10 May 2012 21:21:53 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/buffalo_bills_reach_deals_with_6_of_9_draft_picks/10766177 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/buffalo_bills_reach_deals_with_6_of_9_draft_picks/10766177 Buffalo Bills reach deals with 6 of 9 draft picks http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/buffalo_bills_reach_deals_with_6_of_9_draft_picks/10766177 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Linebacker Nigel Bradham (fourth round), cornerback Ron Brooks (fourth), offensive tackle Zebrie Sanders (fifth) , linebacker Tank Carder (fifth), offensive lineman Mark Asper (sixth) and kicker John Potter (seventh) agreed to deals with the Bills. Terms were not disclosed. Thu, 10 May 2012 20:57:57 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/bills_agree_to_deals_with_six_picks/10766030 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/bills_agree_to_deals_with_six_picks/10766030 Bills agree to deals with six picks http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/bills_agree_to_deals_with_six_picks/10766030 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png