Jared Allen in talks with Seahawks, Bears
Free-agent sack artist Jared Allen has been speaking with the Seattle and Chicago since free agency opened this afternoon. This according to who else but Adam Schefter.Getty ImagesThe Seahawks, who already have the best defense in the NFL, would be pairing Allen with Michael Bennett, who they re-signed earlier this week. The Bears had to cut ties with Julius Peppers, and would be...
Toby Gerhart Signs With The Jaguars
Well I guess the Maurice Jones-Drew era in Jacksonville is officially over. The team has signed free agent Toby Gerhart to a 3 year deal, worth $10.5 mil.Gerhart has spent the last 4 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings being the backup to Adrian Peterson. During his time with the Vikings, he had 276 carries for 1,305 yards (4.7 avg) and scored 5 touchdowns, while losing 4 fumbles...
Jags land Gerhart, likely ending any chance of MJD returning
In a move which appears to signal the end of Maurice Jones-Drew's days with them, the Jacksonville Jaguars agreed to terms on a three-year contract Tuesday night with running back Toby Gerhart.
The deal is worth $10.5 million, with $4.5 million guaranteed.
Gerhart didn't get an abundance of playing time with the Minnesota Vikings after spending most of his four years stuck...
Jags Sign RB Toby Gerhart
MJD could be shown the door.
Jaguars just reached agreement with former Minnesota Vikings RB Toby Gerhart, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 12, 2014
Four Teams That Are the Best Fit For Jared Allen
Jared Allen still has some game left. The former Minnesota Vikings defensive end has been linked to several teams in the past week, especially after the Vikings re-signed Everson Griffen to a new contract. The 31-year old pass rusher can still get after the quarterback. Allen had 23.5 sacks from 2012-2013, and 22 sacks in 2011, earning him the 2011 NFC Defensive Player of the Year...
Jared Allen and Denver Broncos Have Mutual Interest
After informing the Minnesota Vikings he would not be back, Jared Allen is already making his move to visit with other teams. According to National Insider for NFL Network and NFL.Com, Ian Rapoport has stated that Allen and the Denver Broncos both have mutual interest with each side. Rapoport also reports Allen wants to go to a team that is competitive and has a lot of salary...
Grading the Vikings Signing of Linval Jospeh
Career Stats: 4 Years in league | 104 tackles | 9 sacks | 2 forced fumbles
Linval Jospeh was one of the top big men on the free agent market and the Vikings wasted no time in locking him up shortly after free agency began. The big man has been a full-time starter for the Giants for the past 3 years. Linval was originally drafted in 2010 in the 2nd round and has been one of the Giants...
Packers: Why You Shouldn’t Expect Jared Allen to Land in Green Bay
As we all know, rumors run rampant at this time of year in the NFL. After all, the free agency frenzy is set to begin today, which means the rumor mill is spinning even faster than usual.
The latest rumor that Packer fans will be interested to hear is that former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen has listed Green Bay as a potential free agent destination according to Bill...
Vikings Could Be An Option For RB Darren Sproles
According to Albert Breer of NFL Network, free agent RB Darren Sproles could be an option for the Minnesota Vikings.
Breer mentions that the Saints haven’t officially released Sproles just yet, but they are expected to continue shopping him around the league ahead of free agency.
Previous reports indicated that the Chicago Bears could be another option for Sproles based on the...
Vikings Shore Up Defense By Signing Mythic Griffen Beast
For four years now, the Minnesota Vikings have been sitting on the confirmation of a myth they never even bothered to check for. If you had thought the firing of the former coaching staff was strictly because they ran a poor team, couldn't call a game, and generally were awful at their jobs, you would have been only partially correct.
The other reason? They had, for four...
GM Rick Spielman: I think you can find quarterbacks in the second round and the third round
Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman's re-signing of quarterback Matt Cassel lessened the need at the position, but the team still wants to add another signal caller from the 2014 NFL Draft. However, with the veteran Cassel now projected to be the starting QB going into the offseason, Spielman says the club may opt to hold off drafting a quarterback in the first...
The Vikings asked their fans about a Linebacker that already signed with the Colts
(USA Today Sports)
Social Media can sometimes get you.
Today, the Minnesota Vikings tweeted out a photo of former Browns linebacker D’Qwell Jackson and asked their fans what they thought about signing him.
Your thoughts on the idea of signing ILB D’Qwell Jackson? @wobby weighs in: http://t.co/VUDynFv3JO pic.twitter.com/M6xqZpDatZ
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) March 11,...
Jared Allen has his sites on a new contract, but NOT with the Vikings
With the Vikings falling apart, Jared Allen has decided his new chapter in life will NOT be with them. Allen has expressed he has interest in a few teams, but the Vikings were no longer on that list.
Allen is focused on teams closer to contending as he enters free agency for the first time in his career and negotiates what likely will be his final contract.
The team has asked...
Donovan McNabb Selling Boring Arizona House – $860k
Donovan McNabb, firmly entrenched as a Fox Sports 1 fixture in Los Angeles, has listed his Chandler, Arizona house that he’s owned…
Cassel: I'm super excited about coming back there and getting the thing going and winning a lot of games
The Minnesota Vikings went 3-3 with Matt Cassel as the starting quarterback and he stepped in for an injured Christian Ponder to win another game. Cassel agreed to a two-year, $10 million contract with the team on Friday and said he's ready to help turnaround the franchise.
Vikings free agency preview: Offense
Much of the steam was taken out of the Minnesota Vikings' free agency hunt last week -- at least offensively -- when the team agreed to terms on a new two-year contract with quarterback Matt Cassel.
Quarterback, the most important position, was also one of the biggest questions facing Minnesota. When Cassel voided the second-year option, it left Christian Ponder as the only quarterback...
The Minnesota Vikings Free-Agent Grocery List
An old radio show once described free agency as “Football Christmas.” Around this time every year, you would run down from your bed in your pajamas and rip open your new football toys that your favorite team just gave you.For Packers fans, they were thrilled when they ripped open the wrapping paper and saw a Reggie White in the spring of 1993. Viking fans, however, haven’t...
The Minnesota Vikings started to make free agent moves, what else should they do?
Rumors are flying as free agency is in it’s beginning stages. Will the Vikings sign Michael Johnson? It made a lot more sense before extending Everson Griffen. Does Alterraun Verner have a huge contract, and a purple jersey in his future? Let’s hope so! One area of need that isn’t really being discussed though is the offensive line. Adrian Peterson is a year removed from...
Vikings re-sign LB Larry Dean
The Minnesota Vikings are truly keeping their own.
With the deadline approaching on Tuesday to extend contracts to all of its restricted free agents or exclusive rights free agents, Minnesota re-signed linebacker Larry Dean on Monday morning. Dean, a special teams standout, was the last of the Vikings' restricted free agents after the team agreed to a deal with cornerback Marcus...
Minnesota Vikings: The Quarterback Situation
The Minnesota Vikings have a big question mark at quarterback (via democratandchronicle)
The 2013 season left Minnesota Vikings fans guessing each week as to who the starting quarterback would be in the next game. Would it be Christian Ponder, Matt Cassel or Josh Freeman?
Ponder entered his third year with the Vikings after having a decent 2012 season, bringing the team to the wildcard...
Vikings re-sign LB Larry Dean; Special Team Ace
Today the Minnesota Vikings re-signed special teams ace Larry Dean to a contract extension. Dean has a career high 18 special teams tackles last year. caplannfl #Vikings announced: Re-signed special teams LB Larry Dean. 3/10/14 10:32 AM VikingsPR Dean posted a career-high 18 special teams tackles in 2013, 2nd most on the #Vikings. 3/10/14 10:32 […]The post Vikings re-sign LB...
Vikings Re-sign LB Larry Dean
The Minnesota Vikings announced that they have re-signed LB Larry Dean on Monday.
He would have been a restricted free agent had they not reached an agreement on a new contract.
Dean, 25 signed with the Vikings as an undrafted free agent out of Valdosta State back in 2011. Last year, Dean appeared in 15 games and totaled 12 tackles, a forced fumble and a recovery for Minnesota.
Roster Moves: Vikings Re-Sign Matt Cassel
OH THANK GOD. Did you ever really think you'd be saying that about Matt Cassel? Me neither.
THE MOVE
Vikings fans breathed a sigh of relief last Friday as it was announced that Matt Cassel re-signed with the Vikings. It sounds like the deal is for two years, $10 million, with something like $4.5 million guaranteed. So, opting out of his former contract was a smart move...
Minnesota Lawmaker’s NBA Tweet Draws Allegations Of Racism
Minnesota state representative Pat Garofalo sent a tweet Sunday night linking crime numbers and NBA players, and many responses called the comment racist.
Let's be honest, 70% of teams in NBA could fold tomorrow + nobody would notice a difference w/ possible exception of increase in streetcrime— Rep. Pat Garofalo (@PatGarofalo) March 09, 2014
The tweet spread quickly across...
Grading the Vikings Signing of Japser Brinkley
Career Stats: 6 Years in league | 174 tackles | 4 Forced Fumbles
Brinkley is a familiar face and has played his entire career for the Vikings except for last year when he took his talents to Arizona. With the Cardinals experiment ending with is release the Vikings didn’t waste much time in bringing him back on a 1 year deal. The former South Carolina linebacker is still only 28...
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