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Vikings decline 5th-year option on Garrett Bradbury
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Bradbury made 45 starts for the Vikings in three years since he was taken with the No. 18 overall selection out of North Carolina State. He missed two games in 2021 with COVID-19 and lost his starting spot to Mason C...
Doug Sutherland, former ‘Purple People Eater’ with the Vikings, dead at 73
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"Doug Sutherland was one of our proudest Legends. His humble nature did not allow for him to talk much about his own playing career, but Doug was a key member of some of the best defenses in NFL history and three Sup...
Vikings continue defensive line shuffle by cutting Pierce
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The seventh-year veteran played in only eight games for the team. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE . The move will save more than $ 6.2 million on Minnesota's cap number. Pierce will leave a $ 4 million cha...
‘Vikings: Valhalla’ sails onto Netflix with more bloody battles and epic scale
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"Vikings" turned out to be a remarkably durable concept, so much so that they could kill off the main character and trudge onward through the mud and muck. Sailing from History channel to Netflix, "Vikings: Valhalla...
Vikings’ Dalvin Cook won’t pay big to change digits
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The NFL rescinded the rule against some players from wearing single-digit numbers on their jerseys, but the downside was that players had to buy out the existing inventory of jerseys or give notice for a next-season ...
Kevin O’Connell believes Vikings are really good and have an ‘elite’ QB
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The roster is pretty good. The quarterback is better than pretty good because he’s "elite" and definitely his 2022 starter. I half expected O’Connell to tell us the February weather in the Twin Cities is pretty good...
Vikings finalize hire of champion Rams OC Kevin O’Connell
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Three days after the Rams beat Cincinnati for the title, O'Connell formally assumed his branch of the Sean McVay tree. He's now the fourth former assistant under the head coach of the Rams to become an NFL head coach...
Denver’s Ed Donatell agrees to join Vikings as DC
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CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE . The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Thursday because the Vikings have not yet announced the hire. They're waiting first to finalize a contract w...
Vikings hire Browns’ Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as GM
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The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Wednesday because the Vikings had not yet announced the decision. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE . Adofo-Mensah, the vice president of f...
Dolphins, Vikings, Bears part ways with coaches following disappointing seasons
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As is now tradition, the end of the NFL regular season spells the end of the road for some coaches' or executives' with their now former clubs. The Denver Broncos were the first team to make a change as, after losin...
Vikings fire coach Mike Zimmer, GM Rick Spielman following losing season: reports
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The decision to let go both Zimmer and Spielman came following the team’s 31-17 victory over the Chicago Bears. Minnesota finished the 2021 season with an 8-9 record. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE . ...
Vikings’ Mike Zimmer not interested in seeing Kellen Mond play after loss to Packers
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The Vikings started Sean Mannion in place of Kirk Cousins after he was added to the reserve/ COVID-19 list on Friday, but Mannion was briefly replaced by Kellen Mond, a 2021 third-round pick out of Texas A&M, aft...
Green Bay Packers crush Minnesota Vikings 37-10 to clinch NFC’s top spot
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The Green Bay Packers clinched the No. 1 seed in the National Football Conference (NFC) with an emphatic 37-10 victory over division rivals the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. Superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw ...
Packers rout Vikings in cold to take NFC’s top seed
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Green Bay's victory, coupled with Philadelphia's 20-16 triumph at Washington earlier in the day, dropped the Vikings (7-9) from postseason contention and gave the Eagles a playoff berth. The Vikings were playing with...
Vikings lose Cousins to COVID list before game vs. Packers
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Cousins is unvaccinated. Even if he were asymptomatic, he wouldn't be able to return in time to face the Packers. The NFL recently reduced the required quarantine period to five days for asymptomatic players. The Vik...
Vikings’ Justin Jefferson critical of team after loss to Rams: ‘We came out way too slow’
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Jefferson has 97 catches for 1,451 yards and nine touchdowns this season – all of which are career highs. He has 2,851 receiving yards in his first two seasons with the Vikings – 31 total games. CLICK HERE FOR MORE S...