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Vikings Unveil Stadium Design Monday Night

Dave Overlund — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:14:08 +0000

There won’t be a retractable roof, but the new Vikings stadium will have a series of giant, 95-foot tall glass panels that will open on the side of the stadium to reveal the Minneapolis skyline. The stadium is touted as being able to host football, soccer, baseball, the Final Four and the Super Bowl. For [...]

Vikings Release Kluwe

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:38:37 +0000

The Vikings released punter Chris Kluwe Monday after drafting punter Jeff Locke from UCLA in the 5th round of last month's NFL draft. Kluwe tweeted "So long Minnesota, and thanks for all the fish.

Vike's Peterson Has High Hopes For 2013

Jay Caldwell — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:49:02 +0000

Viking running back Adrian Peterson eclipsed 2,000 yards rushing in 2012 after he sustained a major knee injury in week 16 of 2011.

Peyton Manning Makes Country Music Debut Singing Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" Along Side Luke Bryan [VIDEO]

Matt Fallon — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:27:46 +0000

ACM Entertainer of The Year, Luke Bryan and NFL Super Bowl winning Quarterback, Peyton Manning sing Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues".

Vikings Make Late Trade, Draft Wide Receiver

Dave Overlund — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:38:13 +0000

The Minnesota Vikings made a late trade with the New England Patriots to add a third pick in the first round of the NFL Draft Thursday night. Minnesota gave New England their 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 7th round picks for the Patriots first-rounder. With the television broadcast declaring Manti Te’o the reason the Vikings made [...]

Vikings Get Defensive Tackle, Defensive Back In Draft

Dave Overlund — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:01:54 +0000

Many Vikings fans breathed a sigh of relief when commissioner Roger Goodell announced the Vikings first round picks and the words "Manti Te'o" did not come out of his mouth. Not once.

The Vikings took defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd of Florida with their first pick of the first round (23rd overall), then drafted cornerback Xavier Rhodes from Florida State at 25th overall

Vikings Should Pass on Receiver in the First Round

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:54:17 +0000

The Vikings have 2 first round picks (#23 and #25) in the first round. Conventional wisdom will tell us that the Viking will use one of those first round picks on a receiver to replace Percy Harvin, who the Vikings traded to Seattle.

Vikings Get Their Big Cheese

Dave Overlund — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 03:28:53 +0000

The Minnesota Vikings landed a top free agent wide receiver after much speculation over the last few days. The Minnesota Vikings signed free agent wide receiver Greg Jennings to a five year contract worth a reported 47.5 million dollars. Jennings spent seven seasons with the Green Bay Packers and had 425 catches for 6,537 yards [...]

Vikings Sign Former Chiefs QB Matt Cassel

Dave Overlund — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:30:49 +0000

The Minnesota Vikings signed one free agent Thursday and had a big name free agent in town for a visit. The MInnesota Vikings agreed to terms with former Patriots and Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel on Thursday, just hours after the veteran was released from Kansas City. Cassel, who will be 31 in May, threw for [...]

Vikings Trade Percy Harvin to Seattle

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:48:48 +0000

The Vikings traded receiver Percy Harvin to Seattle for at least 1 first round draft pick according to Mike Florio with profootballtalk.com.

Vikings Peterson Has Sports Hernia Surgery

Jay Caldwell — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 03:26:20 +0000

Viking running back had sports hernia surgery today and revealed he sustained the injury in week 10 and played the rest of the season with the injury.

Ravens Defeat 49ers To Become Super Bowl Champions

Dave Overlund — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 03:45:21 +0000

The Baltimore Ravens jumped out to a huge early lead then weathered a comeback attempt to defeat the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 at the Superdome in New Orleans Sunday night. Baltimore wide receiver Jacoby Jones set an NFL record with a 108-yard kickoff return and also had a 52-yard touchdown catch in the game. The [...]

Adrian Peterson Is Named 2012 NFL MVP

Dave Overlund — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:51:26 +0000

Adrian Peterson’s comeback from a torn ACL was beyond remarkable. Peterson didn’t just come back and perform at an elite level, instead he record the second most rushing yards in league history, 2,097. Peterson was rewarded for his efforts Saturday night in New Orleans with a trophy honoring him as the Most Valuable Player of [...]

2013 NFL Hall Of Fame Class Includes Cris Carter

Dave Overlund — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 23:33:03 +0000

Former Vikings wide receiver Cris Carter was named to the NFL Hall of Fame Saturday afternoon along with offensive linemen Jonathan Ogden and Larry Allen, coach Bill Parcells and defensive lineman Warren Sapp. Carter spent twelve of his fifteen NFL seasons with the Vikings where he amassed 1,101 catches for 13,899 yards and 130 touchdowns [...]

Fun "Big Game" Food Facts

Jen Jacobs — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:24:04 +0000

If you’re planning on watching the game on Sunday, you’re not alone. Since today is Gourmet Guess day, I figured I would explore some fun facts about our favorite football foods. Are you a fan of chicken wings? Turns out we will eat literally a billion chicken wings on Sunday. We will eat 1.25 billion [...]

Vikings' Rudolph Named MVP At Pro Bowl

Dave Overlund — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:35:31 +0000

Vikings Tight End Kyle Rudolph had 5 catches for 122 yards and a touchdown en route to being named the MVP of last night’s Pro Bowl. The NFC won the vanity fair 62-35.

Adrian Peterson had 5 carries for 13 yards in the game, Jared Allen made one tackle and Blair Walsh made two field goals and eight extra points

Vikings' Greenway Headed to the Pro Bowl

Jay Caldwell — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:10:19 +0000

Viking linebacker Chad Greenway is going back to the Pro Bowl. Greenway was announced by the Vikings as an injury replacement for Dallas outside linebacker Demarcus Ware. Greenway led the Vikings in tackles with 148 in 2012.

Vikings' Punter Chris Kluwe Kicks Butt On The Colbert Report [VIDEO]

Sloan — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:04:09 +0000

Last night outspoken Vikings' Punter Chris Kluwe went toe-to-toe with Stephen Colbert.

Local TV Reporter Takes One for the Team on Live TV [VIDEO]

Doug Groff — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 16:06:31 +0000

KARE 11′s Lee Valsvik was reporting from Union Restaurant on Saturday before the Vikings/Packers matchup. Apparently they had concocted a plan to go for the cameraman to make an appearance, and that’s when things go array. Watch below. The cameraman obviously got a little excited about the prospect of being on live television. Thankfully, Valsvik [...]

Packers End Vikings Season 24-10; Ponder Doesn't Play

Jay Caldwell — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 04:13:03 +0000

The Vikings lost 24-10 Saturday night in the NFC Wildcard playoffs to the Packers in Green Bay. Minnesota trailed 17-3 at halftime and fell behind 24-3 before scoring the final touchdown of the game.