The Minnesota Vikings kick off their 61st NFL season on the road as the team opens the schedule on Sunday, September 12, at the Cincinnati Bengals for the first time in franchise history before going to Arizona to face the Cardinals in Week 2. The 17-game slate in 2021 marks the first expansion of the […]
Vikings get offensive line help in first round (AUDIO)
(Eagan, MN) — The Minnesota Vikings got offensive line help with their first round selection of last night’s N-F-L Draft. Originally set to pick 14th overall, Minnesota traded that pick to the New York Jets for the 23rd overall pick and two additional third round slots. The Vikings then used the 23rd position to draft […]
Vikings add All Pro DB Peterson
(Eagan, MN) – – Eight-time Pro Bowl cornerback Patrick Peterson is heading to Minnesota after 10 seasons in the desert. Multiple reports say Peterson has reached a one-year, 10-million-dollar contract with the Vikings. The 30-year-old racked up 28 interceptions in his time with Arizona, earning eight consecutive Pro Bowl selections from 2011-18. The Vikings also […]
Vikings make it official, Weatherly rejoins team
The Minnesota Vikings announce the following roster move: SIGNED: Stephen Weatherly, DE, 6th year* (Vanderbilt) *Experience for the 2021 season Weatherly rejoins the Minnesota Vikings following one season with the Carolina Panthers. A seventh-round pick out of Vanderbilt in the 2016 NFL Draft, Weatherly spent the first four years of his career in Minnesota where […]
Vikings make coaching moves official (AUDIO)
The Minnesota Vikings announce Klint Kubiak has been named offensive coordinator and Andrew Janocko quarterbacks coach. The club has also hired Keenan McCardell as wide receivers coach and Sam Siefkes hired as defensive quality control coach. Kubiak previously served as the Vikings quarterbacks coach from 2019-20, and Janocko as the Vikings wide receivers coach in […]
Winfield, Bucs win Super Bowl (AUDIO)
(Tampa, FL) — Two former University of Minnesota star football players were on the winning Super Bowl team last night, while a third had a big night for the losing team. Tampa Bay Buccaneer rookies Antoine (AN-twon) Winfield, Junior and Tyler Johnson helped their team beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 55 last […]
Kendricks is Vikings’ Man of Year nominee
The Minnesota Vikings announced today LB Eric Kendricks has been named the team’s nominee for the 2020 WALTER PAYTON NFL MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD. Considered the league’s most prestigious honor, the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award presented by Nationwide recognizes an NFL player for outstanding community service activities off the field, […]
Vikings notch OT win over Jags
(Minneapolis, MN) — Minnesota kicker Dan Bailey booted a 23-yard field goal with just 1:49 remaining in overtime to lift the Vikings past the Jacksonville Jaguars 27-24 in Minneapolis yesterday. Kirk Cousins threw three touchdown passes including two in the third quarter as the Vikes rallied from a 16-6 deficit. Dalvin Cook rushed for 120 […]
Vikings beat Panthers with late TD
(Minneapolis, MN) — Vikings receiver Chad Beebe caught a touchdown pass with 46-seconds remaining, lifting Minnesota to a 28-27 win over Carolina yesterday in Minneapolis. The game-winning score came less than two minutes after Beebe fumbled a punt, nearly dashing Minnesota’s hopes of winning. Vikes quarterback Kirk Cousins was 34-for-45 for 307 yards and three […]
Vikings prepping for Panthers
The Minnesota Vikings (4-6) host the Carolina Panthers (4-7) with kickoff set for noon CT at U.S. Bank Stadium in what is the second of three consecutive home games for Minnesota. The Vikings snapped a three-game win streak with a 31-28 loss vs. Dallas last week, while the Panthers snapped a five-game losing streak with […]