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Also listed were five defensive ends who could bolster the Vikings roster, including Carlos Dunlap, who previously spent time with Mike Zimmer in Cincinnati. Coller and Ekstrom put Denver defensive tackle Shelby Harris at the top of the list for interior defensive line options. They wrote...

We applaud Governor Tim Walz and the Minnesota Department of Health for their announcement to begin increasing fan capacity at all Minnesota professional sports venues. The return of in-person sporting events can not only help unite us as a community and bring hope to Minnesotans after such a...

It's incredibly difficult to think of a position group in any defense that went through more than the Vikings in 2020. It started early with the loss of Smith and Ben Gedeon (Physically Unable to Perform). Take away Barr early and Kendricks late, and that's a pair of Pro Bowlers who work...

Reducing sacks with the goal of staying "under 30" and maybe "under 25 or 20" was included in a list of goals the quarterback emailed to Kubiak and Janocko shortly after they were announced to their new roles. "That's something you don't take for granted, either, being able to send that...

If Hunter and Pierce return and play to their capabilities, one of the Vikings weakest position groups in 2020 could turn into one of their strongest for the upcoming season. "I think those two would help for sure," Spielman said. "That's almost like adding two free agents to this year's...

SCHEDULED TO BECOME FREE AGENTS: Dakota Dozier (unrestricted free agent) 2020 Stats: 1,082 offensive snaps (100 percent); started all 16 games Dozier started an entire season for the first time in his career but produced mixed results at left guard. He joined the Vikings in 2019 and...

EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings on Wednesday announced they have released Riley Reiff. The 32-year-old played 58 regular-season games in Purple over four seasons, starting all of them at left tackle. Reiff was a 2012 first-round pick of Detroit and spent the first five seasons of his career with...

Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman told Twin Cities media members last week that the team will look to creatively navigate a unique situation this offseason. "We've still got a lot of work to do and we're still in the process, but I think I have a pretty good sense right now — before free...

Vikings.com has been using Gregg Rosenthal's list of 101 best available players for the "2021 Free Agency Outlook" series, but it's worth noting that Rosenthal's ranking isn't the only one out there. ESPN's Kevin Seifert recently rolled out his top 100 free agents for the 2021 season. He...

Bailey has logged 10 seasons in the NFL and has a career success rate on field goals of 85.9 percent, but that accuracy took a hit from 2019 to 2020. After making 27 of 29 field goals in 2019 (93.1 percent), he made 15 of 22 last season (68.2 percent). The Vikings underwent a change at long...

A total of 32 compensatory selections were awarded to 17 different clubs. Only 34 total comp picks are distributed across the league. That is normally the maximum total, which matches the number of teams in the NFL. This year, under a 2020 resolution in the new Collective Bargaining Agreement...

The Vikings emphasis on the run game, combined with Adam Thielen's productivity in the red zone (13 of his 14 receiving touchdowns were inside an opponent's 20-yard line) and Justin Jefferson's incredible rookie season, likely shifted some targets from tight ends in 2020. Minnesota, however...

EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings on Tuesday announced the team has terminated the contract of kicker Dan Bailey. A member of the team since September 2018, Bailey has appeared in 46 regular-season Vikings games. He has made 63 of 79 field goals (79.7 percent) with a long of 53 and 107 of 118 extra...

"We saw a little bit of this last year where it was difficult to predict," Jeremiah said. "Groupthink is a real thing, and when you get scouts that pal around together … we all go to the same schools at the same places, watching the same players, everyone ends up talking and you end up getting...

"It all starts, obviously, that's the way I was raised. Not that my mental wellbeing was neglected, but I looked at my dad as a big tough guy. I'd never seen him cry, and he handled everything that he needed to handle," Tyler said. "[Seeing] that, I grew up not wanting to put my problems on...

EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings found creative and innovative ways to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic over the past year. And as Minnesota's front office enters another offseason that won't look anything like normal, Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman and his team are prepared to be as...

Klint Kubiak has had a long and winding road across the football world to get to his current role as the Vikings offensive coordinator. Andrew Krammer of the Star Tribune recently chatted with Kubiak, a former safety at Colorado State, to weave through his various stops along the way. And...

Weatherly showed his excitement to re-join the Vikings in a post on his Instagram account Thursday morning that included video highlights, clips of him working out and a message. "I'm really excited to be back in Minnesota where I started my career," Weatherly said. "The fans have been asking...

The Vikings know exactly who Weatherly is, which is extremely valuable when adding a free agent, and Weatherly knows exactly what to do in order to do his job in the Vikings defense, which is even better. His return is similar to that of Shamar Stephen, a seventh-round pick in 2014 who played...

EAGAN, Minn. – Stephen Weatherly gave Panthers Blue a whirl, but he's pumped to be back in Purple. The Vikings re-signed Weatherly Monday, the team announced. Originally a seventh-round draft pick in 2016, the defensive end spent four seasons in Minnesota before joining Carolina last spring in...