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"I have to give the credit to my coaches. They put me in a great position to make a play," Dantzler said. "I just did my job and made a play on the ball. Kirk saw a guy open and me just doing my read, doing my job, doing my one-eleventh and just made a play on the ball." After the play on...

EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings put in good, quality work Monday afternoon as they went through their most physical practice to date in camp. Minnesota went through a two-hour practice amid humid and sticky conditions at Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center. Defensive end Danielle Hunter...

According to Patterson, the Vikings defensive tackles' "number one job" is to not let anyone touch Kendricks – and it's a responsibility Stephen takes seriously. "They're doing what we coach them to do," Patterson said. "Some people take that 3-technique role, and that guy's a penetrating guy...

EAGAN, Minn. — Add it to the list of things to figure out. In addition to evaluating the roster and assessing plays within offensive and defensive schemes, the Vikings on Sunday needed to react to multiple COVID-19 tests coming back positive. Head Coach Mike Zimmer announced during his media...

EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings were back to work Sunday with a nearly two-hour practice indoors at Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center. The team was missing a handful of players due to presumptive positive COVID tests, which was announced by Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer on Sunday morning...

We all can agree Adam Thielen is an outstanding NFL wide receiver. It is my opinion that we wasted one or two good years of his career. We have a free agent, Dan Chisena, he did not play that much college football. If you watch his college tape and high school tape the guy has a nose for the...

The COVID-19 pandemic may have caused the cancelation of preseason games, but it didn't stop evaluation of teams as they stand less than three weeks from the season opener. CBS Sports is rolling out its annual all-division teams, and Jared Dubin recently posted his All-NFC North squad, which...

"The style of play changes at each position," Patterson said. "Last year, [Johnson] could go into 3-technique and be productive, then he could go into nose and change his stance and be productive at that, too. "His confidence level went through the roof," Patterson added. "He finally...

Dakota Dozier Dozier was added as a free agent during the 2019 offseason, as he spent the 2018 season with the Jets — where Dennison was the offensive line coach/run game coordinator. Zimmer said Dozier's history was Dennison was a factor in signing him in 2019, and then re-signing him in...

The Vikings secondary is short on experience, but that hasn't stopped the group from making plenty of plays through the first week of Verizon Vikings Training Camp. The collection of Mike Hughes, Holton Hill, Kris Boyd, Jeff Gladney and Cameron Dantzler have all been impressive at different...

EAGAN, Minn. – Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer wants to see some yellow flags flying … at practice, of course. The elimination of preseason games due to the COVID-19 pandemic means that teams – and especially rookies – won't have those "warm-up" games to get used to NFL officiating. Minnesota...

Days of a particular training camp often melt together, but the same can be true for years for those players that are able to stack multiple NFL seasons. Vikings camps were held in Mankato from 1966-2017, and Gage Hall served as the dormitory for the first 47 of those 52 summer sessions. But...

2. Wilson's versatility shines Eric Wilson was all over the field on Friday afternoon. The Vikings fourth-year linebacker showed off his versatility, too, making plays in both the run and the pass game against his offense teammates. Wilson fared well in 1-on-1 pass coverage drills, and...

LINEBACKERS On the roster (NFL games/starts): Anthony Barr (85/85), Troy Dye (0), Jordan Fehr (0), Ben Gedeon (39/22), Eric Kendricks (74/70), Blake Lynch (0), Hardy Nickerson (37/9) and Eric Wilson (48/10); Note: Gedeon is on the Physically Unable to Perform List. What will new Senior...

2. Young WRs step up Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen had a "vet day" on Thursday, taking part in stretches and individual drills before getting a rest for team periods. Riley Reiff also did not partake in team drills. Thielen's breather gave younger wide receivers a chance to step up, and...

"You should be swimming [at that point as a rookie], because they're expecting a lot out of you and throwing a lot on your plate," said Rudolph, the longest-tenured Viking. "Now, you just see a much higher comfort level mentally, being that he's gone through it all before, he knows what to...

Nevertheless, the Vikings are optimistic about their up-and-coming defenders, and so is Hartman. He wrote the following in Thursday's column for the Star Tribune: The only thing harder than being one of the best defenses in the NFL is staying there, something the Vikings learned last season...

EAGAN, Minn. — The sight of the nearly 300-pound man zooming up and down the street in a Vikings helmet was surely a sight to behold. Jalyn Holmes' pounding the pavement showed his commitment to his offseason training regimen, which was centered around a position switch from defensive tackle...

1. Cousins, Rudolph thrive inside the 20 The Vikings spent the majority of practice working on red-zone situations, whether it was in team periods or 1-on-1 drills. Kirk Cousins, who celebrated his 32nd birthday Wednesday, was sharp as he fired a pair of touchdown passes to tight end Kyle...