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Next up? Running back Dalvin Cook, who – despite injuries – has shown himself to be a special player during his first three seasons in Minnesota. He missed two games and still rushed for 1,135 yards and a 4.5 yards per-rush average. He also had 13 rushing touchdowns. His next hurdle is playing...

EAGAN, Minn. – Adam Thielen blinked, and suddenly he's preparing his eighth NFL season. The receiver spoke with Twin Cities media members via video conference Tuesday and said it's sometimes surreal how much time has passed since he first caught the eyes of Vikings coaches as a tryout player...

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King delves into Vikings virtual WR meeting The Vikings, like every other NFL team, are currently conducting their offseason program in a virtual world. While Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer last week detailed how the team is conducting virtual meetings, Peter King of NBC Sports recently...

Marcus Sayles is an interesting name, in my opinion. He exceled in the Canadian Football League, and will be given a chance to show his skills in the NFL. Other youngsters such as Mark Fields, Kemon Hall and Nate Meadors could be counted upon to provide depth on special teams and challenge for...

EAGAN, Minn. — Anthony Harris signed his franchise tender offer, the Vikings announced Monday. Minnesota placed the franchise tag on Harris in March. The signing means Harris will play the 2020 season on fully guaranteed, one-year contract that pays an average of the five largest salaries at...

As we look ahead to the 2020 NFL season, there's also time to reflect back. Analytics site Pro Football Focus rolled out its All-Decade Top 101 list Thursday, which ranked players over the past 10 seasons by "production, efficiency and performance." PFF's Sam Monson included two names on the...

Week 11 vs Dallas: HC Mike Zimmer and HC Mike McCarthy | by @LindseyMNSports Seeing Head Coach Mike McCarthy on an opposing sideline is nothing new for Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer. Seeing McCarthy leading Zimmer's original NFL team, however, certainly is. Zimmer, who served as the...

The Vikings are scheduled to host the Texans and Seahawks for their preseason home games. Minnesota held joint practices with Jacksonville before hosting the Jaguars during the 2018 preseason. Houston and Seattle, however, are on Minnesota's regular-season schedule, and it would be hard to...

A little more about each matchup follows: Preseason Week 1: Vikings vs Texans Time/Date: 7 p.m. (CT) on Friday, Aug. 21 Broadcast Info (TV/Radio): FOX 9 in the Twin Cities/KFAN 100.3-FM and Vikings Radio Network Preseason series: Vikings are 2-2 in four games (2009 Away, 2011 Home, 2012...

"I took a break this afternoon, then got on the tractor and got the fields ready to plant and then came up here for a defensive staff meeting," Zimmer added. "In the evenings, we just kind of hang out, build a fire, get take-out. We got a smoker, so Adam loves smoking stuff on the smoker. Then...

4. An impressive Pro Day Hinton got the attention of NFL teams with an impressive pro day performance in early March. Since Washburn doesn't hold a pro day, Hinton instead showed up at Kansas State and turned heads there. According to Tony Pauline of Pro Football Network, Hinton completed...

Vikings at Lions | by @Eric_L_Smith Noon (CT) | Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021 | Ford Field Series Results Vikings W-L-T: 76-39-2 Home: 41-16-1; Away: 35-23-1 Last time in regular season: Vikings defeated Lions 20-7 in Minnesota on Dec. 8, 2019 Last time in regular season in Detroit: Vikings...

Vikings vs Panthers | by @pcraigers Noon (CT) | Sunday, Nov. 29 | U.S. Bank Stadium Series Results Vikings W-L-T: 8-6-0 Home: 6-3; Away: 2-3 Last time in regular season: Panthers defeated Vikings 31-24 at Carolina on Dec. 10, 2017 Last time in regular season in Minnesota: Vikings...

"The unfortunate part is that if they're doing it wrong, we can't correct it unless they [film] it," he added. Zimmer did say that although the rookies are behind based on the circumstances, the virtual meetings have been going well for all parties. He schedules offensive meetings to take...

The pair of Hall of Famers honored the memory of Shula, who passed away last week; they reminisced and reflected over the air waves, recalling details of games played decades ago. "He had a great record and was a great competitor," Grant said of Shula, whose 1973 Dolphins defeated the Vikings...

3. From Michigan to Minnesota Cole grew up in Saginaw, Michigan, and he was ranked as a four-star prospect coming out of Heritage High School. He shares an alma mater with former NFL safety Stuart Schweigert, whom the Raiders drafted in the third round (67th overall) in 2004. Cole is one...

Although the Vikings regular season isn't scheduled to open until four months from Wednesday, predictions are already being made about how the team will fare in 2020. Cynthia Frelund, an analytics expert for NFL.com, recently ran 100,000 projected simulations using up-to-date data for all 32...

2. Captain, Captain, Captain Stanley joined linebacker Josey Jewell as the only three-time permanent captains in program history. The two overlapped in 2016-17 during Stanley's first two seasons in Iowa City and Jewell's final two. Jewell was drafted in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL Draft...

By now, you've seen the entire Vikings 2020 NFL schedule, which was released last Thursday, and know that the 60th season in franchise history is scheduled to open against the Packers at U.S. Bank Stadium. The second quarter of Minnesota's season will include what's become an all-too-familiar...