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Chris Trapasso of CBS Sports April 15, 2020 MOCK TRADE: The Vikings move up to No. 17 in a trade with the Cowboys The predicted pick at No. 17: K'Lavon Chaisson, Edge, LSU The predicted pick at No. 25: Noah Igbinoghene, CB, Auburn Igbinoghene is a freaky specimen with his best football...

EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings and Polaris on Tuesday announced the “Unite the North Driven by Polaris” campaign that will help front-line health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The fundraising campaign will feature limited-edition "Unite the North" hats that will be available...

Eagan, Minn. (April 20, 2020) – The Wilf family, owners of the Minnesota Vikings, have surpassed $5 million in donations to COVID-19-related causes after their $1 million contribution to United Way Worldwide, one of six national charitable organizations recommended by the NFL as part of its...

EAGAN, Minn. — Welcome to draft week. The three-day 2020 NFL Draft will look different than in previous years, but the responsibility of general managers, coaches and scouts is still the same. What positions could Minnesota target later this week? Bryan Knowles of Football Outsiders recently...

Antoine Winfield, Jr. Rankings: No. 1 by Kiper; No. 4 by Brooks and PFF; No. 6 by Brugler School: Minnesota | Year: Redshirt Soph. | Ht: 5-foot 9 | Wt. 203 pounds 2019 stats: Recorded team-high 88 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and tied school record with...

Rather than scouts and coaches filling the Thomson Reuters Draft Room at Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center that is home to a state-of-the-art, wall-to-wall draft board, Spielman will be at his Eden Prairie home, and Head Coach Mike Zimmer will be at Zimmer Ridge Ranch in Northern...

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Stats are from pro-football-reference.com. 204. Darren Waller, WR, BAL – converted to tight end and has started 20 of 38 career games for the Ravens and Raiders (missed the 2017 season due to suspension); after totaling 178 receiving yards from 2015-18, Waller racked up 1,145 in 2019 with...

"I just looked up, and the first thing I said was, 'I'm going with Hollywood,' " Boyd said, using Hill's longtime nickname. "Everybody was just so happy. It was an even bigger blessing." Shortly after Boyd's announcement, it was Hill's phone that started ringing and didn't stop. "Right after...

Tarkenton Tabbed as Vikings Best-Ever Draft Pick Minnesota is slated to have 12 picks in the just-around-the-corner 2020 NFL Draft. The Vikings have drafted numerous players over the years who have made a significant impact on the franchise. But which draft pick is the best in team history...

Stats are from pro-football-reference.com. 200. Quandre Diggs, CB/S, DET – totaled six interceptions and 24 passes defended for the Lions in 65 games (40 starts); traded to the Seahawks in October 201. Bud Sasser, WR, STL – Missouri product entered NFL on heels of a senior season with 1,003...

About the expert For cornerbacks, we reached out to Charles Davis a former defensive back who is now an analyst for FOX NFL and for NFL Network. The native of Elizabethton, Tennessee, was a standout safety for the Volunteers from 1982-86. Davis signed as an undrafted free agent with the...

His connection with Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer runs deep. Zimmer had taken the helm in Minnesota nearly four months prior, making Barr his first-ever draft pick as an NFL head coach. The two have spent the entirety of their Vikings careers together thus far, thanks to Barr's decision last...

He said Tuesday that he was "hopeful" for a full season in 2020. "I think you've got to tread lightly with that statement, because you could never encourage getting back to work at the expense of peoples' lives," Cousins said. "So with the provision that people and their lives and their health...

"When you're undrafted, you feel as if you're unwanted – nobody really believed in you to draft you," Randle reflected. "I always describe it as, your girlfriend breaking up with you. She breaks up with you the day of your prom – and you've gotta go to your prom by yourself. And you walk in...

The Minnesota Vikings are set to pick twice in the first round when the 2020 NFL Draft kicks off with personnel departments, coaching staffs and prospects participating from thousands of remote locations on April 23. The franchise has not made multiple picks in a first round since 2014, when...

Former Vikings linebacker Ben Leber, now a sideline analyst for KFAN 100.3-FM and Vikings Entertainment Network, recently offered up his thoughts on whether or not his old position is an area of need in Minnesota. Leber noted that while the Vikings might not grab a guy early on, they could...

Draft and develop The Vikings have run a 4-3 defensive front for years, even beyond Head Coach Mike Zimmer's hire in 2014. The addition of assistant Dom Capers, who has had a high level of success by using a 3-4 front, has prompted some questions about the possibility of blending a 4-3 and...

Leading up to the 2020 NFL Draft, which is scheduled for April 23-25, Vikings Entertainment Network is sharing draft-day memories from recent years and decades ago. Some might have had more memorable experiences than others, but all have stories to tell. EAGAN, Minn. — Brad Johnson enjoyed a...

One of those, Cousins revealed, is his own willingness to take off and scramble more if the situation calls for it. The quarterback quipped that he found out Vikings Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton — one of the best scramblers ever — suggested using his athleticism more often, and...