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EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings-Bills preseason game, which is scheduled for 6 p.m. (CT) Thursday, will provide an enhanced opportunity to join the conversation and submit a question to Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman. The simulcast by FOX 9 and the Vikings Radio Network (Twin Cities...

It’s no secret that the Vikings offense will look different in 2019 than it did in 2018. The unit will be guided this year by Offensive Coordinator Kevin Stefanski and with the influence of Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Advisor Gary Kubiak, who both have emphasized the importance of being...

4 Vikings projected to be top 100 players in 2019 If the Vikings want to get back to the postseason after missing out in 2018, they will likely need contributions up and down the roster. But they will also rely on top-level talent, of which there is plenty. A panel of more than 40 ESPN...

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Here are three observations from Tuesday afternoon’s session: 1. Plethora of picks The Vikings defensive reserves made plenty of plays Tuesday, as they picked off five total passes in practice. A trio of them came from defensive backs expected to see extensive action Thursday night. Sean...

“There’s a huge emphasis on [route] depth and things like that,” Johnson said. “We talk about it every day in meetings, ‘a yard short on this route,’ or things like that. We focus a lot on details. I think that’s what Coach [Mike] Zimmer talked about after this last game, not huge mistakes that...

“Wilson’s had a really good camp,” Zimmer said last week. “He’s smart, he’s obviously got good athletic ability, he understands the system really well. “I’m always looking at ways to try to get him more involved in some of the packages because I like everything that he’s doing,” Zimmer added...

3. Comprehensive assessment With the offensive and defensive starters for the Vikings essentially set, reserves will try to jockey for position by performing well one more time under the lights. Zimmer said the fourth preseason game can play a role in roster evaluations as the team narrows...

EAGAN, Minn. – There’s a new content series headed your way for the 2019 Vikings season. Purple Pups will showcase the four-legged friends of Vikings executives, coaches and players (past and present). From Head Coach Mike Zimmer and his beloved grand-dog, Jolie, to linebacker Eric Kendricks’...

Other players to keep an eye on Thursday are Laquon Treadwell, Jordan Taylor, Jeff Badet and rookie Dillon Mitchell. As for the tight ends, the Vikings have a veteran in Kyle Rudolph, a second-round rookie in Irv Smith, Jr., and second-year tight end Tyler Conklin. Smith, Jr., and Conklin...

EAGAN, Minn. — Well, that was a wet one. The Vikings held a split-squad practice Monday afternoon without any expected starters, who instead went through a session in the morning. But the non-starters who practiced for a little more than an hour Monday endured rainy conditions. Receiver...

“It feels good. I’m so ready to get back out there with my guys and compete,” Hughes said. “It’s been almost a year since I’ve been out there, so I’m just anxious to get back; I’m excited.” Hughes tore his ACL and suffered other damage in his knee during Week 6 of the 2018 regular season...

Most of the position battles you gave us at the beginning of the preseason appear to be unresolved heading into Thursday’s game. I know it is not your call, however, are there any position battles where you’re ready to declare a winner? -- Bill Dunn No, for exactly the reason Bill stated. It’s...

The Vikings defense was down a pair of Pro Bowlers, as Linval Joseph and Harrison Smith did not play. Joseph returned to practice this week and likely won’t see any action in the preseason, while Zimmer said keeping Smith out was just “precautionary.” Jayron Kearse got the start in Smith’s...

In contrast to the continued production, the Vikings are continuing to evaluate players at different spots. One such player is Nate Meadors, a rookie corner who opened the preseason with a pick-six at New Orleans, but recently has been lining up at safety. Meadors is embracing the challenge...

“We knew he was. I was just being protective of him,” Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer said of Cook, who did not play against New Orleans or Seattle. “I just wanted him to go in there and get tackled and feel good. But on the one play, he never did get tackled.” Cook’s highlight play came a...

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The Vikings rushing attack looked good in two preseason games without Dalvin Cook. On Saturday with Cook, it looked even better. In his first preseason action of 2019, Cook looked regular season. He earned three tough yards on his initial carry and then took his second carry 85 yards to the end...

The Vikings are midway through the 2019 preseason and just over two weeks away from hosting the season opener at U.S. Bank Stadium. Fans have gotten looks at a large chunk of Minnesota’s roster thus far and will continue to do so over the next two exhibition contests. With preseason in mind...

Defense will face another mobile QB | By @LindseyMNSports The Vikings will face a quarterback who has some similarities to last week’s opponent. Cardinals rookie QB Kyler Murray has drawn comparison to Seahawks QB Russell Wilson, whom Minnesota recently saw in a preseason game for the fourth...