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Jennifer described the scene: Jack decked from head to toe in Purple and Gold, even wearing a Vikings bucket hat indoors. He’s stationed in front of the television for the entirety of the game with the company of his dog, who has its own Vikings jersey. “He’s a big, big fan. He’d prefer never...

The panel wrote: Neither Thielen nor Adams received votes outside of the top three, while Diggs ran away from fourth and fifth place with a heavy lead, making the cutoff fairly easy for this position. All of them averaged over 60 yards a game the past two years, and all three are recognized as...

He was 23 — the age that Cutting will turn in October — when he gave the ultimate sacrifice during combat in Zharay, Afghanistan, on April 30, 2012. Nick’s mother, Jacque Carson, has given out the dog tags that feature Nick’s picture during her shifts at an Interstate 90 gas station. Customers...

Zimmer and Payton worked together in Dallas from 2003-05 under Bill Parcells when Zimmer was the defensive coordinator and Payton called offensive plays as the assistant head coach/quarterbacks and assistant head coach/passing game coordinator. “Sean and I worked together. My kids babysat his...

EAGAN, Minn. — Vikings football is back, and fans have multiple ways to catch the first action of the preseason. Minnesota will visit New Orleans at 7 p.m. Friday, pitting the teams of former colleagues Mike Zimmer and Sean Payton against each other. A simulcast by FOX 9 and KFAN...

1. Vets lead the way It remains to be seen if any veteran players will be held out Friday night against the Saints. Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer said Wednesday morning he planned on holding out “one or two” players. That didn’t stop a handful of Vikings veterans, especially tight end Kyle...

At right guard, Minnesota added Josh Kline, who most recently played for the Titans. The Vikings are banking on Kline to return to his 2017 level of play, when he allowed one sack and 19 pressures in 587 pass-blocking snaps. Kerr also looked at the right tackle spot, where Brian O’Neill is...

Listen in to the third edition of the Minnesota Vikings Podcast as vikings.com's Mike Wobschall and Chris Corso are joined by father of tight end Irv Smith Jr., Irv Smith Sr (10:23-20:57). Smith Sr. joins to discuss his career in the NFL, what it was like to see his son drafted by the Vikings...

UNDER CENTER WITH KIRK COUSINS Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins will team up with Rosen to deliver unique content via a weekly 60-minute series featuring current Vikings players, prominent Minnesotans and guests with personal connections to Cousins. Other segments will focus on game reactions...

While Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer likes his offensive linemen to have a nasty, gritty edge in the trenches, an equal emphasis is put on bringing in high-character players. “There’s a real positive mindset behind this room. When a good play gets done, there’s a lot of compliments. There’s a...

EAGAN, Minn. — Another day of work is complete for the Vikings. Minnesota practiced for roughly two hours in full pads on Tuesday afternoon at Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center. The Vikings have their preseason opener Friday night in New Orleans against the Saints. Kickoff is at 7...

“You want to be the nicest guy in the world when you’re not on the field, but when you’re on the field, it’s about business, and it’s about being better than the person across from you,” Odorizzi said. “And that’s exactly what football is. That taught me to be the competitor that I am. Nobody...

EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings have been able to build on a relative level of continuity with offensive line groupings this offseason. Aside from a few reps divvyed by Minnesota’s coaches to projected backups, the Vikings rolled out these combinations, from left to right: First unit: Riley...

EAGAN, Minn. — It’s been quite a journey for Karter Schult to find himself so close to home. The native of Tripoli, Iowa, signed with the Vikings this spring, bringing him about three hours from his hometown, but only after training camp stops with the Cleveland Browns (2017) and Carolina...

EAGAN, Minn. — In preparation of opening the 2019 preseason slate in New Orleans at 7 p.m. Friday, the Vikings released the first unofficial depth chart on Monday. In addition to quarterback and the offensive line, the offense includes two starting receivers, a tight end, halfback and fullback.

Watch live out-of-market Minnesota Vikings preseason games and replays of every game online via NFL Game Pass. Click here to start your 7-day free trial. Live Out-of-Market Preseason Games Before the division battles heat up, the roster spot battles begin. Replay Every Game, All Season...

Success in any given season is earned, and it is certainly not predicated on what a team did the previous year. The Vikings know this well, as they have alternated between missing and making the postseason each season since 2014. Minnesota won division titles in 2015 and 2017 and entered the...

Veterans Ted Ginn, Jr., and Rishard Matthews are also on the Saints roster, as are Austin Carr, Keith Kirkwood and Tre’Quan Smith. Less-experience receivers include Emmanuel Butler, Simmie Cobbs, Travin Dural, Cyril Grayson, Jr., Deonte Harris and Lil’Jordan Humphrey. Defense: These aren’t...

I'm a huge Vikings fan from Oregon and I'm also a huge Ducks fan. I really would love to see Dillon Mitchell, from the University of Oregon, make the team. What are your thoughts as to how realistic of a chance he has to make the final 53-man roster? -- Brian Massey Florence, OR It’s quite...

3. No joint practice this year The Vikings hosted the Jaguars for two days of joint practices before meeting in the 2018 preseason. Both teams were flying high coming off appearances in their respective conference title games and got in some quality work, but both teams had disappointing...