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• Patrick Peterson to Announce Retirement on Monday

Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images The former Viking is hanging it up One of the top cornerbacks of this generation and a man who spent a couple of seasons recently with the Minnesota Vikings is officially hanging up the cleats. Adam Schefter of ESPN is reporting that cornerback Patrick Peterson will be in Arizona on Monday to retire as a member of the team that drafted him, the Arizona ...2025
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• Vikings Links: 14 Days Until The Draft

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images I’m not counting, yore counting! As we get closer to the draft, the sentiment is strong for a cornerback or safety or offensive guard this year with the first pick either at #24 or after a trade down. The arguments for these positions are solid with Harrison Smith more than likely being in his last year and the cornerback group still not being as strong a...2025
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• Every Great Vikings Playoff Run Started With A Good Draft
The Minnesota Vikings attacked free agency when the league year began in March. They addressed holes on the offensive and defensive lines, added secondary help, and returned three key veterans: Aaron Jones, Harrison Smith, and Byron Murphy, Jr. Their approach erased many glaring, immediate holes across the roster....2025
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• Harrison Smith Is Chasing A Ring In A Way Only He Can
The Minnesota Vikings were aggressive in free agency, addressing holes across the roster. They signed linemen on both sides of the ball, traded for Jordan Mason to bolster the running game, and added Isaiah Rodgers to the secondary. But one move stood above the rest, even if it involves a familiar face....2025
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• Harrison Smith Responds to Buzz about Aaron Rodgers + Vikings

For a couple of weeks, the possibility of Aaron Rodgers to the Minnesota Vikings gripped the team’s fan base. Harrison […]...2025
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• Harrison Smith Tells All about His Return

Minnesota Vikings legend Harrison Smith will return for Year No. 14 in 2025, on deck to cross paths with new […]...2025
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• NFL mock draft 2025: Browns pair Abdul Carter with Myles Garrett, Titans take QB Cam Ward at No. 1

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images With Myles Garrett digging in his heels, the Browns decide to take the draft’s top defender in Penn State’s Abdul Carter. The first week of free agency has come and gone and it went a long way toward changing what was actually the first rendition of this mock draft. We went back to the drawing board over the weekend and I think we’ve got it in a good pla...2025
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• How the National Media Graded the Vikings’ Free Agency So Far

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Lots of love for the Vikings’ free agency moves The Minnesota Vikings still have around $30 million in salary cap space for 2025, but after the first week of free agency, when most of the big moves are made, the national media has begun giving team grades for their free agency moves. Here is how some of the major media outlets are grading the Vikings’ fre...2025
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• Vikes Views: Free Agency Grade

Photo by Carmen Mandato/TGL/TGL via Getty Images It’s been a week since the “legal tampering period” opened and we’re 5 days into the league year. So this obviously means we need to react to what happened in the last 7 days. There are still outstanding questions at QB2 (or QB1 depending on the route) and a few other open spots before we start to turn our focus on the draft. The additions ...2025
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• Vikings Links: Free Agency Day 6 Open Thread

Matt Krohn-Imagn Images Will there be anymore signings? The fifth day of free agency saw the team sign linebacker Eric Wilson and bring in wide receiver Rondale Moore for a visit. Other than that all that was left to talk about is you know who. The bane of the Vikings fans existence eh? My reading of the tea leaves suggests that the team has to have some kind of plan or idea of what they w...2025
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• Takeaways from the Vikings’ Moves in the First Week of Free Agency

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty Images They’re among the most active teams in free agency so far The Minnesota Vikings are making some notable splashes in free agency as they look to improve their roster for the 2025-26 campaign. They entered free agency with some $60 million in cap space available and have spent down a considerable portion of that in the opening days of free agency. The...2025
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• Minnesota Vikings News and Links: We Think It is JJ Time

Photo by James Black/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Sam Darnold chapter may not be closed yet I still am a little upset that the Bears for Joe Thuney for a 2026 4th. I would have given up the 3rd with the hope of getting back a 6th. You are talking All Pro caliber left guard. The Vikings needed that bad. I know some will say he is going to be 33 but do these same people want to g...2025
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• Vikings Links: Who Is Your Combine Crush?

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Nick Emmanwori and Maxwell Hairston would look good in purple no? The NFL Combine is underway and there have been some awesome testing numbers. The obvious studs were Nick Emmanwori, Shemar Stewart, James Pierce Shemar Stewart is a DE prospect in the 2025 draft class. He scored an unofficial 9.99 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 3 out of 1802...2025
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• Vikings Links: Let Us Continue To Beat The Horse

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images How many Quarterback scenarios can we dream up? I know that many fans feel like we have beaten the (who is the QB) horse to death already. Nah. We are just getting started IMO. There is a ton more wailing and gnashing of the teeth that we are capable of producing. Sounds like fun to me. I will say that it could be difficult for any veteran QB to get fu...2025
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• Vikings Links: Let’s Play Tag!

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images Will the Vikings tag anyone? It is franchise tag starting day! Will the Vikings tag anyone? Rumor has it that they may tag Byron Murphy instead of Sam Darnold. A little note is that Sam Darnold, Stephon Gilmore, and Byron Murphy all had their contracts voided yesterday, February 17th. https://overthecap.com/contract-triggers-calenda...2025
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• Minnesota Vikings News and Links: Let’s Be Aggressive

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Should the Vikings be aggressive in free agency? As we motor on towards the Combine and free agency, the QB question dominates the discussion. The interior offensive and defensive lines along with cornerback are also area of desperate need for upgrades. I wonder if a veteran QB will be comfortable signing a one year deal knowing full well that as soon as ...2025
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• Joining Harrison Smith as Teammates a Bit Surreal for Byron Murphy
The cornerback said he experienced a similar feeling when he was drafted by Arizona in 2019 and got to play two seasons with eight-time Pro Bowler Patrick Peterson, who spent the past two seasons with Minnesota before joining Pittsburgh this offseason. "Just to talk to [Harrison] and have his knowledge on the field is a blessing for us," Murphy said. "When it's time to get serious, [I can] ask him...2023
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"com/9HMthTOACD— Detroit Lions (@Lions) January 6, 2025 But on the very first play, the Lions tried a deep shot, and there was a clear miscommunication between Goff and Jameson Williams, as the Lions receiver stopped running, giving Harrison Smith an easy interception."

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"A few weeks ago, we wondered in this space about how the Minnesota Vikings would handle safety Harrison Smith and his contract."

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"Kirk Cousins was intercepted by Charvarius Ward on a pass intended for Jordan Addison on the Vikings’ first drive, but that was countered shortly thereafter by Harrison Smith forcing a fumble from Christian McCaffrey that was recovered by Dean Lowry to end the Niners’ threat."

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"Vikings restructure contracts of Harrison Smith, Adam Thielen to save more than $14M in cap room, per report"

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"Pro Bowl safety Harrison Smith wants to retire as a Viking, excited about Patrick Peterson's arrival"

2020
"Eagles defensive tackle Fletcher Cox had one of the highlights of Sunday’s Pro Bowl when he took a lateral from Vikings safety Harrison Smith and took it 61 yards for a touchdown."

2019
"Key players such as Danielle Hunter, quarterback Kirk Cousins, running back Dalvin Cook, wide receiver Adam Thielen, offensive tackle Riley Reiff, center Pat Elflein, linebacker Eric Kendricks, safety Harrison Smith, cornerback Xavier Rhodes and defensive end Everson Griffen are all under contract through 2020 and beyond."

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"Mike Zimmer said this week he’s optimistic the veteran Harrison Smith will"

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"The NFL recently released its 2017 Pro Bowl roster, and one person who was deserving of a trip to the annual exhibition, Harrison Smith, was not on it."

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"Harrison Smith is going to be the centerpiece of the Vikings' defense for the foreseeable future -- and a highly paid one at that."

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"It was called the Harrison Smith Express:The Minnesota safety lowered his shoulder and absolutely smashed Kaepernick, putting Number 7 on his back in a hurry."

2014
"Let’s start with the “sting” route versus Vikings safety Harrison Smith, playing over the top in the deep half."

• Patrick Peterson to Announce Retirement on Monday
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• Vikings Links: 14 Days Until The Draft
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• Vikings Links: Free Agency Day 16 Open Thread

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Will there be anymore signings? I expect a few more signings with one being at the QB position obviously. Maybe a safety and tight end as well. What positions do you think they still might add another player? Minnesota Vikings News and Links J.J. McCarthy: Vikings haven’t told me I’m the starter Word earlier this month that the Vikings are not currently pursu...2025
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• NFL mock draft 2025: Browns pair Abdul Carter with Myles Garrett, Titans take QB Cam Ward at No. 1
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• Vikings Links: Free Agency Day 9 Open Thread

Photo by Brian Murphy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The team is steadily making moves! Free agency is now at the stage where small signings will all that we will probably see. The largest one will likely be for another QB whether that be you know who or someone else. The current cap space is still about 32M but that is without Jordan Mason included. The details are not out yet but here ...2025
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• How the National Media Graded the Vikings’ Free Agency So Far
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• Vikings take another shot at a Georgia safety in new 2025 mock draft

Photo by Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Vikings didn’t have the best luck the last time they drafted a Georgia safety in the first round, but the second time’s the charm, right? The Vikings received some spectacular news when it was announced that longtime safety Harrison Smith would return on a one-year deal. While the news helps keep most of the band together under Bri...2025
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• Hitman’s Return Highlights Minnesota’s Sense Of Urgency
Harrison Smith is extending his playing career into a 14th season. The Hitman signed a one-year, $10 million contract to stay with Kevin O’Connell, Brian Flores, and the Minnesota Vikings....2025
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• Vikes Views: Free Agency Grade
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• Vikings Links: Free Agency Day 6 Open Thread
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• Vikings Links: Free Agency Day 9 Open Thread
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• Vikings Links: Free Agency Day 6 Open Thread
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• Vikings Links: Free Agency Day 4 Open Thread

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images The heavy lifting is done but some more work is needed The third day of free agency saw the team extend Harrison Smith which should solidify the safety position for 2025. The team still needs another QB, RB, WR, TE, LB, and possibly CB & OT. The salary cap websites (overthecap & Spotrac) do not have the Ryan Kelly, Will Fries, Javon Hargrave, and Hitman...2025
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• What Does the Theo Jackson Extension Mean for the Vikings?

Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports Well, it means someone’s probably going The Minnesota Vikings have made their first significant move of the offseason, agreeing to terms on a two-year, $12.615 contract extension with safety Theo Jackson. While the focus has been on the potential fate of Camryn Bynum or Harrison Smith in the defensive backfield, this extension comes as a mild surprise. Jackso...2025
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• Vikings Links: Who Is Your Combine Crush?
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• A Harrison Smith Decision Needs to Come Soon

Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images Will the Vikings bring him back? Safety Harrison Smith is the longest-tenured member of the Minnesota Vikings, having been with the team since he was drafted in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft. While Smith is much closer to the end of his illustrious career than he is to the beginning, has that end already arrived? According to Vikings inside Darren Wo...2025
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• Vikings Links: Let Us Continue To Beat The Horse
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• Vikings Links: Let’s Play Tag!
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• Minnesota Vikings News and Links: Let’s Be Aggressive
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• Vikings Links: 14 Days Until The Draft
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• NFL mock draft 2025: Browns pair Abdul Carter with Myles Garrett, Titans take QB Cam Ward at No. 1
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• Takeaways from the Vikings’ Moves in the First Week of Free Agency
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• Vikings Links: Let Us Continue To Beat The Horse
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• Vikings Links: What Is Your OffSeason Plan?

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Plans are made to be changed no? I think the Vikings are more than likely going to try and bring back Daniel Jones to go with JJ McCarthy. KOC said in an interview that “Darnold has earned the right to go to free agency” or something along those lines. I do think the team does not want to tie up too much in the QB position regardless of 14 wins. It is...2025
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• Vikings Links: It’s Going To Be An Interesting Offseason

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty Images The team has tons of options and flexibility! Still decompressing after that playoff loss against the Rams. The non-competitive nature of the game is what really depresses the most. For these dudes to not even show up for a playoff game is embarrassing. While Sam Darnold deserves plenty of blame, the offensive line really chose a great time to get th...2025
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• PFF grades: Tyler Higbee “elite” before leaving game with injury

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Cobie Durant headlines defense with an interception and sack Monday night was one of the most fun games by the Los Angeles Rams that I can remember, and they put on a standout performance on primetime with the city of Los Angeles weighing heavy on their hearts. The Rams blew out the Minnesota Vikings in the opening round of the playoffs 27-9. How did Pro Foo...2025
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• Vikings Links: Do You Still Believe?

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images After last week, the believers are dwindling The playoffs start today! What is the best case scenario for the Vikings? No. 5 L.A. Chargers (-3) at No. 4 Houston I like the Chargers in this game. They play solid defense and run the ball. CJ Stroud has regressed this season and I am not sure he will snap out of it especially when he is missing Stefon Dig...2025
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• Rams vs. Vikings opening odds: Road team favored in Wild Card Round

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images Rams are slim home underdogs in rematch of Week 8 matchup It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for. The L.A. Rams will host the Minnesota Vikings in the Wild Card Round on Monday night, with the Rams a 2.5-point underdog at FanDuel Sportsbook. Minnesota will be out for revenge following a controversial moment the last time these teams faced off. Yes, B...2025
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• 4 winners, 1 loser from Lions’ divisional title win against Vikings

Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images The Detroit Lions are your NFC North divisional champions and the top seed in the NFC. Who played like the title was on the line, and who struggled? In the most anticipated regular season game of all time in the NFL, the Detroit Lions took on the Minnesota Vikings on “Sunday Night Football“ in a battle for the NFC North crown and the top seed in the NFC. It was hy...2025
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• Underestimated Jordy Nelson Emerging as Top-5 NFL Talent
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• Harrison Smith signs $51.25M extension with Vikings
Harrison Smith is going to be the centerpiece of the Vikings' defense for the foreseeable future -- and a highly paid one at that. The Vikings signed Smith to a five-year, $51.25 million extension on Monday....2016
• Pro Bowl safety Harrison Smith wants to retire as a Viking, excited about Patrick Peterson's arrival
Smith is entering the final year of a five-year contract...2021
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• Vikings' Harrison Smith Lights Up Colin Kaepernick with Huge Hit Near Sideline
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• Vikings restructure contracts of Harrison Smith, Adam Thielen to save more than $14M in cap room, per report
Minnesota's new front office is keeping many veterans around...2022
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• Vikings, Harrison Smith agree to five-year contract extension
The Vikings think they got one of the best safeties in the league when they took Harrison Smith in the first round of the 2012 draft, and now they’re paying him like it. Smith has agreed to a five-year, $51.25 million extension that includes a $10 million signing bonus. We don’t know the full breakdown…...2016
• Denver Broncos: Will Demaryius Thomas Be Able to Fix His Drop Issues?
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• Minnesota Vikings 22, San Francisco 49ers 17: Vikings pull huge upset on Monday Night Football

Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports Featuring a huge performance from their first-round pick After losing a handful of winnable games already this season, the Minnesota Vikings were going to have to steal one that most people wouldn’t expect to salvage their 2023 season. They accomplished just that on Monday Night at U.S. Bank Stadium. Paced by what wound up being a coming-out party for rookie...2023
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• Vikings Links: Let’s Play Tag!
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• Vikings Links: It’s An Exciting Time To Be A Vikings Fan!

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty Images Meaningful football late in the season plus playoffs is great! It is hard to wait for this game but what can you do? I like to do other things so that I am not thinking about the game too much. I really am not smart enough to talk about the X’s and O’s with any conviction or authority. So, I watch college football in search of future Vikings and I do ...2025
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• NFL Predictions Week 15: Picks and Odds Advice for Latest Schedule
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• Monday Morning Hangover: The Biggest Losers of Slip-Up Sunday
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• The NFL's Most 'Unstoppable' Plays
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• Mike Tanier's Monday Morning Hangover: Attack of the Zombie Quarterbacks
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• Vikings Links: 14 Days Until The Draft
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• Vikings Links: Free Agency Day 16 Open Thread
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• NFL mock draft 2025: Browns pair Abdul Carter with Myles Garrett, Titans take QB Cam Ward at No. 1
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• How the National Media Graded the Vikings’ Free Agency So Far
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• Vikes Views: Free Agency Grade
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• Vikings Links: Free Agency Day 6 Open Thread
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• Takeaways from the Vikings’ Moves in the First Week of Free Agency
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• Vikings Links: Free Agency Day 4 Open Thread
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• Camryn Bynum Agrees to Four-Year Deal with Indianapolis Colts

Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images Another player heading out of Minnesota The moves are now coming in fast and furious, as another member of the Minnesota Vikings has gotten a significant payday to move on to another team. Safety Camryn Bynum has agreed to a four-year, $60 million deal with the Indianapolis Colts, according to numerous sources. Bynum was drafted by the Vikings in the fo...2025
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• Vikings Links: It’s Almost Over!

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images The QB Carousel is going to stop spinning soon The QB carousel is turning and now the media jackals are all predicting/assuming Sam Darnold is going to sign with the Seahawks after they trade Geno Smith to the Raiders for a 3rd round pick. The connection makes a ton of sense because Seahawks OC Klint Kubiak worked with Darnold in 2023 as San Francisco’...2025
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• Minnesota Vikings Free Agency Recap and Rumors with Thor Nystrom

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images The Vikings have been busy in free agency, but they may not be done yet! The Minnesota Vikings are shaking things up in free agency, making some key moves to strengthen their offensive and defensive lines. Thor Nystrom joins the show to break down how these signings could help the Vikings win right now. We’ll also chat about the return of Harrison Smit...2025
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• Vikings Links: It’s Almost Over!
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• Minnesota Vikings News and Links: We Think It is JJ Time
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• Vikings Links: Who Is Your Combine Crush?
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• Minnesota Vikings Rumors from the NFL Combine with Andrew Krammer of the Star Tribune

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images What’s the latest buzz on the Vikings Impending Free Agents The NFL Combine is happening right now, and all 32 teams, including the Minnesota Vikings, are in the thick of discussing their own free agents and those from other teams. It’s a crucial time for teams to decide who stays and who goes for the upcoming season. Andrew Krammer from the Star Tribune ...2025
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• Minnesota Vikings News and Links: The QB Plan Is Still Being Processed

Photo by Jack Gorman/Getty Images We all expect JJ McCarthy do be the QBOTF though The NFL Combine is underway. Today they have the medicals, team interviews, and pre-exam for the defensive linemen, linebackers, and dudes that put their foot on the ball. Here is a list of the invites ... NFL combine: Full list of draft prospects invited to 2025 scouting event Here are a few players that I...2025
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• Vikings Links: Should The Vikings Sign Aaron Rodgers?

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images Would he sign for only one year? Now that Arron Rodgers is going to get released the speculation is ramping up. I would not mind if the Vikings signed him to be honest. I am not sure they will be able to bring back Darnold or Jones. I think they both will get fairly significant deals north of 20M per year. Rodgers might sign for 10-15M for one year? If not,...2025
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• Vikings Links: It’s Going To Be An Interesting Offseason
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• Vikings Links: Do You Still Believe?
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• It’s Crunch Time for Kwesi

His future as GM could hinge on the events of the next two months With just a couple weeks before the start of the new NFL year, it’s crunch time for Vikings’ GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah. And unlike the past two years, how Adofo-Mensah navigates the next couple months could determine his future with the Vikings organization. It’s a Make-or-Break Offseason for Kwesi Adofo-Mensah For a variety of reason...2024
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