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• Vikings Links: OTAs Underway The Next Two Days

Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images The long wait is over! What is the weakest position group on the Vikings? It has to be Quarterback right now right? I mean, JJ simply has not played yet. Next I think is either Safety or Cornerback. What trades or signings can the team still make? I think after June 1st is when it is most realistic due to cap constraints. Any team needing cap help has to wai...2025
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• Vikings Links: In JJ We Trust

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Most fans cant wait to see the hopeful QBOTF play What do you think JJ McCarthy’s stats will be this year? I expect the Vikings to run better but not necessarily more. Maybe a little more because JJ will just be getting his first snaps. Bo Bix completed 376 out of 567 passes (66.3%) for 3775 yards with 29 TDs and 12 INTs. He ran 92 times for 430 yards ...2025
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• Vikings Links: Minicamp Is Underway!

Photo by John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The offseason practices are on! Minicamp is going and I do not know if there any televised portions but there are ways to see some of it ... To watch the Minnesota Vikings’ 2025 rookie minicamp, you can follow the team’s social media channels and watch highlights on their website and YouTube channel. The Vikings will also share content f...2025
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• Vikings Links: The Vikings Were Wise To Stay Put At 24 In The Draft

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images Sometimes the best trade is the one you do not make! Now that the draft is over and it has been analyzed ad nauseum, we can see the picture of this “time horizon” that Kwesi speaks of often. Many of the Draft Doofi believed the Vikings were going to trade down. Yet they did not. It is fairly obvious the reason why. Two of the top three in...2025
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• Draft Thoughts and Other Musings

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Our newest writer shares his thoughts on the 2025 NFL Draft Draft Thoughts and Other Musings The Draft Well, that didn’t go as expected (at least on my end). As the 1st Round unfolded, I assumed the play was either a trade down or Georgia safety Malaki Starks. The latter seemed a natural fit for Brian Flores’ scheme. His exceptional recognition in run sup...2025
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• NFL Draft: What time will the Detroit Lions pick on Day 2?

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images A look at the projected times the Detroit Lions will make their picks in Rounds 2 and 3 of the 2025 NFL DRaft. The Detroit Lions enter Day 2 of the 2025 NFL Draft with two picks in hand: their second-round pick (60 overall) and the final pick of the night in Round 3—102 overall. With the Day 2 of the draft kicking off at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, it could ...2025
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• Vikings Links: 2 Days Until The Draft

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images Almost time for your final mocks! Let’s see those mocks today with the position you want taken first! A good article about Aeneas Peebles but also includes a caution about Emmanwori. 2025 NFL Draft Value Plays: Comparable talent, better investment after Round 1 Why draft Walter Nolen in the first round when you can take Aeneas Peebles in the third? Wal...2025
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• Let’s Get This Party Started!

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The first article from one of our newest writers! Hey, all! This is the first article from Shawn, who is one of the two people we selected from the contest we ran earlier this year about joining the DN team. Welcome him aboard! -Chris First and foremost, I want to thank the Daily Norseman leadership for the opportunity to join the contributor...2025
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• What is the Vikings’ Biggest Current Need?

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images Where should they be looking? We are officially two weeks away from the 2025 NFL Draft in that state just to our east, and as things stand right now our Minnesota Vikings still only have four picks. While a lot of folks want the Vikings to trade back, they’re going to have to make a pick eventually. . .well, you would think, anyway. As we get ready for t...2025
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• Vikings Links: Free Agency Day 23 Open Thread

Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It’s JJ or Bust! Minnesota Vikings News and Links 5 QB Takeaways: Kevin O’Connell on Confidence in J.J. McCarthy; Conversation with Aaron Rodgers O’Connell said McCarthy has heard some of the Vikings play calls “100 times now” and knows the entire protection system. “He knows why we change certain runs to run it the other way, and ...2025
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• Vikings Links: Free Agency Day 20 Open Thread

Photo by Sean Arbaut/Getty Images Will the Vikings do any extensions or make any trades? The Vikings might be set as far as adding any more free agents until after the draft when it will not affect the compensatory pick calculations. I believe this includes a backup QB unless that player was released (Rodgers) or did not play last year (Tannehill). They could sign some players to minimum l...2025
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"McCarthy (IR/knee), CB Mekhi Blackmon (IR/ACL), LT Christian Darrisaw (IR/ACL/MCL) Key players to monitor: RB Aaron Jones (quad), DE Pat Jones II (knee) Compared to the last game, the Vikings have a similar injury list."

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"After the Vikings punted it away, the Minnesota defense got the turnover from Winston that they needed, as rookie Mekhi Blackmon collected his first NFL interception to thwart a New Orleans drive with just over three minutes remaining."

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• 2025 NFL Draft: Minnesota Vikings Pre-Draft Roster Reset

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images What does the roster look like as we prepare for the Draft? We have finally. . .mercifully. . .made it to the 2025 NFL Draft, ladies and gentlemen! Just hours from now, 32 young men will hear Roger Goodell announce their names to start their National Football League career. One of those young men may wind up with our Minnesota Vikings, if the team doesn’t...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’s Play Tag!

Photo by Bruce Yeung/Getty Images Should the Vikings Tag Sam Darnold? The East West Shrine Bowl practices are underway. 2025 NFL Draft: 10 players who stood out in East-West Shrine Bowl practices Tahj Brooks, RB, Texas Tech (5-foot-9 1/4, 229 pounds) You wouldn’t think the 5-9 Brooks weighs almost 230 pounds based on the quickness he showed on the practice field (and during his career at T...2025
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• Vikings Links: How Will The Vikings Skin The Cat?

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images There are many different ways! As we motor on during the offseason and debate the QB situation to death, let us not forget about college prospects who might be good future Vikings. The East West Shrine Bowl practices are underway. Shrine Bowl Preview: Media’s players to watch; full roster https://steelersdepot.com/2025/01/shrine-bowl-primer-interior-offe...2025
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• Minnesota Vikings News and Links: The Plan Is In Action

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty Images Kwesi is up next, then free agency! KOC got his well deserved extension and Kwesi’s deal is being discussed now. I expect an extension for Kwesi to be announced soon. His drafting has left a lot to be desired but the team has been successful nonetheless. He deserves his share of credit and an extension keeps the program intact. I am leaning heavily to...2025
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• Vikings Links: Free Agency Day 19 Open Thread

Photo by Ben Jackson/Getty Images The backup veteran QB position is yet to be filled Until the Vikings sign a backup veteran QB, the speculation about Aaron Rodgers will continue. Perhaps sadly. I am loving it to be honest. It does not really matter to me but it is entertaining. . Minnesota Vikings News and Links Vikings decline to close the door on Aaron Rodgers, but they won’t promise hi...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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• 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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• Giants news, 9/3: Adoree’ Jackson, Ty Dunne interview, Wan’Dale Robinson, more headlines

Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports New York Giants news for Tuesday Good morning, New York Giants fans! From Big Blue View How much can Giants expect from Adoree’ Jackson vs. Vikings? Giants-Vikings Week 1 odds: Giants are the underdog at home Are the Giants better in 2024? They better be Turns out the Giants never made an offer to Josh Jacobs How young is the New York Giants’ roster? This youn...2024
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• Minnesota Vikings 27, New Orleans Saints 19: Vikings hold on after big first half

Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images It was more interesting than it needed to be It appeared at halftime that, for the first time in a long time, the Minnesota Vikings were poised to actually blow an opponent out. However, when it was all said and done, it wound up turning into yet another normal Sunday for the purple and their fans. After leading the New Orleans Saints at halftime by thre...2023
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• Lions mock draft roundup 11.0: Bijan Robinson time?
Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Taking a closer look at the prospects from the 2023 NFL Draft that have been projected to the Detroit Lions over the past week. If you’re not familiar with how the Detroit Lions roundup works, each week we collect data from the latest expert mock drafts published over the last seven days and compile them (with links to the original pieces) in one easy-to-ac...2023
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• Vikings trade back in the third round, draft USC cornerback Mekhi Blackmon
The Vikings used the No. 102 pick to select cornerback Mekhi Blackmon, a teammate of their first-round pick, receiver Jordan Addison....2023
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• Chiefs’ Justyn Ross: ‘I’m here whenever they call my name... ready to make a play’

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The receiver said on Tuesday that he feels confident things will get easier in time. During the offseason, it seemed like every social media timeline was littered with highlights of Kansas City Chiefs’ wide receiver Justyn Ross. Now that the bullets are live, however, Ross has had only limited opportunities to make an impact, getting...2023
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• Vikings, CB Shaq Griffin agree to one-year deal

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images So much for slowing down Yesterday, yours truly suggested in this space that perhaps the Minnesota Vikings would slow down a bit in free agency knowing what they could, potentially, reap in 2025 as a result. Oops. Per Jordan Schultz, the Vikings have agreed to the terms of a one-year, $6 million deal with cornerback Shaq Griffin. Griffin was a third-round...2024
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• The Vikings’ Coaching Advantage

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images The Vikings are cutting edge on both sides of the ball Minnesota Vikings’ Hall of Fame head coach Bud Grant always said he would rather have good players than good coaches, as it was the players that ultimately made the plays that determined the outcome of games. The latter part of Grant’s statement is certainly true, but with the advent of the NFL sal...2024
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• Vikings 2023-24 Season Prediction

Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports My annual forecast of the Vikings’ regular season record It’s that time of year again- time for my annual prediction of how the Vikings’ season will unfold. And unlike most prognosticators, I post my track record of previous predictions for all to see. Last year, with the help of a more rigorous process, I once again got back on track- missing by only one ga...2023
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• The Vikings Claim CB John Reid Off Waivers
Photo by Harry How/Getty Images The Vikings add a former 4th round pick off waivers. The Minnesota Vikings are now up to 90 players. Field Yates of ESPN is reporting that the Vikings have claimed CB John Reid off of waivers from the Atlanta Falcons. The Vikings have claimed DB John Reid off of waivers from the Falcons.— Field Yates (@FieldYates) May 4, 2023 John Reid has become quite...2023
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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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• Thoughts on the Vikings’ Cut-Down Day Moves

Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images And the updated Vikings’ depth chart The Minnesota Vikings cut their roster down to 53 players on Tuesday, along with all the other NFL teams. But while the initial cuts have been made, the resulting roster suggests further moves will be made in the not-too-distant future, including practice squad signings and likely some other roster moves. But for now, he...2024
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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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• Vikings’ Post-PS1 53-Man Roster Projection

An update to the early May projection after the first pre-season game at Seattle It’s been about two weeks since the start of training camp, a few days since the Vikings came out with their first unofficial depth chart, and now they’re played their first pre-season game at Seattle. But while I don’t read too much into the depth chart as they’re often outdated from the get-go and aren’t always com...2023
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• Twelve Topics for Vikings Training Camp
Twelve evolving stories once training camp opens next weekend It’s officially the opening of Vikings’ training camp, and with that there are several topics that will be among the more important stories to unfold over the month of August as the Vikings enter the most important preparation phase for the regular season. Here are twelve topics to keep an eye on over the course of training camp, in no...2023
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