Ellis Williams

Feb 29, 2024 | vikings.com | Ellis Williams

EAGAN, Minn. – Two Vikings players are again being recognized as among the best at their respective positions. Pro Football Focus released its highest-graded players from the 2023 season, and Justin Jefferson and T.J. Hockenson each made the list. Jefferson finished fifth among wide receivers despite missing seven games due to a Week 5 hamstring injury.

Feb 28, 2024 | vikings.com | Ellis Williams

In coaching, your tape is your résumé. For years, Vikings Head Coach Kevin O'Connell has kept a list of up-and-coming coaches, which helps him track where the young, innovative and creative minds are around the league. On Tuesday at the NFL Scouting Combine, O'Connell said Vikings Defensive Coordinator Brian Flores landed on his potential hires list long before he was a coach. "I think there's one person in particular that's been well-documented. He happens to be our defensive coordinator.

Feb 27, 2024 | vikings.com | Ellis Williams

EAGAN, Minn. – The NFL world converged on Indianapolis this week for the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine. Vikings Head Coach Kevin O'Connell and General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah are addressing media at press conferences Tuesday, but the Star Tribune laid out what the Vikings need to do at the combine. For Vikings beat writer Ben Goessling, it all starts at quarterback.

Feb 22, 2024 | vikings.com | Ellis Williams

EAGAN, Minn. – Vikings Ring of Honor member Alan Page transcends football. He was the first the first African American to become a Minnesota Supreme Court Justice and the first African American elected to a statewide office. As part of Black History Month, The Athletic's Dan Pompei wrote about Page's continued "quest for justice in football and beyond."A few times each month, Alan Page visits Justice Page Middle School, one of two schools named in his honor. … Page goes to inspire students.

Feb 20, 2024 | vikings.com | Ellis Williams

EAGAN, Minn. – The NFL offseason is underway and will gain momentum next week at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. The Athletic's Alec Lewis devised a 10-step plan for the Vikings present and future. Like most offseason agendas, Lewis starts with addressing quarterback. Present Kirk Cousins with a short-term offerThe fork in the road for this Vikings offseason is the Cousins negotiation. If they come to terms on an extension, one path will unfold.