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6 days ago | 
startribune.com | Mark Craig
This is the fourth in a series of previews for the Vikings' biggest needs in the NFL draft, which begins April 24. Today: Defensive linemen. Vikings' outlook The Vikings' free-agency spending spree added two decorated veteran starters with proven interior pass rushing skills to a three-man line that includes respected core defender Harrison Phillips. That's the great news.
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1 month ago | 
startribune.com | Mark Craig
Vikings get their compensation for Kirk Cousins’ departure: the 97th pick in the NFL draftThe Vikings received a third-round draft pick for Cousins signing with the Falcons last year. There have been quite a few gems available near that spot. Kirk Cousins' departure netted the Vikings one more thing: a compensatory third-round draft pick.
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1 month ago | 
startribune.com | Mark Craig
Pro Football Hall of Fame to honor former Vikings equipment manager Dennis Ryan Ryan spent 48 seasons working for the Vikings, beginning when he was a 16-year-old wrestler at St. Paul Humboldt High. Now his name will be added to the Hall in Canton, Ohio. Vikings equipment manger Dennis Ryan pushes a stack of shoulder pads to a truck as the team prepares to leave Mankato as its training camp site in 2017.
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2 months ago | 
startribune.com | Mark Craig
Brendan Daly, who was fired by the Vikings in 2013, has earned the nickname “Lord of the rings” with stints with the Patriots and Chiefs. February 8, 2025 at 6:00PMChiefs linebackers coach Brendan Daly in the preseason. Daly was fired as Vikings defensive line coach after the 2013 season, but his career has recovered nicely, as he has won six Super Bowls since. (Phelan M.
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2 months ago | 
startribune.com | Mark Craig
Washington is doing what every NFL team dreams of in the salary cap era: Winning big with a really good quarterback on his rookie deal. January 25, 2025 at 3:00PMWashington quarterback Jayden Daniels, center, celebrates with receivers Terry McLaurin and Olamide Zaccheaus during the Commanders' win over the Lions on Jan. 18. (Seth Wenig/The Associated Press)Daniel Snyder owned Washington’s football team from May 25, 1999, to July 20, 2023. He won two playoff games.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
startribune.com | Mark Craig
Risner is a free agent and unlikely to return. Bradbury is signed through 2027, Brandel 2026 and Ingram 2025. If the latter three didn't make the team, the total cap savings would be $9.5 million with only $4 million in dead money. The Vikings will have plenty of cap space and little draft capital so it seems to be time for them to dive into some free agency battles for the top interior offensive linemen available.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
bismarcktribune.com | Mark Craig
GLENDALE, ARIZ. – The past two weeks were a not-so-subtle reminder that the Vikings will never be a legitimate Super Bowl contender until they have an offensive line that can physically dictate what happens in big games against elite teams.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
startribune.com | Mark Craig
Fans on X wanted Jonathan Bullard cut immediately for jumping offsides with the Rams facing fourth-and-1 from the Vikings 10 on the game's opening drive. These eyeballs were more alarmed by the utter lack of a pass rush in a neutral site half-filled with Vikings fans. When Bullard brain-burped offsides - his fifth in the past two years - Matthew Stafford was 5-for-5 with two explosives (27 and 23 yards), 59 yards and nary a defender breathing heavy upon him.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
startribune.com | Mark Craig
The 12 NFL teams playing this weekend have a combined 137 wins, but can any of them stop Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs from claiming a historic Super Bowl three-peat? January 10, 2025 at 11:11PMVikings players run out during team introductions at U.S. Bank Stadium on Nov. 3. The Vikings open the playoffs on Monday night against the Rams in Glendale, Ariz. (Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune)The NFL, in a rare display of humility, isn’t calling this “Super Wild Card Weekend” anymore.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
startribune.com | Mark Craig
Being Robin to Justin Jefferson’s Batman has its perks for the Vikings’ other receiversJordan Addison, T.J. Hockenson, Jalen Nailor and Aaron Jones are among those who have benefitted from defenses’ attention on Vikings star wide receiver Justin Jefferson this season. November 30, 2024 at 2:04PMVikings wide receivers Jordan Addison, left, and Justin Jefferson celebrate Addison's touchdown against the Colts on Nov. 3. “Justin impacts all our catches,” Addison said.
