The Viking Age

4 days ago | thevikingage.com | Brad Berreman

As promised by head coach Kevin O'Connell after last year's playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams, the Minnesota Vikings focused on fortifying the trenches this offseason. A remodeling of the interior offensive line was completed by using their first-round pick on Ohio State guard Donovan Jackson. Of course that upgrading of the offensive line was done within the No. 1 focus of this offseason for the Vikings.

1 week ago | thevikingage.com | Brad Berreman

Even with just four picks entering the 2025 NFL Draft, wide receiver was possibly somewhere on the radar for the Minnesota Vikings. And indeed, with the final pick of the third round (No. 102 overall), they took Tai Felton out of Maryland. The addition of Felton is a notable shake-up to the competition to be the Vikings' No. 3 wide receiver. with Jalen Nailor entering the final year of his contract and free agent signing Rondale Moore as more of a gadget player.

1 week ago | thevikingage.com | Brad Berreman

After whatever level of flirtation with the idea of signing Aaron Rodgers, which was easy to see as head coach Kevin O'Connell running it up the chain of command as a favor to a friend, the Minnesota Vikings are full-steam ahead with J.J. McCarthy as their starting quarterback for 2025 and the foreseeable future. Until further notice, like the eye test simply betraying the confidence, there will be a whole lot of positivity about McCarthy from Vikings' coaches, teammates, etc.

1 week ago | thevikingage.com | Brad Berreman

Starting with the original three-year, $84 million fully guaranteed deal they gave him in 2018, the Minnesota Vikings kept kicking the Kirk Cousins contract can down the road with three more fully guaranteed years totaling over $100 million. An Achilles tear during the 2023 season, and being in position to draft a young quarterback of consequence with a pick in the top half of the first round, gave the Vikings their off-ramp to the Cousins' contract cycle in 2024.

1 week ago | thevikingage.com | Brad Berreman

A limited number of picks limited what the Minnesota Vikings could do to add to the roster in the 2025 NFL Draft, so it was interesting when they used the final pick of the third round (after a trade) on Maryland wide receiver Tai Felton. While wide receiver is on the future radar as a potential need, using such a (relatively) premium draft pick on the position this year sends a message to the rest of the wide receiver room after Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison.