The Dolphins and Dalvin Cook has been linked for weeks. Weeks from now, will Cook be a Dolphin?The question comes down to whether the Vikings can find a trade partner for Cook; ideally, one that will pay Cook the full $10.4 million he’s due to make this year.If the Vikings can’t find someone else to [more]
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Jordan Ta’amu works out for Vikings
Quarterback Jordan Ta’amu, the XFL offensive player of the year, worked out for the Vikings on Friday, Jordan Schultz of theScore reports.He led the D.C. Defenders to a 9-1 regular season record, throwing for 1,894 yards with 14 touchdowns and three interceptions. He also contributed 298 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.Ta’amu, 25, has had [more]
Vikings sign Garett Maag
The Vikings added a local product to their roster on Friday.Wide receiver Garett Maag grew up near Minneapolis in Inver Grove Heights and he’s now a member of Minnesota’s only NFL football team. The team did not include any terms of the deal in their announcement of Maag’s signing.Maag played in 49 games for North [more]
The window is open for a Dalvin Cook trade
June 1 has come and gone. The ability to spread the cap hit over two years has arrived. Other teams with previous June 1 cuts have realized the cap relief from the official departure of the player’s salary from the roster.The stage is set for a potential trade of Vikings running back Dalvin Cook.The handwriting [more]
Ben Ellefson announces his retirement
Vikings tight end Ben Ellefson has decided to bring his playing career to an end.Ellefson announced his retirement in a message posted to his Instagram account on Thursday. Ellefson wrote that he’s “been blessed on my path to have people who believed in me” and said that injuries contributed to his decision to walk away [more]
Irv Smith finding his groove with Bengals
The Bengals signed Irv Smith Jr. to be their starting tight end, replacing Hayden Hurst. Smith has not disappointed thus far.Quarterback Joe Burrow has noted Smith’s work ethic in the film room alongside tight ends coach James Casey, with Smith pushing the younger tight ends. “A lot of hard work has been put in behind [more]
Dalvin Cook resolution could be coming by end of week
The Vikings and running back Dalvin Cook have had an unsettled situation, to say the least, throughout the 2023 offseason. It has seemed at times inevitable that the Vikings will part ways with Cook. The only remaining questions have been when, and how.A trade remains very possible, and it could happen by the end of [more]
Kevin O’Connell: Been really good to see Alexander Mattison take on three-down role
The Vikings have not settled running back Dalvin Cook‘s status for the 2023 season at this point in the offseason, but the team took his picture out of their Twitter header and replaced it with one of Alexander Mattison.Mattison has been the No. 2 back with Cook in recent years and this offseason has given [more]
Vikings’ contract structure could complicate Justin Jefferson deal
Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson‘s absence from offseason workouts isn’t accidental. He wants a new contract. He has earned a new contract. And he has no reason to show up without one.The Vikings obviously want to give him a contract. The sticking points will be the amount and the structure.When it comes to new money, Jefferson [more]
Lawyers representing Brett Favre, Shannon Sharpe don’t seem to be getting along
In any piece of litigation, it’s important to balance the zealous representation of a client with the ability to work cooperatively with the other side’s lawyer.As to the defamation lawsuit filed by Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre against Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe, the lawyers don’t seem to be getting along.The evidence [more]
Jordan Addison not practicing because of unspecified injury
Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell spent time with receiver Jordan Addison on the side during Tuesday’s work. The first-round draft pick is not participating in on-field work in the organized team activities.O’Connell wouldn’t reveal the injury but deemed it as minor.“We’re being overly cautious with him right now,” O’Connell said, via Will Ragatz of SI.com. [more]
Kevin O’Connell hopes to see Justin Jefferson as soon as possible
Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell said earlier this month that there was no timetable in place when it came to a contract extension for wide receiver Justin Jefferson, but that he was optimistic that a deal would come together before Jefferson’s fourth season.Jefferson has not been taking part in the team’s voluntary workouts and their [more]
Vikings to host practices with Titans, Cardinals
The Vikings will be welcoming a pair of their preseason opponents to their facility for joint practices this summer.Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell announced at a Tuesday press conference that the Titans and Cardinals will both practice with the team ahead of preseason games. The Vikings host the Titans in their second preseason game and [more]
Kevin O’Connell looking for Vikings players to take personal leadership to the next level
The Vikings kicked off the offseason by releasing linebacker Eric Kendricks and wide receiver Adam Thielen in moves that foreshadowed further veteran departures once free agency got underway.Defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson and cornerback Patrick Peterson moved on to other teams in March while edge rusher Za’Darius Smith was traded to the Browns this month. There’s [more]
Brian Flores wants Vikings’ defense to develop an identity as aggressive but not reckless
In his first few months as the Vikings’ defensive coordinator, Brian Flores has been at work explaining to his players what kind of identity he wants his defense to have.“I think building an identity is a big part of playing defense,” Flores said, via the St. Paul Pioneer Press. “I try to impart that to [more]
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