Lindsey Young The Vikings fielded a strong group of safeties in 2024. Harrison Smith returned for his 13th season and later described the position room as among the most talented he’d been a part of since being drafted by Minnesota in 2012. Smith played more than 1,000 defensive snaps for the seventh time in his… Continue reading 2024 Vikings Position Recap: Safety
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The Top 25 Most Weird and Wild Moments of Vikings 2024 Season
Harrison Barden-USA TODAY Sports. The Minnesota Vikings capped a fairly successful 2024 campaign about three weeks ago, winning 14 games and coming within inches of taking the NFC North. The Top 25 Most Weird and Wild Moments of Vikings 2024 Season The ride was beset by many peaks, a few valleys, and several oddities, so… Continue reading The Top 25 Most Weird and Wild Moments of Vikings 2024 Season
2024 Vikings Position Recap: Safety
2 Pressing Questions for 2025 1. Will The Hitman return for Season 14? Will Vikings fans get another year with Smith? “The Hitman” may not even know that answer himself. An emotional Smith spoke with Twin Cities media members following the postseason loss and said consideration on hanging up his cleats will come at a… Continue reading 2024 Vikings Position Recap: Safety
The Vikings were the NFL’s oldest team in 2024. A youth movement won’t be easy.
“It’s more this year,” Gilmore said Jan. 13 from the visitor’s locker room at State Farm Stadium. “Older, body feeling it a little bit more. Just wasn’t thinking about it during the season, but now looking back at how I feel, I’ll definitely be thinking about it.” By contrast, the Eagles (eighth youngest) and Chiefs… Continue reading The Vikings were the NFL’s oldest team in 2024. A youth movement won’t be easy.
Jonathan Greenard opens up about upsetting end to Vikings 2024 season
To say Jonathan Greenard had some massive shoes to fill in his first season with the Minnesota Vikings would be quite an understatement. After nine years together, the Vikings made the decision to move on from longtime pass rusher Danielle Hunter during the 2024 offseason, and they brought in Greenard during free agency as his… Continue reading Jonathan Greenard opens up about upsetting end to Vikings 2024 season
2024 Vikings Position Recap: Cornerbacks
There are several positions in football where the ability to respond with a rebound and meet the next moment is important, but cornerback has an inside track to a podium for that quality. The Vikings in 2024 needed to respond to difficult on-field challenges for sure, but nothing quite like the group began overcoming in… Continue reading 2024 Vikings Position Recap: Cornerbacks
Koi Perich 2024 Minnesota Football Highlights
In Koi’s freshman season he played in all 13 games and started three on defense (also saw action on offense and was the team’s primary kick and punt returner), made 46 tackles and had 2.5 tackles for loss, forced one fumble, broke up three passes and made five interceptions (totaled 63 interception return yards), returned… Continue reading Koi Perich 2024 Minnesota Football Highlights
NFL awards 2024: Lions, Vikings double up in voting for Sporting News’ honors
With the end of another NFL season and Super Bowl 59’s arrival, it’s time for the outlets covering the league to hand out major individual NFL awards. For Sporting News, that means revealing our prestigious pro football honors, too. The long-standing process was the same for 2024, as all the worthy recipients were determined by… Continue reading NFL awards 2024: Lions, Vikings double up in voting for Sporting News’ honors
NFL awards 2024: Lions, Vikings double up in voting for Sporting News’ honors
With the end of another NFL season and Super Bowl 59’s arrival, it’s time for the outlets covering the league to hand out major individual NFL awards. For Sporting News, that means revealing our prestigious pro football honors, too. The long-standing process was the same for 2024, as all the worthy recipients were determined by… Continue reading NFL awards 2024: Lions, Vikings double up in voting for Sporting News’ honors
2024 Vikings Position Recap: Outside Linebackers
Minnesota’s OLBs accounted for 34.5 of the team’s 49 sacks (70.4%) and Greenard, Jones and Van Ginkel posted three games apiece with multiple. One of those efforts must be included in this section … right? We’re picking one of Van Ginkel’s two pick sixes – the longer one, the pluck in London, the play that… Continue reading 2024 Vikings Position Recap: Outside Linebackers