The Central Heights players selected to The Ottawa Herald All-Area football team are, front row, Cole King, Max Chrisjohn, back row, Lawson McGurk, Brody Roulette and Landon Lopez. Photo by Greg Mast/The Ottawa Herald By Greg MastThe Ottawa HeraldWMast@cherryroad.com The Central Heights football team had a few things to prove this season. The Vikings went… Continue reading Vikings grew into new roles for football team
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Sam Darnold resurgence: What potential contract extension could look like for Vikings QB after hot 2024 season
Sam Darnold was largely an afterthought in the 2024 NFL offseason, parlaying a one-year stint on the San Francisco 49ers’ bench into a one-year, prove-it deal with the Minnesota Vikings. Nearly a full season later, he looks like a changed man, shedding the skittishness of his New York Jets days for big-play production under Kevin… Continue reading Sam Darnold resurgence: What potential contract extension could look like for Vikings QB after hot 2024 season
Vikings Considered Candidate for Running Back Prospect
Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The Minnesota Vikings made a major change to the running back room in back-to-back offseasons. In 2023, the team parted ways with star runner Dalvin Cook, and his past two seasons show that they picked the exact right moment to do that. In March of 2024, one-year starter Alexander Mattison… Continue reading Vikings Considered Candidate for Running Back Prospect
Vikings & SCHEELS Host Toys for Tots Drive & Gift Shopping Sprees
Jeremiah Program Family Coach Hannah Hummel expressed gratitude for the Vikings longstanding partnership with the organization and noted that families participating in the shopping sprees will be impacted far beyond the day itself. “It’s a very big day, and it can be even a little nerve-racking for mom or the kids being around so many… Continue reading Vikings & SCHEELS Host Toys for Tots Drive & Gift Shopping Sprees
Ranking contenders for 2025 Super Bowl: Vikings, Steelers legit? Bills, Lions headline top teams to beat
Week 14 of the 2024 NFL season is in the books, which means we’re only four weeks away from the start of the playoffs. A lot can change between now and then as the postseason picture rounds into final form. Yet we already have a decent idea of which clubs might be best positioned for… Continue reading Ranking contenders for 2025 Super Bowl: Vikings, Steelers legit? Bills, Lions headline top teams to beat
NFL Power Rankings Week 15: Vikings, Seahawks move up, plus breakout player for every team
The NFL Power Rankings hate to tell you this, but the season is nearing its end. The playoff picture is coming into focus. Fans of the seven teams officially eliminated from the playoffs (the Jets, Browns, Patriots, Titans, Jaguars, Raiders and Giants) are digging into Dane Brugler’s NFL Draft content. Fans of the six teams… Continue reading NFL Power Rankings Week 15: Vikings, Seahawks move up, plus breakout player for every team
NFL power rankings: Bills, Eagles fall from top tier; Steelers, Rams, Vikings move up for Week 15
Week 14 in the NFL had a lot of big matchups, and many featured either a lot of scoring or tense, close finishes. Some gave us both. That’s what you get when the December stretch run arrives and that pre-playoff feel is in the air. The NFC and AFC contenders are tuning up ahead of… Continue reading NFL power rankings: Bills, Eagles fall from top tier; Steelers, Rams, Vikings move up for Week 15
Why Falcons should bench Kirk Cousins for rookie Michael Penix Jr. after another poor performance vs. Vikings
There are 100 million fully guaranteed reasons this may not happen, but the Falcons need to send Kirk Cousins to the sideline and start Michael Penix Jr. Let’s start, naturally, with the numbers as justification. Over the last four games, all Atlanta losses, Cousins has thrown eight interceptions without a touchdown, with a 7.57 yards-per-attempt… Continue reading Why Falcons should bench Kirk Cousins for rookie Michael Penix Jr. after another poor performance vs. Vikings
Byron Murphy Jr. making important plays for Vikings … and raising his price tag
”It’s a lot of hard work I put in the offseason, coaches, the guys in my [position] room just getting me better,” Murphy said. “I just love this team, to come to work every single day.“ Murphy also will be one of the Vikings’ most important offseason decisions. He had turned down an extension offer… Continue reading Byron Murphy Jr. making important plays for Vikings … and raising his price tag
Vikings DC Brian Flores Makes Initial Short List of Coaching Candidates for NFC North Rival
An image from practice on November 16th, 2023 at TCO in Eagan, MN.Credit: Images Courtesy of the Minnesota Vikings One of the best coaching hires in Minnesota Vikings history happened when Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and head coach Kevin O’Connell hired Brian Flores as defensive coordinator, to replace then DC Ed Donatell, whose once season in Minnesota… Continue reading Vikings DC Brian Flores Makes Initial Short List of Coaching Candidates for NFC North Rival