Vikings first-round draft pick Adrian Peterson says he’s just glad to get back to playing football. Peterson took part in his first practices with the Vikings yesterday in Mankato, less than a day after signing a five-year, $40-million contract. Peterson says he got little rest after rolling into Mankato Sunday night and getting up early [...]
First-round draft pick Adrian Peterson is headed to Vikings training camp. The running back out of Oklahoma signed a five-year, $40.5-million contact with the Vikings yesterday. He’s the last of the team’s draft picks to join the team, and coach Brad Childress says Peterson is practicing today. Wide receiver Sidney Rice signed late Friday and [...]
Pat Williams is one big, and I mean BIG reason why the Vikings defense improved so greatly in 2006. As far as this season, things should be one and the same with the big man, but if Williams’ agent is speaking the truth (and who really knows), then this will be the last season that [...]
Fantasy Football site KFFL.com has come out with their list of “Overvalued Fantasy Players” for the 2007 season. Vikings RB Adrian Peterson is the #3 RB on their list of Overvalued Players. Below are the comments on Peterson:
Adrian L. Peterson, Minnesota Vikings
This rookie out of the University of Oklahoma is another case of lofty preseason [...]
The Vikings signed their third-round draft pick yesterday when defensive back Marcus McCauley agreed to a four-year, $2.45-million contract. McCauley played college ball at Fresno State, and he signed in time for yesterday’s check-in at training camp in Mankato. McCauley and the others in camp go through conditioning tests today. All players who pass the [...]
The necessary evil of training camp is just starting for Vikings players, who report today in Mankato. They’ll get squared away in their Gage Hall dorm rooms and prepare for tomorrow’s conditioning tests. Those who pass the tests are allowed to start practice with the rest of the team on Friday morning. Last year, nose [...]
Vikings players are supposed to report to training camp in Mankato tomorrow, but the team still hasn’t signed its top three picks from the 2007 NFL Draft. Top selection Adrian Peterson and his agent are still negotiating, but the running back from Oklahoma is still expected to show up at Mankato tomorrow. Also looking to [...]
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25Players report to Minnesota State Mankato
THURSDAY, JULY 26
Players, coaches meetings
FRIDAY, JULY 27
Vikings Village: 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 2:30-6:15 p.m.
Practices: 9-11:15 a.m., 3-5 p.m.
Autographs: Select offensive players, 11:15 a.m.
Introduction of team: 8:30 p.m., Blakeslee Field
SATURDAY, JULY 28
Vikings Village: 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Practices: 9-11:15 a.m., 3-5 p.m.
Autographs: Select offensive players, 11:15 a.m.
Cheerleading clinic: noon, Blakeslee Stadium
SUNDAY, JULY [...]
After hearing rumblings about it for awhile, the Vikings and coach Brad Childress have come out and stated that the team is NOT looking to bring in a veteran quarterback. At least not yet. “I doubt whether that would change before camp,” Childress said to the Star-Tribune. “I don’t think [other teams] are making a [...]
Monday was a good day for Vikings nose tackle Pat Williams. The big man must have smiled when he saw the deal that Lions defensive tackle Cory Redding signed for and when it came to thinking about his own future. Williams will now command some serious cash if he happens to look for a new [...]
