August 14th, 2008 
Matt Loede 
Posted in Vikings center Matt Birk missed practice Wednesday because of the stomach flu. Rookie John Sullivan took Birk’s place with the first team at Mankato. It’s not known if Birk will practice today. The Vikings are getting ready for their second game of the preseason, a matchup against the Ravens in Baltimore on Saturday night.
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Vikings Looking for Safety Help w/ Williams Down
The Vikings are looking for help at safety now that free-agent pickup Madieu Williams is out with a neck injury. Coach Brad Childress says Williams could be out for an extended period of time. Second-round draft pick Tyrell Johnson started in last Friday’s preseason loss to Seattle, but has missed two days of practice this [...]
Neck Injury Shelves Williams
The Minnesota Vikings had upgraded in their secondary with the acquisition of safety Madieu Williams; unfortunately for the team, they will be without the services of Williams for awhile as according to ESPN.com, Williams, based on information coming from unnamed sources, will miss at least 6 weeks with an undisclosed neck injury. Williams had missed [...]
Vikings Back In Practice
Following a preseason opening loss to Seattle Friday night, the Minnesota Vikings are back at training camp. This is the final week of camp for the Vikes. They will break Friday night and travel to Baltimore for preseason action against the Ravens.
Seahawks Top Vikings 34-17 in Preseason Action
The first pre-season game between Seattle and Minnesota was quite interesting. Not being a hardcore fan of either team, I like being able to subjectively review the different teams. It is hard to make an assumption about how well a team will do during the season from such a small sample from the starters. However, [...]
Robison Out Indefinitely
Vikings defensive end Brian Robison will have surgery on a varicose vein in his left leg. The team says he will be out indefinitely. Robison hasn’t practiced since Monday, but earlier indicated that it’s a minor problem that will probably sideline him for two or three weeks. Coach Brad Childress thinks Robison will be back [...]
Wilf Avoids Speculation In Favre Drama
Vikings owner Zygi Wilf is carefully avoiding any speculation on Packers quarterback Brett Favre. Favre yesterday told ESPN.com that he wanted to be released from the Packers because they are at a stalemate. He reportedly is interested in joining the Vikings or Chicago Bears, but Green Bay officials are so far unwilling to trade the future [...]
Video: Vikings 2008 Preview
Commissioner Goodell Says No Tampering
National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell ruled that the Vikings made no illegal move to lure quarterback Brett Favre from the Green Bay Packers. In his ruling, Goodell acknowledged that Vikings coaches did talk to Favre, but the conversations did not involve soliciting the future Hall of Famer for his services. Vikings coach Brad Childress [...]
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