March 12th, 2009 
Matt Loede 
Posted in The Star Tribune reports that the Vikings have their eyes on Seahawks fullback Leonard Weaver. He has spent his first four seasons with Seattle after signing as an undrafted free agent, and has rushed for 356 yards on 80 carries and one touchdown and has 60 receptions for 547 yards with two touchdowns. he Vikings [...]
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Vikings Re-Sign DT Jimmy Kennedy
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported today that the team has re-signed defensive tackle Jimmy Kennedy, who came aboard in early December. Kennedy was an unrestricted free agent, but the deal to bring him back gives the team some depth at tackle and in case the Williamses lose their court case and have their four-game suspensions [...]
Jay Cutler, Brett Favre and a Guy Named Bus
Rumors of Broncos starting quarterback Jay Cutler being traded continue to dominate the minds of Vikings fans. They ask themselves questions like would the Broncos really do it? What would the cost be? What are the Vikings willing to pay? And so on… and so on… and so on. The recent news of Cutler and [...]
Will the Vikes Join the Race for Pace?
The St. Louis Rams have announced the release of offensive tackle Orlando Pace. Details on the release itself are available at ramsgab.com. As soon as the release was announced rumors swirled of possible interest from the Vikings. The rumors were fueled in part by a profootballtalk.com article pointing out that the Vikings were previously interested [...]
One More Year
With the Vikings ensuring that Charles Gordon and Benny Sapp will be back in 2008 by signing them to one year deals, the team will face a major crossroads next offseason. Their top four cornerbacks will all be eligible to become free agents after the 2009 season. Antoine Winfield will turn 32 years old in [...]
Allen: “The Only Reason I’m not a Marine is Because I Could Play Football”
Jared Allen, Larry Fitzgerald, Will Witherspoon, and Danny Clark are finishing up their USO tour overseas, visiting U.S. troops in Iraq. The trip has been a success and nfl.com has a running blog of the event. It is worth a read, and full of many great moments including Vikings defensive end Jared Allen speaking with [...]
Vikings Re-Sign Sapp
Judd Zulgad of Access Vikings reports that the Vikings have agreed to a one year deal with free agent cornerback Benny Sapp. Sapp was an addition to the squad in 2008 and saw significant playing time when Charles Gordon suffered a gruesome injury. Sapp had 22 tackles and two interceptions in 2008. Sapp has had [...]
The Farwell Effect
After allowing him to hit the free agent market and make some visits, the Vikings re-signed Heath Farwell last week to a three-year $7.75 million contract. While this move has gone largely unnoticed in a week where many teams have committed to hundreds of millions of dollars worth of player contracts, I contend that re-signing [...]
Past w/ Childress Rules Out Owens From Being a Viking
For anyone that has thoughts of the Vikings making a run at recently released WR Terrell Owens, well, you can pretty much forget it. The St.Paul Pioneer Press reports that the Vikings have no interest in Owens, who has a past with Brad Childress. Vikings vice president of player personnel Rick Spielman met with reporters [...]
Vikings Come to Terms with LB Heath Farwell
The Vikings have come to terms with linebacker Heath Farwell on a multi-year contract. He resumes his career with the Vikings after playing there for the last three seasons. He provides quality depth at linebacker and, more importantly, leadership on special teams. He led the team in special teams in both 2006 and 2007.
