Vikings Gab

We had previously mentioned that coach Brad Childress was to be joined by Eagles coach Andy Reid, Panthers coach John Fox, and Bengals coach Marvin Lewis on a USO tour to the Persian Gulf.
Their first day got off to a bit of a rough start when Reid was allowed to be in the cockpit of [...]

Randall Cunningham will always hold a special place in Vikings history, particularly as the leader of the legendary 1998 offense.
Today, it was discovered that Cunningham’s youngest son, Christian, drowned in their backyard hot tub.  The death of the two year old is being reported as an accident.
I can’t even imagine the pain that he and [...]

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Via rotoworld.com:
“Sources tell ESPN New York that the Jets have inquired about free agent JaMarcus Russell. ESPN’s Rich Cimini characterizes the Jets’ interest as “monitoring,” and expects the team to opt for free agent Mark Brunell behind Mark Sanchez. Russell is currently in Arizona trying to get in shape. Cimini calls Arizona and Minnesota more [...]

I had previously mentioned that July 15th was a day to keep an eye on because that is the day the supplemental draft is to take place and also because that is the day guard Chester Pitts was supposed to hold a private workout.
The intention of the workout, which the Vikings were expected to attend, [...]

According to the Vikings official website, the Vikings parted ways with quarterback R.J. Archer today.
The move leaves the Vikings with four quarterbacks on the roster.
81 total players remain on the roster.

The Vikings announced their training camp schedule today:
Friday, July 30: 4:00-5:10 p.m.
Saturday, July 31: 9:00-11:15 am, 7:00-8:55 pm
Sunday, August 1: 3:00-4:55 pm
Monday, August 2: 9:00-11:15 am, 3:00-4:55 pm,
Tuesday, August 3: 9:00-11:10 am, 3:00-4:55 pm,
Wednesday, August 4: 9:00-11:00 am, 2:10-3:15 pm (Special Teams)
Thursday, August 5: 9:00-11:10 am, 2:45-4:05 pm
Friday, August 6: 9:00-11:15 am, 2:10-3:15 pm (Special [...]

It is a rare thing to see a team that finished as well as the Vikings did last year be awarded a player from the waiver wires.
None-the-less, the Vikings were awarded wide reciever Marko Mitchell today.
Here is what the Vikes had to say about it:
We noted earlier today that the Vikings parted ways with 2 [...]

“I would love to go beat the Saints,” Favre told his old pal Al Jones of the Biloxi (Mississippi) Sun Herald. “I know I can still play at a high level. Last year was a great year, but it could have been better (winning the NFC Championship).’’
1. Vikings Will Not Have Minus 4 Turnover Differential. [...]

From the Vikings Official Site:
The Vikings have waived 2 players from their roster; C Tommy Hernandez and DL Cedric McKinley.
Both players joined the Vikings as undrafted rookie free agents this spring, with Hernandez coming from UC-Davis and McKinley coming from the University of Minnesota. Hernandez stands at 6-2, 290 pounds and McKinley measures in at [...]