Just like any group of homers, some of us Vikings fans love to place more value on our favorite Vikings players than what other teams around the league do. According to a recent tweet from Tom Pelissero of 1500ESPN, that might just be the case when it comes to Sidney Rice, who will likely become [...]
Archive for June, 2011
Rice’s Demand Might Not Be So High
June 23rd, 2011 
Adam Warwas 
Posted in 2011 Free Agency, Features, Injuries, Main, News, Offseason, Opinions, Rumors 
Peterson’s Youth Camp Fiasco Reportedly Blown Out Of Proportion
As Matt mentioned yesterday, the guys over at Access Vikings were taking advantage of the slowest of news periods by digging up some dirt on the team’s biggest superstar, Adrian Peterson. According to ProCampsWorldwide, the organizers of the youth camp with Peterson’s name attached, updated their website in an effort to take all the blame [...]
AP to Miss Own Youth Camp This Thursday and Friday in Oklahoma
Judd Zulgad of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune posted an item this morning that Vikings running back Adrian Peterson would have to miss his youth football camp scheduled for this Thursday and Friday in Norman, Oklahoma because it conflicted with his taping of a show on NFL Network. Apparently this is news to NFL Network. A spokesman [...]
Tags: Details on Free Agents in New CBA
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, in the new CBA it’s expected that the Franchise Tag will still be in place and players with 4 years or more of service will become unrestricted free agents. That means 4th year player Sidney Rice and 5th year player Ray Edwards will be UFAs. Both will be hot commodities [...]
Vikings, Governor Appear To Get Closer On Stadium Bill
The Star-Truibune reports that the a meeting has opened the door for a bill to pass that would help the new Vikings Staduim. A meeting Tuesday that included Gov. Mark Dayton, Ted Mondale, Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf and team Vice President Lester Bagley has given new hope that a Ramsey County stadium bill [...]
Harvin, Peterson Only Have Good Things To Say About Plaxico
June 19th, 2011 Adam Warwas Posted in 2011 Free Agency, Features, Main, News, Offseason, Opinions, Rumors Nearly two weeks since Access Vikings beat writer Judd Zulgad proclaimed, with little meat or evidence presented in the article, that the Vikings “won’t be pursuing” receiver Plaxico Burress, there has been a bunch of talk about the Vikings potentially adding Plaxico Burress. I’m not suggesting Judd isn’t correct, but it is interesting that both [...]
Vikings Stadium Bill ‘Not Stalled’ Despite Deadline Passing
Friday’s self-imposed deadline for settling on a Vikings stadium bill came and went, but backers seemed confident that they’re on the verge of finalizing a plan that will be ready for legislators to consider in a special session — whenever that may be according to Kevin Duchschere of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. “We had been [...]
Throwing Good Money After Bad
After the Metrodome’s roof collapsed under a heavy snow load I was quite vocal in expressing my belief that the Minnesota media was letting the Metrodome Sports Facility Commission off the hook a little too easy. After all, the Metrodome was only hours away from being filled to the brim with players, coaches, and spectators. [...]
Harvin: Still Migraine Free
Percy Harvin spoke to press at a charity event this week and talked about a number of topics such as the lockout, his desire to see Plaxico Burress in purple, and Christian Ponder. The thing I found most interesting and encouraging, however, is that Harvin said he has not suffered one of his rehabilitating migraines [...]
Deadline Quickly Fading on the New Vikings Stadium
The Star-Tribune reports that the Goal On the new Vikings Stadium deadline is quickly fading away. It appears unlikely that the remaining details in the Vikings stadium bill will be finished by the end of this week, as stadium proponents had hoped. But the missed deadline might make little difference anyway, since no special session [...]
