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Options Need to Be Kept Open if McKinnie’s Suspended

From: Pro Football Weekly
OLT Bryant McKinnie’s hearing for a criminal case, in which he faces four separate charges related to a fight outside a Miami nightclub, was continued back in June and is scheduled for a court date of Sept. 24 — three days after the Vikings face the Panthers in Minnesota during Week Three [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 19 2008

What Peter King Has to Say on the Farve to Vikings Situation

This from SI.com columnist Peter King about the recent Favre to the Vikings rumors:
The reason the Packers will not give Favre his freedom is simple. His team of choice is Minnesota, in my opinion, in large part because Vikings offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell is a good friend of Favre’s dating back to the three years [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 13 2008

Can Rookie K Hauschka Make the Vikings Roster?

From: Pro Football Weekly
Rookie PK Steven Hauschka is definitely the underdog in the Vikings’ kicking race behind veteran Ryan Longwell, but don’t rule him out making the roster. Longwell improved his kickoff distance with a strength-training regimen before last season, but Hauschka has impressed the coaches with his power and could either beat Longwell out [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 13 2008

Vikings Love What They See So Far from Safety Williams

From: Pro Football Weekly
Having seen him perform in organized team activities this spring and summer, the Vikings feel even more confident that the addition of S Madieu Williams will have a big impact on their secondary. He has come in and shown better range and coverage skills than the man he’s replacing, Dwight Smith, which [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 05 2008

Can Allison Add to the Vikings Deep Passing Game?

From: Pro Football Weekly
The Vikings feel that WR Aundrae Allison can improve enough as a receiver to be another deep threat along with Bernard Berrian. Allison has caught the ball extremely well in organized training activities and appears to have improved following his rookie season.

Posted by Matt Loede on Jun 22 2008

Source Says Henderson May Wear In-Helmet Device

From: Pro Football Weekly
Vikings coaches believe MLB E.J. Henderson will be the member of the defense who wears the in-helmet radio device, a concession passed by the league this offseason. It makes sense. Henderson is a rare “Mike” who stays on the field for three downs, calls the defensive plays and is coming off his [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jun 17 2008

Reports of Vikings Working Out WR Rogers False

Reports broke earlier today that the Vikings were going to work out former first-round bust wide out Charlie Rogers, who you may remember from the Lions.  Now it looks as if that will not be the case.  The Minneapolis Star Tribune is reporting that the reports that Rogers will work out for the team are [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jun 16 2008