Minnesota Vikings: Secondary Articles
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NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Mike Florio) —
His first name ends with a pair of Ts. His last name has five letters. And that’s the only thing in common former Patriots left tackle Matt Light will ever have with former Packers, Jets, Vikings, and Vikings quarterback Brett Favre. Despite the best efforts of quarterback Tom Brady to persuade Light to return, Light…
Field Gulls (Danny Kelly) —
TUESDAY. On the Seahawks' deal for Kellen Winslow - NFC West Blog - ESPN The Seattle Seahawks have added two tight ends over the past 10 months with Pro Bowls on their resumes. Neither move appeared to be a high priority at the time. Both have the potential to make the team better. Buccaneers trade TE Kellen Winslow to Seahawks - NFL.com The Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded veteran tight...
Field Gulls (Danny Kelly) —
The Seahawks have traded a conditional 2013 draft pick (Mike Sando reports it's a 7th rounder that can become a 6th) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for 28 year old TE Kellen Winslow . Winslow is a 6'4, 240 pound former first round pick by the Browns that was a Pro-Bowler in 2007. He caught 75 passes in 2011 for the Bucs and despite long-standing questions about his knees and attitude,...
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Mike Florio) —
Before the Minnesota Legislature acted on the bill that is poised to become a new Vikings stadium, Minneapolis City Council voted 7-6 to support the project. Now that Minneapolis City Council is the final legislative obstacle to moving dirt, another 7-6 vote is expected — with, once again, seven City Council members supporting the project.…
Big Cat Country (Alfie Crow) —
With the majority of the offseason in the books, at least with NFL free agency and the NFL Draft, we can start to look at the Jacksonville Jaguars position by position and see what we can begin looking for when training camp rolls around. One position there doesn't seem to much much worry over is the quarterback position, and there is a good reason why that's the case. Let's take a look at...
Yahoo.com: Shutdown Corner (Doug Farrar) —
Now that the 2012 NFL draft is in the can, it's time to take the Shutdown 50 scouting format forward and get a closer look at some of the surprising and fascinating selections from this year's draft -- the guys we missed in the original 50, but who could be impact players now or down the road. Our next entry: Arizona receiver Juron Criner, selected by the Oakland Raiders with the 33rd...
Cincy Jungle (Josh Kirkendall) —
Despite Jerome Simpson’s legal troubles, he is not perceived as a bad kid. Maybe a gullible one, but not a bad one. That’s why the Bengals tried to re-sign him, and why one team thought he would have made $5 million a year if he had not been arrested last fall. Many people who know him spoke up on Simpson’s behalf during the free agent process. It’s worth noting that even though Simpson was...
The Phinsider (Kevin Nogle) —
Over the past week, we've taek look at the teams most likely to miss the 2012 NFL Playoffs despite making it in 2011. With a 50% turn-over rate in the NFL's playoffs every year, there will typically be three teams from each conference that join the playoffs, having not been there the year before. After the vote post yesterday for the AFC, it's now time to turn our attention to the NFC. The...
Yahoo.com: Shutdown Corner (Mike Tanier) —
Any website can post "offseason grades" for NFL teams, mixing the draft and free agency into transaction soup, then straining it through the mind of some sportswriter who doesn't know who half the players are. Only the Shutdown Corner has the resources to get actual players, coaches, and executives from each team to evaluate their own offseasons! That's right: over the next few weeks, you will...
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Mike Florio) —
With the Minnesota Legislature officially signing off over a week ago on a new stadium for the Vikings and the Minneapolis City Council less than a week from applying (or not) its official approval to the project, Governor Mark Dayton recently explained his support for the effort in an interview with Minnesota Public Radio. Asked…
Pride of Detroit (Sean Yuille) —
Last month, after the 2012 NFL schedule was announced, point spreads were released for the games in Week 1. Now, thanks to the folks at Cantor Gaming , we have point spreads for the first 16 weeks of the 2012 season. Is this a bit premature? There's no doubt considering a lot will change by the time these games are actually played. Even so, it's interesting to see how the Detroit Lions ...
The Phinsider (Kevin Kraczkowski) —
Kuechenberg was a 6'2" offensive lineman from Gary, IN. He played four seasons in college with the Notre Dame Fightning Irish, graduating with the Class of 1969. The Philadelphia Eagles selected him in the fourth round of the 1969 AFL/NFL Entry Draft with the 80th overall pick. He failed to make the team out of training camp, also missing the cut with the Atlanta Falcons . He would...
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Mike Florio) —
Earlier this month, the wife of former Vikings tight end Joe Senser was convicted on a pair of felony counts relating to a hit-and-run incident in August 23 that resulted in death. On Friday, Amy Senser’s lawyer filed a motion for a new trial, according to David Hanners of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. The…
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Michael David Smith) —
As the 134th pick in the NFL draft, Vikings wide receiver Greg Childs believes he’s going to be looked at in a few years as a bargain. Childs said on Vikings Tonight that he thinks NFL teams passed on him because he was still slowed down in his senior season at Arkansas by a torn…
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (PFT Editorial Staff) —
Mike Florio answers phone calls, emails, and tweets. PFT fans want to know whether the 49ers are SuperBowl favorites, if the Eagles have a special relationship with Drew Rosenhaus, how the Vikings will fare in 2012, and more.