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A mere two years later, the 2011 draft is crumbling for most of the NFC North. At a time when it should be forming the nucleus of our respective teams, the class of '11 is instead causing some of our most gaping holes. The futures of two first-rou...

Here is an interesting nugget from the Reno News Journal: Before he agreed to serve as a coaching consultant for the Kansas City Chiefs, Chris Ault weighed interest from both the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings. As you might know, Ault is ...

If Adrian Peterson rushes for 2,500 yards, Minnesota's plan will have failed, writes Ashley Fox.

Well, knock me over with a feather. I found myself not completely disagreeing with "First Take" panelist Skip Bayless in this video discussion of the Minnesota Vikings' 2012 playoff run. To take a step back, Vikings general manager Rick Spielman p...

We're still hashing through the results of the 2013 NFL draft. Mel Kiper Jr.? He's already produced his first Big Board for the 2014 affair. You'll need an Insider subscription to see the entire post, which lists Kiper's 25 best college prospects ...

This NFL Live OT video hints at a conclusion I feel strongly about: The Minnesota Vikings would be better off in 2013 if tailback Adrian Peterson didn't reach his oft-stated goal of rushing for 2,500 yards. If he hits that milestone, the Vikings almo...

We noted earlier that Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder revealed this week that his right elbow contusion mysteriously returned a few weeks after the season (but before he declared himself fully healthy during a March interview). In t...

Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder said Wednesday that the bruised triceps on his throwing arm that kept him out of the playoff game at Green Bay has healed fully, but he had a scare about two weeks after the season when the contusion came back.

We're Black and Blue All Over: The Chicago Bears never mess around when it comes to signing their draft picks, and this week they became the NFL's first team to start locking up members of its 2013 draft class. Fifth-round pick Jordan Mills and si...

PHOENIX -- The Minnesota Vikings' rebuild of their receiver position now includes a top-end free agent (Greg Jennings), the return of one incumbent (Jerome Simpson) and high hopes for a 2012 rookie (Jarius Wright). With the veteran market dwindling (...

PHOENIX -- We've spent a fair amount of time discussing the Minnesota Vikings' attempts to fortify their offense around quarterback Christian Ponder, beginning with last year's decision to draft left tackle Matt Kalil and continuing this spring as th...

PHOENIX -- In keeping with our hope of using salary information to illuminate player expectations, let's take a closer look at the contract the Minnesota Vikings signed quarterback Matt Cassel to last week. Cassel's deal pays him as a high-caliber...

Coach Leslie Frazier made it clear there won't be a quarterback controversy for the Minnesota Vikings now that Matt Cassel has signed with the team, telling the NFL Network that Christian Ponder is the team's starter.

Every now and then, your NFC North blogger is out of position on a deep throw. When ESPN's Adam Schefter first reported Greg Jennings' contract agreement with the Minnesota Vikings, I wasn't exactly positioned at blog headquarters. I wrote my reactio...

Receiver Greg Jennings agreed to a five-year contract Friday night with the Minnesota Vikings, and here is my highly controversial and thoroughly debatable takeaway: The deal makes perfect sense for the Vikings. It elevated them from having zero l...

That didn't take long. Hours after the Kansas City Chiefs released quarterback Matt Cassel, the Minnesota Vikings scooped him up. We're not yet sure of the financials, but obviously the Vikings quickly met Cassel's price in the shrinking mark...