Do the Vikings BELIEVE in TE'O? | Minneapolis Star Tribune
so much mass media appeal because it was kind of a weird thing and it happened to a football player,” said Vikings safety Harrison Smith, a strong advocate for filling the Vikings’ crater at middle linebacker with Te’o, a friend and former college teammate. “It’s something that...
Vikings need a linebacker. What about Te'o? | Minneapolis Star Tribune
Could Manti Te'o have a place on the Vikings? Should he? Pro football writers Dan Wiederer and Mark Craig talk about the linebacker from Notre Dame.
Vikings play three night game in middle of season | Minneapolis Star Tribune
span of 18 days during the middle of the season. They will have an appearance on “Monday Night Football” (at the New York Giants in Week 7); a Sunday nighter (home vs. Green Bay in Week 8); and a Thursday night cameo against the Redskins at Mall of America...
Vikings schedule set, with three prime-time games | Minneapolis Star Tribune
a span of 18 days during the middle of the season. Theyll have an appearance on Monday Night Football (at the New York Giants in Week 7); a Sunday nighter (home vs. Green Bay in Week 8); and a Thursday night cameo against the Redskins at Mall of America...
Uni Watch readers' Vikings contest results | ESPN.com
team a new look. And who can blame them? Although the real Vikings (the Scandinavian warriors, not the football team) , the horns have nonetheless become iconic, and the Vikes' helmet design (the football team's, not the Scandinavian warriors') is one of the best in the NFL. Why mess...
Vikings stadium: Doubting a retractable roof | ESPN.com
fixed, non-retractable roof -- a decision that would end years of discussion about the fundamental nature of how football is played and watched in Minnesota.
Nothing has been finalized, but my sense is that the cost of a fully retractable roof -- between $25 million and $50 million depending...
Free agent Winfield visiting Seattle; Vikings uniforms getting checked out | Minneapolis Star Tribune
for retired players, making their way through life 10, 15, 20 years after theyve finished competing on the football field? Well today were talking Where are they now? in regards to Antoine Winfield, Adrian Peterson and Chad Greenway. Like where are they right now? Winfield? Hes in Seattle, engaging...
Vikings Draft Prep | ESPN.com
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BBAO: Delay Vikings stadium construction? | ESPN.com
the Seattle Seahawks, whose "Fail Mary" play last season secured a victory over the Packers on "Monday Night Football." Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has more. The Packers probably want to play all four preseason games on the same day of the week, according to Jason...
Minnesota Scene: Vikings preseason schedule becoming clear | Minneapolis Star Tribune
and school board spending. That left Pratt to raise money for the scoreboard.
The school’s new turf football field was supposed to include the new scoreboard, but it was never installed after a neighbor complained to the Minneapolis City Council about its placement slightly outside the fence surrounding...
Bill would put Vikings stadium on hold until state fixes financing | Minneapolis Star Tribune
state lawmakers say.
Electronic pulltabs were supposed to fund the state's $384 million share of the new football stadium. But in their first year, -- well below the $35 million a year needed -- forcing the state to scramble for alternative revenue sources, like electronic bingo games.
Instead...
Vikings' Kluwe opens up on gay marriage, more | SI.com
Minnesota Vikings is a video game enthusiast, a voracious reader and — as an exponent of the National Football League’s hypermasculine culture — an unlikely champion for marriage equality. Last week, Kluwe’s infatuation with gaming took center stage when he served as a judge for the Hackathon...
Vikings great Page pens kids' book about odd pinky | Minneapolis Star Tribune
MINNEAPOLIS - Pro football Hall of Famer and Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page has written a children's book about his odd pinky, a finger that's permanently bent outward at a 90-degree...
Vikings, Nike to unveil new uniforms for 2013 season | Minneapolis Star Tribune
final day of the draft on April 27, the University of Minnesota Amplatz Childrens Hospital will sponsor Vikings Football Day, which is free for children under 12, $5 for season ticket holders and $10 general admission. That event will include player and alumni autograph sessions, an introduction to the...
Food vendors to make pitch for new Vikings stadium | Minneapolis Star Tribune
a request for proposals from food and beverage, catering and concession services hoping to serve up grub to football fans. Construction on the new, $975 million stadium is supposed to get underway next year, with a hoped-for opening in 2016.
Time will tell if the new football stadium matches...
Readers Write (March 27): Vikings stadium, Gophers sports, marriage, gridlock | Minneapolis Star Tribune
buyout of Smith’s contract, coming just a few months after paying $800,000 not to play the football powerhouse North Carolina, gives this alumni the nagging feeling that my alma mater may have its priorities a little out of whack.
Mark Craig: Catching up with Vikings LB Chad Greenway on several subjects | Minneapolis Star Tribune
Antoine didn’t see it coming, obviously. To me, he’s one of the top players on our football team. Veteran leader. Great guy in the locker room. Hard worker. And even at his age, he plays at such a high level. I really hope they can work something...
Vikings prepping hard for London trip | Minneapolis Star Tribune
They love the real deal, the real game. Not a preseason game, not the World League of American Football. They want the real NFL game that counts.”
The Vikings execs also gained a clearer understanding of just how many moving parts are involved in pulling off the league’s...
Wide receiver signings give Vikings draft-day flexibility | Minneapolis Star Tribune
with the Steelers. But already the organization is busy pulling together a wide array of logistics. From a football standpoint, Spielman explained Tuesday that finding the right practice set-up would be key, noting that the Vikings have at least preliminarily eyed the soccer stadiums of the Chelsea and...
Spielman assessing logistics for Vikings' London trip | Minneapolis Star Tribune
that are currently being worked out.
Spielman recently made a trip over to London with vice president of football operations Rob Brzezinski and director of operations Luther Hippe to do some reconnaissance on the trip. Last fall, a different contingent of Vikings officials spent the week in London to...
Vikings sign ex-Colts guard | Minneapolis Star Tribune
of the 2011 regular season.
Olsen, 6-5 and 305 pounds, was born in Willmar, but played high school football in Omaha. The 27-year-old started five games over the past two seasons with the Colts, but was hampered by a knee injury.
NFL grants Vikings $200M stadium loan | ESPN.com
meaning that work required to make the structure NFL-ready will likely take place after the school's 2013 football schedule is completed.
Feb. 15: Mortenson chosen to build Vikings stadium | Minneapolis Star Tribune
The Minneapolis-based company that built new venues for the Twins, Wild, Timberwolves and University of Minnesota football team was chosen Friday to build the next home for the Minnesota Vikings.
Vikings stadium rests on his shoulders | Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jones Dome in St. Louis to Target Field, Target Center, the Xcel Energy Center and the TCF Bank football stadium in the Twin Cities.
But of all the projects, this is the biggest, and by far the most expensive. With talk of a retractable roof or wall, it may...
Vikings' newcomer Jennings: 'I can definitely still do it' | Minneapolis Star Tribune
Frazier on what Jennings brings to the team: "It really pumps some energy into our building, into our football team as well. Its a great day for the Minnesota Vikings. There's no question about it. He's a young man that we have tried to corral for a...