1500 ESPN SportsWire - Minnesota Vikings http://1500espn.com/sportswire The latest news, analysis and commentary on the Minnesota Vikings is on the home of SportsTalk, 1500 ESPN Twin Cities and 1500ESPN.com. A team of columnists including Tom Pelissero, Phil Mackey, Patrick Reusse, Jess Myers, Dana Wessel and Joe Anderson provide original content around the clock. Exclusive interviews, live chats, practice videos, photo galleries and more are posted to the 1500ESPN.com SportsWire every day. en-us tpelissero@1500espn.com (Tom Pelissero) webmaster@1500espn.com (Jeremy Sinon) 1500 ESPN SportsWire http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/vikingshttp://www.1500espn.com/structurefiles/images/1500espn_logo_200x53.png1500 ESPN SportsWire 1500espn/sportswire/vikingshttp://feedburner.google.com 2011 Vikings Review: Only Jared Allen, line earn high marks on defense <p><em><strong>Editor's note:</strong> This is the second installment in a three-part series grading the 2011 Minnesota Vikings. For a breakdown of the offense, <a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/2011_Vikings_Review_Percy_Harvin_earns_highest_grade_on_offense013112" target="_self">click here</a>.</em> <p>Leslie Frazier's loyalty yielded an ill-fated decision to promote Fred Pagac, whose preference to run a Man/Cover-1 system as coordinator clashed with Frazier's Tampa-2 background and the team's increasingly depleted personnel.</p> <p>A group of defensive backs pushed back after a...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/2011_Vikings_Review_Only_Jared_Allen_line_earn_high_marks_on_defense020312">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=1RI0xpY_IbA:6zQIxqogRP4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=1RI0xpY_IbA:6zQIxqogRP4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img 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considering changing numbers from No. 28, which he has worn since high school.</p> <p>But in a series of&nbsp;Twitter posts&nbsp;on Wednesday, Peterson explained he&nbsp;won't be changing, thanks to an NFL policy that requires players to buy the remaining stock of their old&nbsp;jerseys before making&nbsp;such a&nbsp;change -- something Peterson said would have cost him around $1 million.</p> <p>"So I received a call and I was informed that I would...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Adrian_Peterson_wont_switch_jersey_numbers_blames_NFL_policy020112">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=z7NqXQBeeIk:y3cwg7mFulU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=z7NqXQBeeIk:y3cwg7mFulU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img 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bear sole blame for the mediocrity of coordinator Bill Musgrave's unit. But it wiped out valuable learning time in a new scheme and contributed to several personnel decisions that didn't work out in the team's favor.</p> <p>Without adequate time to prepare a rookie quarterback, the Vikings made a trade on July 29 for washed-up veteran Donovan McNabb, who was benched after six starts and granted his release on Dec. 1.</p> <p>Without...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/2011_Vikings_Review_Percy_Harvin_earns_highest_grade_on_offense013112">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=YhvZQGSCy0I:lGPSyK0PAlA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=YhvZQGSCy0I:lGPSyK0PAlA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=YhvZQGSCy0I:lGPSyK0PAlA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=YhvZQGSCy0I:lGPSyK0PAlA:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=YhvZQGSCy0I:lGPSyK0PAlA:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=YhvZQGSCy0I:lGPSyK0PAlA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=YhvZQGSCy0I:lGPSyK0PAlA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=YhvZQGSCy0I:lGPSyK0PAlA:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=YhvZQGSCy0I:lGPSyK0PAlA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=YhvZQGSCy0I:lGPSyK0PAlA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/YhvZQGSCy0I" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/YhvZQGSCy0I/2011_Vikings_Review_Percy_Harvin_earns_highest_grade_on_offense013112 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:16:31 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/2011_Vikings_Review_Percy_Harvin_earns_highest_grade_on_offense013112 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/2011_Vikings_Review_Percy_Harvin_earns_highest_grade_on_offense013112 Vikings director of player personnel George Paton interviews with Rams <p>Rick Spielman's promotion to general manager might not be the only shakeup in the Minnesota Vikings' front office.</p> <p>The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that George Paton, the Vikings' director of player personnel,&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/jthom1/statuses/164046233818771459" target="_blank">was interviewing</a>&nbsp;for the Rams' general manager job on Monday.</p> <p>A&nbsp;longtime protege of Spielman, Paton has a strong reputation for personnel evaluation&nbsp;around the NFL and other pro leagues. He began his scouting career with the Chicago Bears, then&nbsp;spent six...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_director_of_player_personnel_George_Paton_interviews_with_Rams013012">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=A9hpHT5ogxc:ukcEEiD0fws:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=A9hpHT5ogxc:ukcEEiD0fws:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=A9hpHT5ogxc:ukcEEiD0fws:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=A9hpHT5ogxc:ukcEEiD0fws:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=A9hpHT5ogxc:ukcEEiD0fws:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=A9hpHT5ogxc:ukcEEiD0fws:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=A9hpHT5ogxc:ukcEEiD0fws:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=A9hpHT5ogxc:ukcEEiD0fws:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=A9hpHT5ogxc:ukcEEiD0fws:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=A9hpHT5ogxc:ukcEEiD0fws:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/A9hpHT5ogxc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/A9hpHT5ogxc/Vikings_director_of_player_personnel_George_Paton_interviews_with_Rams013012 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:20:51 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_director_of_player_personnel_George_Paton_interviews_with_Rams013012 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_director_of_player_personnel_George_Paton_interviews_with_Rams013012 Chad Greenway makes one of few plays for NFC in runaway Pro Bowl loss <p>Chad Greenway forced and recovered a fumble at the goal line to stop one AFC drive in Sunday's Pro Bowl. But that was one of few bright moments for the NFC's half-speed defense in a 59-41 loss at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. <p>Miami receiver Brandon Marshall became the first player in the all-star game's 74-year history to score four touchdowns for the AFC, which trailed by four early in the third quarter before taking control with Cincinnati rookie Andy Dalton at quarterback.</p> <p>Jared Allen started at right end for the NFC and his Minnesota Vikings teammate Greenway entered the game...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Chad_Greenway_makes_one_of_few_plays_for_NFC_in_blowout_Pro_Bowl_loss012912">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=N35tTIQOsis:6ZLfXjeVX-4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=N35tTIQOsis:6ZLfXjeVX-4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=N35tTIQOsis:6ZLfXjeVX-4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=N35tTIQOsis:6ZLfXjeVX-4:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=N35tTIQOsis:6ZLfXjeVX-4:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=N35tTIQOsis:6ZLfXjeVX-4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=N35tTIQOsis:6ZLfXjeVX-4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=N35tTIQOsis:6ZLfXjeVX-4:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=N35tTIQOsis:6ZLfXjeVX-4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=N35tTIQOsis:6ZLfXjeVX-4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/N35tTIQOsis" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/N35tTIQOsis/Chad_Greenway_makes_one_of_few_plays_for_NFC_in_blowout_Pro_Bowl_loss012912 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:45:31 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Chad_Greenway_makes_one_of_few_plays_for_NFC_in_blowout_Pro_Bowl_loss012912 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Chad_Greenway_makes_one_of_few_plays_for_NFC_in_blowout_Pro_Bowl_loss012912 Browns hire ex-Vikings coach Brad Childress as offensive coordinator <p>Former Vikings coach Brad Childress will return to the sideline next season, something&nbsp;that should be good news for his former employer.</p> <p>Childress agreed Friday to become the offensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns. That means the Vikings should no longer&nbsp;be on the hook for Childress' entire salary in 2012.</p> <p>Childress, who was fired by the Vikings&nbsp;on Nov. 22, 2010 after 10 games, was due $6.6 million over the final two seasons from the contract extension he received in November 2009.</p> <p>Childress was paid the full amount by Vikings owner Zygi Wilf...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Browns_hire_exVikings_coach_Brad_Childress_as_offensive_coordinator012712">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=dDYHBPG-b7Q:NrKAyE74rKY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=dDYHBPG-b7Q:NrKAyE74rKY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a 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accepted the position.</p> <p>Raheem Morris, who was fired&nbsp;as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach after the season, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/post/raheem-morris-turned-down-vikings-defensive-coordinator-job/2012/01/26/gIQAzWZ0SQ_blog.html#pagebreak">told the Washington Post</a> he declined the Vikings' offer because he had accepted the job as the Redskins' defensive backs coach the previous...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Raheem_Morris_said_he_turned_down_chance_to_be_Vikings_coordinator012612">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=RoVBp9tkJik:SP589cT9tZo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=RoVBp9tkJik:SP589cT9tZo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img 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He has said there need to be "serious" changes to the roster and the team must hit on every single pick in April's draft. <p>The tone of his comments in recent weeks raised an obvious question on Wednesday: does he really believe the Vikings can get all of this done by September?</p> <p>"There is a lot to get done," Frazier said after the North team's third practice of Senior Bowl week. "Can we get it done in one offseason? Who knows? But if we can get some of the right people in...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Pelissero_Leslie_Frazier_targeting_improvement_not_instant_revival012512">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=kRnPicNifLc:LxfLsYBFv5s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=kRnPicNifLc:LxfLsYBFv5s:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=kRnPicNifLc:LxfLsYBFv5s:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=kRnPicNifLc:LxfLsYBFv5s:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=kRnPicNifLc:LxfLsYBFv5s:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=kRnPicNifLc:LxfLsYBFv5s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=kRnPicNifLc:LxfLsYBFv5s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=kRnPicNifLc:LxfLsYBFv5s:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=kRnPicNifLc:LxfLsYBFv5s:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=kRnPicNifLc:LxfLsYBFv5s:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/kRnPicNifLc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/kRnPicNifLc/Pelissero_Leslie_Frazier_targeting_improvement_not_instant_revival012512 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:49:07 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Pelissero_Leslie_Frazier_targeting_improvement_not_instant_revival012512 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Pelissero_Leslie_Frazier_targeting_improvement_not_instant_revival012512 Vikings sign CFL's hardest hitter, linebacker Solomon Elimimian <p>MOBILE, Ala. -- The Minnesota Vikings once again are looking north for competition on their roster. <p>An NFL source said on Wednesday night the Vikings have agreed to terms on a two-year contract with Solomon Elimimian, a Nigerian-born linebacker who was named the Canadian Football League's hardest hitter in a TSN poll of players last year.</p> <p>Elimimian, 25, went undrafted in 2009 out of Hawaii, where he finished his career with a school-record 434 tackles. He spent part of training camp that summer with the Buffalo Bills, then signed in May 2010 with the CFL's BC Lions.</p> <p>He...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_sign_CFLs_hardest_hitter_linebacker_Solomon_Elimimian012512">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=xAhbsye9f1o:R8_TnqSXIOA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=xAhbsye9f1o:R8_TnqSXIOA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=xAhbsye9f1o:R8_TnqSXIOA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=xAhbsye9f1o:R8_TnqSXIOA:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=xAhbsye9f1o:R8_TnqSXIOA:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=xAhbsye9f1o:R8_TnqSXIOA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=xAhbsye9f1o:R8_TnqSXIOA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=xAhbsye9f1o:R8_TnqSXIOA:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=xAhbsye9f1o:R8_TnqSXIOA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=xAhbsye9f1o:R8_TnqSXIOA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/xAhbsye9f1o" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/xAhbsye9f1o/Vikings_sign_CFLs_hardest_hitter_linebacker_Solomon_Elimimian012512 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:14:04 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_sign_CFLs_hardest_hitter_linebacker_Solomon_Elimimian012512 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_sign_CFLs_hardest_hitter_linebacker_Solomon_Elimimian012512 Notebook: Vikings have plans for getting Christian Ponder up to speed <p>MOBILE, Ala. -- The Minnesota Vikings aren't wasting any time helping Christian Ponder turn the page to 2012. <p>Though work at the Vikings' facility isn't permitted for nearly three months, offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave said on Wednesday he has laid out his plans for Ponder's offseason work and will do his best to keep the young quarterback up to speed until it begins, too.</p> <p>"We'll always be in contact either by phone or things like that," Musgrave said. "We can put him in specific scenarios and also just keep him up to date on what we're doing personnel-wise and what we're...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Vikings_have_plans_for_getting_Christian_Ponder_up_to_speed012512">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=ygGRCAS86Mg:ZtcgKHcBRiY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=ygGRCAS86Mg:ZtcgKHcBRiY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=ygGRCAS86Mg:ZtcgKHcBRiY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=ygGRCAS86Mg:ZtcgKHcBRiY:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=ygGRCAS86Mg:ZtcgKHcBRiY:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=ygGRCAS86Mg:ZtcgKHcBRiY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=ygGRCAS86Mg:ZtcgKHcBRiY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=ygGRCAS86Mg:ZtcgKHcBRiY:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=ygGRCAS86Mg:ZtcgKHcBRiY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=ygGRCAS86Mg:ZtcgKHcBRiY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/ygGRCAS86Mg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/ygGRCAS86Mg/Notebook_Vikings_have_plans_for_getting_Christian_Ponder_up_to_speed012512 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:45:38 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Vikings_have_plans_for_getting_Christian_Ponder_up_to_speed012512 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Vikings_have_plans_for_getting_Christian_Ponder_up_to_speed012512 Vikings owner optimistic but stadium situation gains no clarity <p>Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf spent three hours meeting Wednesday with Gov. Mark Dayton, but all that was clear afterward was the team's stadium situation remains&nbsp;as murky&nbsp;as ever.</p> <p>The meeting between the two was planned after Dayton said Monday night that the only chance for the Vikings to get a stadium approved during this year's Legislative session was if it was built on the site of the Metrodome.</p> <p>The Vikings' hope had been to get a stadium in Arden Hills. The team also appeared to be&nbsp;open to its new home being located at the Linden Ave. site in...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_owner_optimistic_but_stadium_situation_gains_no_clarity012512">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=ifi1hRfAvKw:3UnGKuHwZEI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=ifi1hRfAvKw:3UnGKuHwZEI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=ifi1hRfAvKw:3UnGKuHwZEI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=ifi1hRfAvKw:3UnGKuHwZEI:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=ifi1hRfAvKw:3UnGKuHwZEI:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=ifi1hRfAvKw:3UnGKuHwZEI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=ifi1hRfAvKw:3UnGKuHwZEI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=ifi1hRfAvKw:3UnGKuHwZEI:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=ifi1hRfAvKw:3UnGKuHwZEI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=ifi1hRfAvKw:3UnGKuHwZEI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/ifi1hRfAvKw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/ifi1hRfAvKw/Vikings_owner_optimistic_but_stadium_situation_gains_no_clarity012512 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:51:46 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_owner_optimistic_but_stadium_situation_gains_no_clarity012512 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_owner_optimistic_but_stadium_situation_gains_no_clarity012512 Jared Allen selected Sporting News Defensive Player of the Year <p>The Minnesota Vikings' 3-13 finish couldn't take away from what Jared Allen did this season.</p> <p>The defensive end, whose 22 sacks left him a half-sack short of Michael Strahan's single-season NFL record, was named The Sporting News Defensive Player of the Year on Wednesday.</p> <p>A panel of 632 NFL players, coaches and executives chose the 29-year-old Allen for the honor over Dallas' DeMarcus Ware. Allen received 113 votes, while Ware got 111.</p> <p>Earlier this month, Allen learned he would be honored as the NFC Defensive Player of the Year at the Football 101 Awards.</p> <p>He...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Jared_Allen_chosen_Sporting_News_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year012512">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=4pOBuz0jB88:jJhQO3r6haU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=4pOBuz0jB88:jJhQO3r6haU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=4pOBuz0jB88:jJhQO3r6haU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=4pOBuz0jB88:jJhQO3r6haU:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=4pOBuz0jB88:jJhQO3r6haU:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=4pOBuz0jB88:jJhQO3r6haU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=4pOBuz0jB88:jJhQO3r6haU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=4pOBuz0jB88:jJhQO3r6haU:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=4pOBuz0jB88:jJhQO3r6haU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=4pOBuz0jB88:jJhQO3r6haU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/4pOBuz0jB88" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/4pOBuz0jB88/Jared_Allen_chosen_Sporting_News_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year012512 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:07:22 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Jared_Allen_chosen_Sporting_News_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year012512 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Jared_Allen_chosen_Sporting_News_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year012512 Notebook: Adrian Peterson recovering, Vikings want to use Toby Gerhart <p>MOBILE, Ala. -- The Minnesota Vikings apparently plan to find more work next season for Toby Gerhart, and not just because Adrian Peterson is recovering from knee reconstruction surgery. <p>"The only thing that'll change our approach as much as anything is the way Toby performed for us down the stretch in Adrian's absence," coach Leslie Frazier said after Tuesday's practices at the Senior Bowl.</p> <p>"He really did a great job for us and showed us that he is worthy of more carries. We want to be able to get him more involved in our offense going forward."</p> <p>Peterson suffered a...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Adrian_Peterson_recovering_Vikings_want_to_use_Toby_Gerhart012512">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=ODNKxYdifX4:feH1yRX4zPg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=ODNKxYdifX4:feH1yRX4zPg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=ODNKxYdifX4:feH1yRX4zPg:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a 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src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/ODNKxYdifX4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/ODNKxYdifX4/Notebook_Adrian_Peterson_recovering_Vikings_want_to_use_Toby_Gerhart012512 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:34:39 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Adrian_Peterson_recovering_Vikings_want_to_use_Toby_Gerhart012512 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Adrian_Peterson_recovering_Vikings_want_to_use_Toby_Gerhart012512 One lie in interview 'tells you a lot,' Vikings GM Rick Spielman says <p>MOBILE, Ala. -- Crowded into a first-floor conference room at the Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel, Minnesota Vikings coaches and scouts were scheduled to spend about four hours on Tuesday night interviewing 45 players as part of their effort to get face time with every NFL Draft prospect participating in this week's Senior Bowl. <p>Rick Spielman provided four reporters with a unique look at that process, granting temporary access to the interview room and allowing the reporters to sit in on his own interview with one of the draft prospects, Auburn long snapper Josh Harris.</p> <p>The...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/One_lie_in_interview_tells_you_a_lot_Vikings_GM_Rick_Spielman_says012412">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=Cs4xhWW6AxY:7_zZldc_nF4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=Cs4xhWW6AxY:7_zZldc_nF4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=Cs4xhWW6AxY:7_zZldc_nF4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" 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src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/Cs4xhWW6AxY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/Cs4xhWW6AxY/One_lie_in_interview_tells_you_a_lot_Vikings_GM_Rick_Spielman_says012412 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:22:44 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/One_lie_in_interview_tells_you_a_lot_Vikings_GM_Rick_Spielman_says012412 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/One_lie_in_interview_tells_you_a_lot_Vikings_GM_Rick_Spielman_says012412 Vikings haven't lost faith in Ryan Longwell despite 'abnormal' season <p>MOBILE, Ala. -- One wayward season hasn't shaken the Minnesota Vikings' faith in Ryan Longwell. <p>The 37-year-old placekicker made only 78.6% of his field-goal attempts in 2011 -- his worst percentage since 2005, when he was 20-of-27 (74.1%) and the Green Bay Packers cut him after the season.</p> <p>But special teams coordinator Mike Priefer offered a vote of confidence on Tuesday, pointing out that problems with the rest of the field-goal operation were responsible for at least a couple of Longwell's six misses in 28 attempts.</p> <p>"The one that was blocked (in a season-ending loss...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_havent_lost_faith_in_Ryan_Longwell_despite_abnormal_season012412">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=L0ShVUrqFis:JTWfWMC5Zhw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=L0ShVUrqFis:JTWfWMC5Zhw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=L0ShVUrqFis:JTWfWMC5Zhw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" 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src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/L0ShVUrqFis" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/L0ShVUrqFis/Vikings_havent_lost_faith_in_Ryan_Longwell_despite_abnormal_season012412 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:22:56 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_havent_lost_faith_in_Ryan_Longwell_despite_abnormal_season012412 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_havent_lost_faith_in_Ryan_Longwell_despite_abnormal_season012412 Read the transcript from Tom Pelissero's live chat at the Senior Bowl </strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Chat_live_with_Tom_Pelissero_from_the_Senior_Bowl_at_1230_pm_today012412">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=CxCjqk7tjEE:yhdG5MF6Ns8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a 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Mobile: Follow Tom Pelissero's tweets from the Senior Bowl </strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Live_from_Mobile_Leslie_Frazier_staff_lead_North_team_at_Senior_Bowl012212">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=WqbE1-kZs5c:edtbB3N7RfY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=WqbE1-kZs5c:edtbB3N7RfY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=WqbE1-kZs5c:edtbB3N7RfY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=WqbE1-kZs5c:edtbB3N7RfY:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/WqbE1-kZs5c/Live_from_Mobile_Leslie_Frazier_staff_lead_North_team_at_Senior_Bowl012212 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:29:43 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Live_from_Mobile_Leslie_Frazier_staff_lead_North_team_at_Senior_Bowl012212 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Live_from_Mobile_Leslie_Frazier_staff_lead_North_team_at_Senior_Bowl012212 Governor tells Vikings that Metrodome site is only option for 2012 <p>So much for&nbsp;an upset on the Minnesota Vikings stadium site.</p> <p>Sources confirmed that Gov. Mark Dayton on Monday told Vikings owner Zygi Wilf that if the team wants a new stadium approved by the Legislature this year, it'll have to be built at the current Metrodome site.</p> <p>"The governor spoke to Mr. Zygi Wilf this afternoon and told him that if we are going to get a stadium bill passed this year, it will have to be at the Metrodome site," the governor's spokeswoman Katharine Tinucci told <a href="http://www.startribune.com/politics/blogs/137931433.html" target="_blank">the...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Governor_tells_Vikings_that_Metrodome_site_is_only_option_for_2012012312">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=YYF_JCAnoQ4:9usDzF45n0o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=YYF_JCAnoQ4:9usDzF45n0o:qj6IDK7rITs"><img 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border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=YYF_JCAnoQ4:9usDzF45n0o:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=YYF_JCAnoQ4:9usDzF45n0o:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/YYF_JCAnoQ4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/YYF_JCAnoQ4/Governor_tells_Vikings_that_Metrodome_site_is_only_option_for_2012012312 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:34:00 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Governor_tells_Vikings_that_Metrodome_site_is_only_option_for_2012012312 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Governor_tells_Vikings_that_Metrodome_site_is_only_option_for_2012012312 Notebook: No question, Fred Pagac will be 'the main guy' coaching LBs <p>MOBILE, Ala. -- The Minnesota Vikings won't really have two linebackers coaches after all.</p> <p>Leslie Frazier made clear on Monday that Fred Pagac will be "the main guy" with that position group,&nbsp;while&nbsp;Mike Singletary&nbsp;will redirect&nbsp;his energy&nbsp;mainly to helping Frazier with other tasks.</p> <p>"The fact that Fred has been in this system the longest and has the most experience in the system, he'll take the lead on a lot of things," Frazier said after coaching the North team through its first practice at the Senior Bowl.</p> <p>"Between he and Mike, they'll work...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_No_dual_role_Fred_Pagac_will_be_the_main_guy_coaching_LBs012312">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=uizuHqE_GwU:0K9QaasS4Tc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=uizuHqE_GwU:0K9QaasS4Tc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img 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Vikings want him?</p> <p>Hutchinson, 34, has suffered season-ending injuries two consecutive years -- a broken thumb in 2010 and a concussion in 2011 that left his future up in the air.</p> <p>But like teammate Husain Abdullah, who said on Monday he <a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Cleared_by_specialists_Vikings_Husain_Abdullah_says_hell_play_again012312" target="_self">plans to resume his career</a> after being cleared by two concussion...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Steve_Hutchinson_plans_to_keep_playing_but_do_Vikings_want_him012312">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=E4q1LxPO3OU:tjElw5gIr4M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=E4q1LxPO3OU:tjElw5gIr4M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img 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specialists who performed a variety of tests, gave him exercise and diet advice and left Abdullah confident he can return to the field.</p> <p>"If I was going to make a big-time decision, I definitely wanted to go talk to them," Abdullah said by phone on Monday. "It was really educational and I did a couple tests and everything and they just kind of talked to me and helped me out. But they said my concussion was nowhere near as bad as I thought it...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Cleared_by_specialists_Vikings_Husain_Abdullah_says_hell_play_again012312">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=sqwPnywtGfU:S7x-J7KxgoE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=sqwPnywtGfU:S7x-J7KxgoE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=sqwPnywtGfU:S7x-J7KxgoE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a 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src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/sqwPnywtGfU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/sqwPnywtGfU/Cleared_by_specialists_Vikings_Husain_Abdullah_says_hell_play_again012312 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:59:03 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Cleared_by_specialists_Vikings_Husain_Abdullah_says_hell_play_again012312 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Cleared_by_specialists_Vikings_Husain_Abdullah_says_hell_play_again012312 Zulgad's Roundup: Decision to hire Fred Pagac as DC was a curious one <p>One of the things that factored in Leslie Frazier and Fred Pagac receiving promotions after the 2010 season was the Minnesota Vikings' surprising 10-point victory at Philadelphia in the second-to-last game of the year.</p> <p>Frazier was the team's interim coach at the time, having succeeded the fired Brad Childress, and Pagac had moved up from linebackers coach to take over Frazier's duties as defensive coordinator.</p> <p>The Vikings' defensive game plan against the Eagles proved to be surprising and successful, with cornerback Antoine Winfield blitzing on several...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgads_Roundup_Decision_to_hire_Fred_Pagac_as_DC_was_a_curious_one012312">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=RcjL0D_VPB4:rHwlxepF1wU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=RcjL0D_VPB4:rHwlxepF1wU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=RcjL0D_VPB4:rHwlxepF1wU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a 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Weigh-in is Monday morning, with practice beginning in the afternoon and running through Thursday. The game is at 3 p.m. Saturday.<br /><strong>Where:</strong> Ladd-Peebles Stadium (capacity: 40,646), Mobile, Ala.<br /><strong>TV:</strong> The game will be televised on NFL Network.<br /><strong>Coaches:</strong> North -- Leslie Frazier, Vikings. South...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Preview_Coaching_at_Senior_Bowl_gives_Vikings_a_head_start_on_2012012212">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=t8gl3dcV-YY:7hRa4TBRUxw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=t8gl3dcV-YY:7hRa4TBRUxw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=t8gl3dcV-YY:7hRa4TBRUxw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=t8gl3dcV-YY:7hRa4TBRUxw:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/t8gl3dcV-YY/Preview_Coaching_at_Senior_Bowl_gives_Vikings_a_head_start_on_2012012212 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:21:17 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Preview_Coaching_at_Senior_Bowl_gives_Vikings_a_head_start_on_2012012212 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Preview_Coaching_at_Senior_Bowl_gives_Vikings_a_head_start_on_2012012212 Zulgad: Jared Allen sad to see friend go but glad defense won't change <p>MINNEAPOLIS - Jared Allen has never met Alan Williams, but that didn't stop the Pro Bowl defensive end from expressing&nbsp;a bit of&nbsp;relief Thursday after it was made official that Williams would become the Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator.</p> <p>"I'm assuming we'll be running pretty much a similar defense," Allen said while attending the Boat Show at the Minneapolis Convention Center.</p> <p>He&nbsp;would be correct.</p> <p>The NFL's leader in sacks this season with 22 - he came within a half-sack of tying Michael Strahan's single-season record - Allen had seen reports for...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_Jared_Allen_sad_to_see_friend_go_but_glad_defense_wont_change011912">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=OjoWpEw6boc:17mbJfbFnec:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=OjoWpEw6boc:17mbJfbFnec:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=OjoWpEw6boc:17mbJfbFnec:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a 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really want to have a hand in what we're doing early on to assist him in what we're trying to get done and where I want our defense to go," Frazier said of Williams, who coached the Indianapolis...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Leslie_Frazier_will_be_more_involved_in_Vikings_D_try_to_set_tone011912">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=md5djO0R9Mo:17qS656P8Ds:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=md5djO0R9Mo:17qS656P8Ds:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=md5djO0R9Mo:17qS656P8Ds:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" 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src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/md5djO0R9Mo" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/md5djO0R9Mo/Leslie_Frazier_will_be_more_involved_in_Vikings_D_try_to_set_tone011912 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:01:34 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Leslie_Frazier_will_be_more_involved_in_Vikings_D_try_to_set_tone011912 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Leslie_Frazier_will_be_more_involved_in_Vikings_D_try_to_set_tone011912 Alan Williams, Brendan Daly accept offers to join Vikings staff <p>It appears Leslie Frazier's coaching staff is set for now.</p> <p>The Minnesota Vikings announced late Thursday morning that Alan Williams has accepted an offer to become defensive coordinator and Brendan Daly will become the defensive line coach.</p> <p>"Alan and Brendan have both proved themselves as quality coaches in our League," Frazier said. "I had the chance to work directly with both men and can't say enough about their character, work ethic and ability to connect with players and push them to be their best."</p> <p>Williams, 42, spent the past 10 years as defensive backs coach...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Alan_Williams_Brendan_Daly_accept_offers_to_join_Vikings_staff011912_011912">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=juBplJrdRPQ:KfssRQQQzXI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=juBplJrdRPQ:KfssRQQQzXI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=juBplJrdRPQ:KfssRQQQzXI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=juBplJrdRPQ:KfssRQQQzXI:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=juBplJrdRPQ:KfssRQQQzXI:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=juBplJrdRPQ:KfssRQQQzXI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=juBplJrdRPQ:KfssRQQQzXI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=juBplJrdRPQ:KfssRQQQzXI:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=juBplJrdRPQ:KfssRQQQzXI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=juBplJrdRPQ:KfssRQQQzXI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/juBplJrdRPQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/juBplJrdRPQ/Alan_Williams_Brendan_Daly_accept_offers_to_join_Vikings_staff011912_011912 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:58:16 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Alan_Williams_Brendan_Daly_accept_offers_to_join_Vikings_staff011912_011912 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Alan_Williams_Brendan_Daly_accept_offers_to_join_Vikings_staff011912_011912 Vikings to bring back Brendan Daly to coach defensive line <p>The Minnesota Vikings' shakeup of their defensive coaching staff has resulted in only one firing.</p> <p>Karl Dunbar was let go after six seasons coaching the line. It appears&nbsp;he is about to be replaced.</p> <p>Brendan Daly, who served as the Vikings' assistant defensive line coach from 2006 to 2008, will be brought back to coach that position group, according to an NFL source.</p> <p>Daly left the Vikings in 2009 to coach the St. Louis Rams defensive line and remained in that job until Steve Spagnuolo was fired after this past season. The Rams went 2-14 in 2011.</p> <p>While Daly...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_to_bring_back_Brendan_Daly_to_coach_defensive_line011912">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=n67u_4Kvk0I:pNcmxBE9JtM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=n67u_4Kvk0I:pNcmxBE9JtM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=n67u_4Kvk0I:pNcmxBE9JtM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=n67u_4Kvk0I:pNcmxBE9JtM:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=n67u_4Kvk0I:pNcmxBE9JtM:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=n67u_4Kvk0I:pNcmxBE9JtM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=n67u_4Kvk0I:pNcmxBE9JtM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=n67u_4Kvk0I:pNcmxBE9JtM:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=n67u_4Kvk0I:pNcmxBE9JtM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=n67u_4Kvk0I:pNcmxBE9JtM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/n67u_4Kvk0I" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/n67u_4Kvk0I/Vikings_to_bring_back_Brendan_Daly_to_coach_defensive_line011912 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:16:20 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_to_bring_back_Brendan_Daly_to_coach_defensive_line011912 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_to_bring_back_Brendan_Daly_to_coach_defensive_line011912 Vikings sign tight end and offensive tackle to futures contracts <p>The Vikings signed two free agents,&nbsp;tight end Daniel Hardy and offensive tackle Jose Valdez, to futures contracts on Wednesday.</p> <p>Hardy, 6-4, 249 pounds, was a seventh-round pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last April out of Idaho. He&nbsp;was let go in the final cuts of training camp and landed on the New Orleans Saints practice squad in late November.</p> <p>Hardy suffered a broken arm in his senior year at Idaho, ending his 2010 season. He had 32 receptions for 545 yards and a touchdown before being injured. He had 39 receptions for 691 yards and three touchdowns as a...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_sign_tight_end_and_offensive_tackle_to_futures_contracts011812">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=gGtOBMwcFeM:VIrEVaHRP4E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=gGtOBMwcFeM:VIrEVaHRP4E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=gGtOBMwcFeM:VIrEVaHRP4E:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=gGtOBMwcFeM:VIrEVaHRP4E:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=gGtOBMwcFeM:VIrEVaHRP4E:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=gGtOBMwcFeM:VIrEVaHRP4E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=gGtOBMwcFeM:VIrEVaHRP4E:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=gGtOBMwcFeM:VIrEVaHRP4E:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=gGtOBMwcFeM:VIrEVaHRP4E:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=gGtOBMwcFeM:VIrEVaHRP4E:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/gGtOBMwcFeM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/gGtOBMwcFeM/Vikings_sign_tight_end_and_offensive_tackle_to_futures_contracts011812 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:43:56 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_sign_tight_end_and_offensive_tackle_to_futures_contracts011812 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_sign_tight_end_and_offensive_tackle_to_futures_contracts011812 Gov. Mark Dayton talks up Linden Avenue site for Vikings stadium <p>If concerns about the Linden Avenue site are answered, Gov. Mark Dayton said on Wednesday that would be his preferred location for a Minnesota Vikings stadium project proponents still hope to resolve early in the Legislative session that begins next week.</p> <p>"We are close," Dayton said. "It's first-and-goal and we are the 5-yard line."</p> <p>Dayton all but ruled out the Vikings' preferred site in Arden Hills and referred to Mayor R.T. Rybak's preference to renovate the Metrodome as a "default" option with limited opportunities for economic development.</p> <p>The governor also...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Governor_pledges_support_to_Linden_Avenue_site_for_Vikings_stadium011812">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=7eumFwaYssw:umr1hbTPcGg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=7eumFwaYssw:umr1hbTPcGg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=7eumFwaYssw:umr1hbTPcGg:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=7eumFwaYssw:umr1hbTPcGg:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=7eumFwaYssw:umr1hbTPcGg:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=7eumFwaYssw:umr1hbTPcGg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=7eumFwaYssw:umr1hbTPcGg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=7eumFwaYssw:umr1hbTPcGg:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=7eumFwaYssw:umr1hbTPcGg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=7eumFwaYssw:umr1hbTPcGg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/7eumFwaYssw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/7eumFwaYssw/Governor_pledges_support_to_Linden_Avenue_site_for_Vikings_stadium011812 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:28:03 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Governor_pledges_support_to_Linden_Avenue_site_for_Vikings_stadium011812 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Governor_pledges_support_to_Linden_Avenue_site_for_Vikings_stadium011812 Vikings to offer DC job to Alan Williams; Fred Pagac likely to remain <p>Alan Williams needs a job. The Minnesota Vikings need a defensive coordinator.</p> <p>It appears both needs could be filled in the coming days.</p> <p>According to NFL sources, the Vikings will offer the job to Williams. However,&nbsp;as of late Wednesday afternoon nothing&nbsp;had been&nbsp;finalized between the sides. Williams served the past 10 seasons as the Indianapolis Colts' defensive backs coach and interviewed with the Vikings on Tuesday.</p> <p>Meanwhile, sources said Vikings assistant head coach/linebackers coach Mike Singletary, who interviewed for the defensive...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Report_Vikings_to_offer_defensive_coordinator_job_to_Alan_Williams011812">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=rcvDZrT1hdw:k0zsiZpyQEo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=rcvDZrT1hdw:k0zsiZpyQEo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=rcvDZrT1hdw:k0zsiZpyQEo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=rcvDZrT1hdw:k0zsiZpyQEo:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=rcvDZrT1hdw:k0zsiZpyQEo:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=rcvDZrT1hdw:k0zsiZpyQEo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=rcvDZrT1hdw:k0zsiZpyQEo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=rcvDZrT1hdw:k0zsiZpyQEo:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=rcvDZrT1hdw:k0zsiZpyQEo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=rcvDZrT1hdw:k0zsiZpyQEo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/rcvDZrT1hdw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/rcvDZrT1hdw/Report_Vikings_to_offer_defensive_coordinator_job_to_Alan_Williams011812 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:45:34 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Report_Vikings_to_offer_defensive_coordinator_job_to_Alan_Williams011812 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Report_Vikings_to_offer_defensive_coordinator_job_to_Alan_Williams011812 Already an All-Pro, Vikings end Jared Allen picks up another honor <p>Add another honor to Jared Allen's remarkable season.</p> <p>The Minnesota Vikings' star end will be honored as NFC Defensive Player of the Year at the Football 101 Awards, the team announced on Tuesday.</p> <p>Allen led the NFL with 22 sacks -- one shy of the single-season record -- and already has been named to the&nbsp;Pro Bowl and&nbsp;The Associated Press' All-Pro first team.</p> <p>The AP awards generally are recognized as "official" honors, since the NFL doesn't hand out its own awards. That organization will announce its NFL defensive player of the year later this...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Already_an_AllPro_Vikings_end_Jared_Allen_picks_up_another_another011712">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=x6p_e0nsx94:BMvJtNq00qo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=x6p_e0nsx94:BMvJtNq00qo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=x6p_e0nsx94:BMvJtNq00qo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a 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src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/x6p_e0nsx94" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/x6p_e0nsx94/Already_an_AllPro_Vikings_end_Jared_Allen_picks_up_another_another011712 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:31:55 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Already_an_AllPro_Vikings_end_Jared_Allen_picks_up_another_another011712 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Already_an_AllPro_Vikings_end_Jared_Allen_picks_up_another_another011712 Bears deny Vikings' request to interview secondary coach Jon Hoke <p>It's becoming increasingly clear Minnesota Vikings coach Leslie Frazier wants to save his Tampa-2 defense -- and find someone who can teach it to his secondary.</p> <p>The Bears have denied the Vikings' request to interview defensive backs coach Jon Hoke for their defensive coordinator job, the Chicago Tribune<a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-spt-0117-bears-hoke--20120118,0,654111.story" target="_blank"> reported</a> on Tuesday.</p> <p>This, one day after a report surfaced the Vikings have received permission to interview Indianapolis defensive backs coach...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Bears_deny_Vikings_request_to_interview_secondary_coach_Jon_Hoke011712">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=J-kwjHJtBqY:g6kzl_ASxR4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=J-kwjHJtBqY:g6kzl_ASxR4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=J-kwjHJtBqY:g6kzl_ASxR4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img 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Tuesday morning.</p> <p>Williams, 42,&nbsp;has&nbsp;been in his current capacity for the past 10 seasons. He worked with Vikings coach Leslie Frazier in Indianapolis in 2005 and 2006, when Frazier also helped with the Colts defensive backs and served as a special assistant to then-coach Tony Dungy.</p> <p>Williams...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_request_permission_to_talk_to_Colts_assistant_about_DC_job011612">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=IO4-yEKrZqI:SgELoVshDug:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=IO4-yEKrZqI:SgELoVshDug:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=IO4-yEKrZqI:SgELoVshDug:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=IO4-yEKrZqI:SgELoVshDug:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=IO4-yEKrZqI:SgELoVshDug:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=IO4-yEKrZqI:SgELoVshDug:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=IO4-yEKrZqI:SgELoVshDug:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=IO4-yEKrZqI:SgELoVshDug:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=IO4-yEKrZqI:SgELoVshDug:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=IO4-yEKrZqI:SgELoVshDug:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/IO4-yEKrZqI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/IO4-yEKrZqI/Vikings_request_permission_to_talk_to_Colts_assistant_about_DC_job011612 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:10:06 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_request_permission_to_talk_to_Colts_assistant_about_DC_job011612 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_request_permission_to_talk_to_Colts_assistant_about_DC_job011612 Zulgad's Roundup: Adrian Peterson's plans for where to rehab not clear <p>The Minnesota Vikings took the proactive approach of making Adrian Peterson and head athletic trainer Eric Sugarman available to the media on Friday at Winter Park.</p> <p>This&nbsp;served as&nbsp;the Vikings' latest attempt to provide transparency on how things were going for Peterson, who suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament in his left knee in the Vikings' victory on Dec. 24 in Washington. He underwent surgery on Dec. 30.</p> <p>Sugarman and Peterson discussed the surgery the running back had to reconstruct his ACL, what type of progress he had...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgads_Roundup_Adrian_Petersons_plans_for_where_to_rehab_not_clear011512">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=uYXxACiE_xw:hUAiTAp6dJ8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=uYXxACiE_xw:hUAiTAp6dJ8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=uYXxACiE_xw:hUAiTAp6dJ8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a 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src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/uYXxACiE_xw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/uYXxACiE_xw/Zulgads_Roundup_Adrian_Petersons_plans_for_where_to_rehab_not_clear011512 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:43:34 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgads_Roundup_Adrian_Petersons_plans_for_where_to_rehab_not_clear011512 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgads_Roundup_Adrian_Petersons_plans_for_where_to_rehab_not_clear011512 Report: Vikings formally relieve Fred Pagac of coordinator duties <p>The Minnesota Vikings apparently have finalized the move that's been expected for more than a month.</p> <p>Fred Pagac was&nbsp;relieved of defensive coordinator duties on Friday and offered a job to return as linebackers coach, the Pioneer Press <a href="http://blogs.twincities.com/vikings/2012/01/15/its-official-pagac-no-longer-defensive-coordinator/" target="_blank">reported</a>.</p> <p>That offer means the Vikings intend to promote, reassign or fire assistant head coach/linebackers coach Mike Singletary, who is believed to have interviewed for the coordinator job but raised <a...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Report_Vikings_formally_relieve_Fred_Pagac_of_coordinator_duties011512">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=-0fAgHoDOa4:fomAjLy6_EY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=-0fAgHoDOa4:fomAjLy6_EY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=-0fAgHoDOa4:fomAjLy6_EY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a 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href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Report_Vikings_formally_relieve_Fred_Pagac_of_coordinator_duties011512" target="_self">was finalized</a> on Friday.</p> <p>Bowles, 48, has coached NFL defensive...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Dolphins_interim_coach_Todd_Bowles_could_be_Vikings_DC_candidate_too011512">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=D-BHjK8MYPc:nCASxMJBz3Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=D-BHjK8MYPc:nCASxMJBz3Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=D-BHjK8MYPc:nCASxMJBz3Q:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img 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Cullen, who likely was being considered as&nbsp;a replacement for defensive line coach Karl Dunbar, reportedly decided to remain with Jacksonville.</p> <p>It's possible that Tucker and Cullen would have been a package deal in Minnesota, with Tucker a candidate to be defensive coordinator.</p> <p>Tucker received an offer from the Vikings, but decided...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Jaguars_retain_another_defensive_coach_who_interviewed_with_Vikings011412">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=AfKzZZdnw9I:dZLWphSwrJc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=AfKzZZdnw9I:dZLWphSwrJc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=AfKzZZdnw9I:dZLWphSwrJc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=AfKzZZdnw9I:dZLWphSwrJc:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=AfKzZZdnw9I:dZLWphSwrJc:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=AfKzZZdnw9I:dZLWphSwrJc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=AfKzZZdnw9I:dZLWphSwrJc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=AfKzZZdnw9I:dZLWphSwrJc:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=AfKzZZdnw9I:dZLWphSwrJc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=AfKzZZdnw9I:dZLWphSwrJc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/AfKzZZdnw9I" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/AfKzZZdnw9I/Jaguars_retain_another_defensive_coach_who_interviewed_with_Vikings011412 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:47:28 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Jaguars_retain_another_defensive_coach_who_interviewed_with_Vikings011412 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Jaguars_retain_another_defensive_coach_who_interviewed_with_Vikings011412 No surgery needed on Vikings halfback Toby Gerhart's sprained MCL <p>The Minnesota Vikings' top running back is recovering from major knee surgery. Their No. 2 running back has avoided even a minor procedure.</p> <p>Toby Gerhart won't need surgery to repair&nbsp;a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee.</p> <p>Gerhart suffered the injury in the Vikings' Jan. 1 finale against Chicago. The plan was to re-evaluate him when he returned from a vacation to Hawaii, and that examination determined the&nbsp;MCL can heal with rest and rehabilitation instead.</p> <p>Starter Adrian Peterson, who&nbsp;had his anterior cruciate ligament replaced and his...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/No_surgery_needed_on_Vikings_halfback_Toby_Gerharts_sprained_MCL011412">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=l5UNML6G7KI:Lg1X-_eU8g4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=l5UNML6G7KI:Lg1X-_eU8g4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=l5UNML6G7KI:Lg1X-_eU8g4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=l5UNML6G7KI:Lg1X-_eU8g4:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=l5UNML6G7KI:Lg1X-_eU8g4:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=l5UNML6G7KI:Lg1X-_eU8g4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=l5UNML6G7KI:Lg1X-_eU8g4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=l5UNML6G7KI:Lg1X-_eU8g4:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=l5UNML6G7KI:Lg1X-_eU8g4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=l5UNML6G7KI:Lg1X-_eU8g4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/l5UNML6G7KI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/l5UNML6G7KI/No_surgery_needed_on_Vikings_halfback_Toby_Gerharts_sprained_MCL011412 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:31:18 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/No_surgery_needed_on_Vikings_halfback_Toby_Gerharts_sprained_MCL011412 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/No_surgery_needed_on_Vikings_halfback_Toby_Gerharts_sprained_MCL011412 Adrian Peterson on rehab: 'I'm going to come back better than before' <p>EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Two weeks after knee reconstruction, Minnesota Vikings halfback Adrian Peterson was off crutches on Friday as he told reporters he has no concerns about regaining his prior form and is targeting a return for Week 1 of the 2012 season.</p> <p>"I'm not really stressing about anything," Peterson said. "The goal is to, my personal goal, is to be back for the first game of the season. We've got this game plan that is laid out and just making sure that I'm executing it. It's going to help me accomplish that goal."</p> <p>Peterson tore the anterior cruciate ligament and...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Adrian_Peterson_rehabbing_Im_going_to_come_back_better_than_before011312">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=U9xUnqr-KnU:5nDDNCIfsu0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=U9xUnqr-KnU:5nDDNCIfsu0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=U9xUnqr-KnU:5nDDNCIfsu0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=U9xUnqr-KnU:5nDDNCIfsu0:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=U9xUnqr-KnU:5nDDNCIfsu0:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=U9xUnqr-KnU:5nDDNCIfsu0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=U9xUnqr-KnU:5nDDNCIfsu0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=U9xUnqr-KnU:5nDDNCIfsu0:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=U9xUnqr-KnU:5nDDNCIfsu0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=U9xUnqr-KnU:5nDDNCIfsu0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/U9xUnqr-KnU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/U9xUnqr-KnU/Adrian_Peterson_rehabbing_Im_going_to_come_back_better_than_before011312 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:29:48 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Adrian_Peterson_rehabbing_Im_going_to_come_back_better_than_before011312 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Adrian_Peterson_rehabbing_Im_going_to_come_back_better_than_before011312 Vikings sign former Sacramento State quarterback to futures contract <p>The Minnesota Vikings continued to add bodies to their offseason roster on Friday, signing former Sacramento State quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson to a reserve/futures contract.</p> <p>Bethel-Thompson, 23, had NFL&nbsp;stints last year with San Francisco and Miami, finishing last season on the Dolphins' practice squad. He also spent time with the United Football League's Sacramento Mountain Lions and the Arena Football League's San Jose SaberCats.</p> <p>The 6-foot-4, 230-pound San Francisco native started his college career at UCLA, where he completed 23 of 55 passes for 293 yards...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_sign_former_Sacramento_State_quarterback_to_futures_contract011312">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=nieZ6vDAHi8:x8ZN3aEBFA4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=nieZ6vDAHi8:x8ZN3aEBFA4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=nieZ6vDAHi8:x8ZN3aEBFA4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=nieZ6vDAHi8:x8ZN3aEBFA4:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=nieZ6vDAHi8:x8ZN3aEBFA4:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=nieZ6vDAHi8:x8ZN3aEBFA4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=nieZ6vDAHi8:x8ZN3aEBFA4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=nieZ6vDAHi8:x8ZN3aEBFA4:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=nieZ6vDAHi8:x8ZN3aEBFA4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=nieZ6vDAHi8:x8ZN3aEBFA4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/nieZ6vDAHi8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/nieZ6vDAHi8/Vikings_sign_former_Sacramento_State_quarterback_to_futures_contract011312 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:18:21 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_sign_former_Sacramento_State_quarterback_to_futures_contract011312 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_sign_former_Sacramento_State_quarterback_to_futures_contract011312 Pelissero: If 'Spags' joins Eagles, Vikings could pursue Juan Castillo <p>Raheem Morris landed in Washington. Mel Tucker decided to stay in Jacksonville. Steve Spagnuolo widely is expected to end up in Philadelphia.</p> <p>If the Minnesota Vikings come up empty again, on the third and final known outside candidate to replace the defensive coordinator who remains in the building,&nbsp;it wouldn't be a surprise&nbsp;if they pursue the man Spagnuolo replaces.</p> <p>Juan Castillo has been close with Vikings coach Leslie Frazier since their days together on the Eagles' staff from 1999 to 2002. According to NFL sources, there was mutual interest in a reunion...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Pelissero_If_Spags_goes_to_Philly_Vikings_could_pursue_Juan_Castillo011212">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=N5H_GGCt_PU:twnNrZ75cNw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=N5H_GGCt_PU:twnNrZ75cNw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=N5H_GGCt_PU:twnNrZ75cNw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=N5H_GGCt_PU:twnNrZ75cNw:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=N5H_GGCt_PU:twnNrZ75cNw:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=N5H_GGCt_PU:twnNrZ75cNw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=N5H_GGCt_PU:twnNrZ75cNw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=N5H_GGCt_PU:twnNrZ75cNw:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=N5H_GGCt_PU:twnNrZ75cNw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=N5H_GGCt_PU:twnNrZ75cNw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/N5H_GGCt_PU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/N5H_GGCt_PU/Pelissero_If_Spags_goes_to_Philly_Vikings_could_pursue_Juan_Castillo011212 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:31:28 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Pelissero_If_Spags_goes_to_Philly_Vikings_could_pursue_Juan_Castillo011212 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Pelissero_If_Spags_goes_to_Philly_Vikings_could_pursue_Juan_Castillo011212 Mel Tucker turns down Vikings, elects to remain with Jaguars <p>Mel Tucker turned down an offer to become the Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator and will remain in the same position with the Jacksonville Jaguars, according to ESPN.</p> <p>Tucker, 40,&nbsp;interviewed with the Vikings earlier this week after his contract with the Jaguars had expired.&nbsp;</p> <p>Tucker&nbsp;finished the season as Jacksonville's interim coach after Jack Del Rio was fired. He interviewed for the team's head coaching job last week.</p> <p>Jacksonville hired Mike Mularkey on Tuesday night and he quickly said he wanted to keep Tucker on his coaching...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Mel_Tucker_turns_down_Vikings_elects_to_remain_with_Jaguars011212">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=a7EFurgkYhY:8GMrbneWqpM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=a7EFurgkYhY:8GMrbneWqpM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=a7EFurgkYhY:8GMrbneWqpM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=a7EFurgkYhY:8GMrbneWqpM:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=a7EFurgkYhY:8GMrbneWqpM:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=a7EFurgkYhY:8GMrbneWqpM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=a7EFurgkYhY:8GMrbneWqpM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=a7EFurgkYhY:8GMrbneWqpM:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=a7EFurgkYhY:8GMrbneWqpM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=a7EFurgkYhY:8GMrbneWqpM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/a7EFurgkYhY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/a7EFurgkYhY/Mel_Tucker_turns_down_Vikings_elects_to_remain_with_Jaguars011212 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:16:03 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Mel_Tucker_turns_down_Vikings_elects_to_remain_with_Jaguars011212 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Mel_Tucker_turns_down_Vikings_elects_to_remain_with_Jaguars011212 Governor likely to support Vikings stadium in Minneapolis, but where? <p>The Minnesota Vikings continued on Thursday to publicly support building a new stadium in Arden Hills. <p>But Lester Bagley, the Vikings' vice president of public affairs and stadium development, made clear the team would support any stadium site the state Legislature supports -- and all indications continued to be Gov. Mark Dayton would select the City of Minneapolis' proposal from among&nbsp;those submitted before Thursday's 5 p.m. deadline.</p> <p>If that happens, according to sources familiar with the situation, the Vikings are expected to push for the stadium to be built at the...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Governor_likely_to_support_Vikings_stadium_in_Minneapolis_but_where011212">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=7q4Kpy5zGkU:5icAv_s9TK8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=7q4Kpy5zGkU:5icAv_s9TK8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=7q4Kpy5zGkU:5icAv_s9TK8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img 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Wednesday&nbsp;to become the defensive backs coach for the Washington Redskins, according to the&nbsp;St. Petersburg Times.</p> <p>Morris did not get an offer from the Vikings.</p> <p>Meanwhile, the Florida Times-Union reported that new Jacksonville coach Mike Mularkey is going to make an effort to keep Mel Tucker as his...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/New_Jaguars_coach_working_to_keep_Mel_Tucker_as_defensive_coordinator011112">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=x5GvpU-1Ujs:G7rAdOJ4a4M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=x5GvpU-1Ujs:G7rAdOJ4a4M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a 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Vikings&nbsp;interviewed Mel Tucker, who had been defensive coordinator in Jacksonville before taking over as interim coach for the final five games (2-3) after Jack Del&nbsp;Rio was fired.</p> <p>Jacksonville hired Mike Mularkey as its head coach on Tuesday and reportedly wants Tucker to return as its&nbsp;defensive coordinator.&nbsp;Tucker's contract expired on Tuesday morning, giving him the ability to talk to the Vikings.</p> <p>The Vikings interviewed...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Former_Jaguars_interim_coach_Mel_Tucker_interviews_with_Vikings011012">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=BPnbjKZyZ2g:M4w8ihYEZ2Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=BPnbjKZyZ2g:M4w8ihYEZ2Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img 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border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=BPnbjKZyZ2g:M4w8ihYEZ2Q:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=BPnbjKZyZ2g:M4w8ihYEZ2Q:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/BPnbjKZyZ2g" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/BPnbjKZyZ2g/Former_Jaguars_interim_coach_Mel_Tucker_interviews_with_Vikings011012 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:59:57 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Former_Jaguars_interim_coach_Mel_Tucker_interviews_with_Vikings011012 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Former_Jaguars_interim_coach_Mel_Tucker_interviews_with_Vikings011012 Deadline looming, Vikings express concerns about building on Dome site <p>With a deadline looming on Thursday for the City of Minneapolis to submit its proposal for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium, team owners Zygi Wilf and Mark Wilf on Tuesday sent a letter to Mayor R.T. Rybak and Council President Barbara Johnson raising concerns about the city's preferred site. <p>City leaders have said they plan to bring forth a plan for an $895 million stadium project on the existing site of the Metrodome, which would be razed to make room for the new facility the Vikings have sought for most of the past decade.</p> <p>In the letter, the Wilfs urged that it is "imperative...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Deadline_looming_Vikings_express_concerns_about_building_on_Dome_site011012">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=rt1bSz0ZoOw:diwx-8QskVk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=rt1bSz0ZoOw:diwx-8QskVk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=rt1bSz0ZoOw:diwx-8QskVk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=rt1bSz0ZoOw:diwx-8QskVk:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=rt1bSz0ZoOw:diwx-8QskVk:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=rt1bSz0ZoOw:diwx-8QskVk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=rt1bSz0ZoOw:diwx-8QskVk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=rt1bSz0ZoOw:diwx-8QskVk:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=rt1bSz0ZoOw:diwx-8QskVk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=rt1bSz0ZoOw:diwx-8QskVk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/rt1bSz0ZoOw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/rt1bSz0ZoOw/Deadline_looming_Vikings_express_concerns_about_building_on_Dome_site011012 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:59:40 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Deadline_looming_Vikings_express_concerns_about_building_on_Dome_site011012 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Deadline_looming_Vikings_express_concerns_about_building_on_Dome_site011012 Vikings request interview with Mel Tucker; Steve Spagnuolo to Philly? <p>The Minnesota Vikings have taken another step in their&nbsp;search for a defensive coordinator.</p> <p>According to <a href="http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d825dfd6e/article/vikes-request-to-interview-tucker-for-defensive-coordinator-role?module=HP11_headline_stack" target="_blank">several</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/429812/tania-ganguli/2012-01-10/vikings-notify-jaguars-interest-interview-mel-tucker" target="_blank">reports</a>, the team on Tuesday requested permission to interview Mel Tucker, who spent the past three seasons as the Jacksonville Jaguars'...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_request_permission_to_interview_Jaguars_assistant_Mel_Tucker011012">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=lKribl9NFBU:G3B1ylcnC6E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=lKribl9NFBU:G3B1ylcnC6E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=lKribl9NFBU:G3B1ylcnC6E:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=lKribl9NFBU:G3B1ylcnC6E:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=lKribl9NFBU:G3B1ylcnC6E:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=lKribl9NFBU:G3B1ylcnC6E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=lKribl9NFBU:G3B1ylcnC6E:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=lKribl9NFBU:G3B1ylcnC6E:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=lKribl9NFBU:G3B1ylcnC6E:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=lKribl9NFBU:G3B1ylcnC6E:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/lKribl9NFBU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/lKribl9NFBU/Vikings_request_permission_to_interview_Jaguars_assistant_Mel_Tucker011012 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:14:19 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_request_permission_to_interview_Jaguars_assistant_Mel_Tucker011012 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_request_permission_to_interview_Jaguars_assistant_Mel_Tucker011012 Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway named to Pro Bowl as alternate <p>Chad Greenway is headed to his first career Pro Bowl.</p> <p>Named an alternate last week, the Minnesota Vikings' strongside linebacker was added to the NFC roster after Chicago's Lance Briggs dropped out because of an injury.</p> <p>That means the Vikings will send two members of the&nbsp;NFL's 21st-ranked defense to the game in spite of their 3-13 record. End Jared Allen, who led the&nbsp;league with 22 sacks, was on the original roster released last week.</p> <p>"I'm excited to be going to the Pro Bowl, representing the Vikings and to be there with Jared," said Greenway, a sixth-year...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_linebacker_Chad_Greenway_named_to_Pro_Bowl_as_alternate010912">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=icmuEnlKS7k:d4bu5gWURu8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=icmuEnlKS7k:d4bu5gWURu8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=icmuEnlKS7k:d4bu5gWURu8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=icmuEnlKS7k:d4bu5gWURu8:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=icmuEnlKS7k:d4bu5gWURu8:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=icmuEnlKS7k:d4bu5gWURu8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=icmuEnlKS7k:d4bu5gWURu8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=icmuEnlKS7k:d4bu5gWURu8:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=icmuEnlKS7k:d4bu5gWURu8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=icmuEnlKS7k:d4bu5gWURu8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/icmuEnlKS7k" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/icmuEnlKS7k/Vikings_linebacker_Chad_Greenway_named_to_Pro_Bowl_as_alternate010912 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:19:34 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_linebacker_Chad_Greenway_named_to_Pro_Bowl_as_alternate010912 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_linebacker_Chad_Greenway_named_to_Pro_Bowl_as_alternate010912 'Nothing' is off the table as Vikings rebuild, GM Rick Spielman says <p>Following a 3-13 season that matched the worst in franchise history, the Minnesota Vikings are entering a critical offseason.</p> <p>Rick Spielman has been promoted to general manager, with full control over football operations. Discussions about changes to Leslie Frazier's coaching staff are underway, too.</p> <p>When it comes to the roster, is anything off the table?</p> <p>"Nothing," Spielman said on Sunday.</p> <p>He quickly added, "Adrian Peterson's off the table, if that's what you're asking."</p> <p>But besides an All-Pro halfback who is recovering from a major knee injury,...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Nothing_is_off_the_table_as_Vikings_rebuild_GM_Rick_Spielman_says010812">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=_er-o1VOGgc:zgwlMjFZdTQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=_er-o1VOGgc:zgwlMjFZdTQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=_er-o1VOGgc:zgwlMjFZdTQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=_er-o1VOGgc:zgwlMjFZdTQ:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=_er-o1VOGgc:zgwlMjFZdTQ:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=_er-o1VOGgc:zgwlMjFZdTQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=_er-o1VOGgc:zgwlMjFZdTQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=_er-o1VOGgc:zgwlMjFZdTQ:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=_er-o1VOGgc:zgwlMjFZdTQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=_er-o1VOGgc:zgwlMjFZdTQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/_er-o1VOGgc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/_er-o1VOGgc/Nothing_is_off_the_table_as_Vikings_rebuild_GM_Rick_Spielman_says010812 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:00:31 -0600 anonymous@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Nothing_is_off_the_table_as_Vikings_rebuild_GM_Rick_Spielman_says010812 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Nothing_is_off_the_table_as_Vikings_rebuild_GM_Rick_Spielman_says010812 Zulgad's Roundup: Christian Ponder knows work has only begun <p>This will be a busy offseason for Christian Ponder, but in the days following the Minnesota Vikings' 3-13 finish the rookie quarterback did his best to get away from it all.</p> <p>At least mentally.</p> <p>"I've been kind of a couch potato the past few days," Ponder said Friday while appearing on "Judd &amp; Phunn" on 1500 ESPN. "I go in (to Winter Park in) the mornings to get treatment on my hip and come home and sit around. I took down the Christmas decorations the other day finally and have been doing stuff around the house. But usually just sitting down and watching...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgads_Roundup_Christian_Ponder_knows_work_has_only_begun010812">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=w394Yll0Bo8:j7aAsYZwpmg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=w394Yll0Bo8:j7aAsYZwpmg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=w394Yll0Bo8:j7aAsYZwpmg:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=w394Yll0Bo8:j7aAsYZwpmg:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=w394Yll0Bo8:j7aAsYZwpmg:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=w394Yll0Bo8:j7aAsYZwpmg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=w394Yll0Bo8:j7aAsYZwpmg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=w394Yll0Bo8:j7aAsYZwpmg:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=w394Yll0Bo8:j7aAsYZwpmg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=w394Yll0Bo8:j7aAsYZwpmg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/w394Yll0Bo8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/w394Yll0Bo8/Zulgads_Roundup_Christian_Ponder_knows_work_has_only_begun010812 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:41:34 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgads_Roundup_Christian_Ponder_knows_work_has_only_begun010812 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgads_Roundup_Christian_Ponder_knows_work_has_only_begun010812 Vikings coaching staff picked to lead North in Senior Bowl <p>Leslie Frazier and his Minnesota Vikings staff have been selected to coach the North team on Jan 28 in the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala.</p> <p>The fact Frazier's coaching staff would be picked for this assignment previously had been reported by 1500ESPN.com. It was made official on Saturday when it also was announced by Senior Bowl officials that Mike Shanahan and&nbsp;his Washington Redskins staff would lead the South squad.</p> <p>Frazier, who went 3-13 in his first&nbsp;full season as the Vikings coach,&nbsp;was an assistant with Cincinnati in 2004 when&nbsp;Marvin Lewis'&nbsp;Bengals...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_coaching_staff_picked_to_lead_North_in_Senior_Bowl010712">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=zJy0Q8qWDy0:K6dVLJgi4pM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=zJy0Q8qWDy0:K6dVLJgi4pM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a 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candidates for a job that, at least for now, is still held by Fred Pagac.</p> <p>CBS Sports' website reported that former St. Louis Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo; interim Jacksonville Jaguars coach Mel Tucker; and Vikings linebackers coach and assistant head coach Mike Singletary are lined up to interview for the coordinator's spot.</p> <p>Spagnuolo could be the front-runner, according to the CBS report, but the...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Steve_Spagnuolo_among_candidates_to_be_Vikings_defensive_coordinator010712">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=KNyxrAt00FY:aRG7vw7qCso:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=KNyxrAt00FY:aRG7vw7qCso:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" 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receiver is among <a href="http://www.nfl.com/halloffame/story/09000d5d825c81e2/article/hall-of-fame-announces-17-finalists-for-class-of-2012?campaign=Twitter_hof">15 modern-era finalists</a> who will be considered for election to the Hall when the 44-member selection committee meets Feb. 4 in Indianapolis, the day before Super Bowl XLVI.</p> <p>Former Vikings defensive end Chris Doleman also made the list of...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Cris_Carter_Chris_Doleman_finalists_for_Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame010712">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=sr16UlWC2VU:Jf4chSr77hk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=sr16UlWC2VU:Jf4chSr77hk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" 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He'll get another chance to impress in the coming offseason.</p> <p>The Vikings re-signed Asiata to a two-year futures contract this week, an NFL source said.</p> <p>Asiata, 24, is listed as a fullback but isn't built like a lead blocker at 6-foot and 234 pounds. He showed in camp he can catch the ball out of the backfield and carry it from one-back sets, too.</p> <p>An all-conference player who rushed for 1,748 yards and 24 touchdowns in his career at Utah,...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_resign_fullback_Matt_Asiata_to_twoyear_futures_contract010712">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=WvO-2zM6kR4:SAozpwRa84A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=WvO-2zM6kR4:SAozpwRa84A:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=WvO-2zM6kR4:SAozpwRa84A:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=WvO-2zM6kR4:SAozpwRa84A:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=WvO-2zM6kR4:SAozpwRa84A:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=WvO-2zM6kR4:SAozpwRa84A:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=WvO-2zM6kR4:SAozpwRa84A:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=WvO-2zM6kR4:SAozpwRa84A:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=WvO-2zM6kR4:SAozpwRa84A:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=WvO-2zM6kR4:SAozpwRa84A:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/WvO-2zM6kR4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/WvO-2zM6kR4/Vikings_resign_fullback_Matt_Asiata_to_twoyear_futures_contract010712 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:06:28 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_resign_fullback_Matt_Asiata_to_twoyear_futures_contract010712 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_resign_fullback_Matt_Asiata_to_twoyear_futures_contract010712 Raheem Morris a fit for Vikings? 'He knows that defense top to bottom' <p>Raheem Morris spent&nbsp;the day&nbsp;interviewing with Minnesota Vikings officials, but there were no signs by Friday evening he had a deal to join the team as a high-level defensive assistant.</p> <p>Morris, 35, also interviewed this week to be the Washington Redskins' defensive backs coach. However, the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach's interest in either position is unclear, and potentially tenuous coaching situations could impact his thought process.</p> <p>Following a 3-13 season, Vikings coach Leslie Frazier is entering the second year of a three-year contract with reduced...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Raheem_Morris_a_fit_for_Vikings_He_knows_that_defense_top_to_bottom010612">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=v34Fn849h_A:TMEzn2_bw28:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=v34Fn849h_A:TMEzn2_bw28:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=v34Fn849h_A:TMEzn2_bw28:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=v34Fn849h_A:TMEzn2_bw28:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=v34Fn849h_A:TMEzn2_bw28:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=v34Fn849h_A:TMEzn2_bw28:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=v34Fn849h_A:TMEzn2_bw28:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=v34Fn849h_A:TMEzn2_bw28:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=v34Fn849h_A:TMEzn2_bw28:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=v34Fn849h_A:TMEzn2_bw28:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/v34Fn849h_A" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/v34Fn849h_A/Raheem_Morris_a_fit_for_Vikings_He_knows_that_defense_top_to_bottom010612 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:18:12 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Raheem_Morris_a_fit_for_Vikings_He_knows_that_defense_top_to_bottom010612 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Raheem_Morris_a_fit_for_Vikings_He_knows_that_defense_top_to_bottom010612 Vikings end Jared Allen earns virtually unanimous All-Pro selection <p>Jared Allen is an All-Pro again.</p> <p>The Minnesota Vikings' star right end received 49 of a possible 50 first-team votes on Friday from a nationwide panel of media members who regularly cover the NFL.</p> <p>It's the fourth All-Pro nod for Allen, who also was named to the first team three consecutive times from 2007 to '09. The 29-year-old led the NFL with 22 sacks -- double his total from 2010 and a half-sack short of Michael Strahan's single-season NFL record.</p> <p>Allen&nbsp;also was named to his fourth Pro Bowl last month. The only other player to receive 49 first-team...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_end_Jared_Allen_earns_virtually_unanimous_AllPro_selection010612">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=ZweF7NMo2Is:GfZsLmTlSqY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=ZweF7NMo2Is:GfZsLmTlSqY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=ZweF7NMo2Is:GfZsLmTlSqY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=ZweF7NMo2Is:GfZsLmTlSqY:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=ZweF7NMo2Is:GfZsLmTlSqY:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=ZweF7NMo2Is:GfZsLmTlSqY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=ZweF7NMo2Is:GfZsLmTlSqY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=ZweF7NMo2Is:GfZsLmTlSqY:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=ZweF7NMo2Is:GfZsLmTlSqY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=ZweF7NMo2Is:GfZsLmTlSqY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/ZweF7NMo2Is" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/ZweF7NMo2Is/Vikings_end_Jared_Allen_earns_virtually_unanimous_AllPro_selection010612 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:16:31 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_end_Jared_Allen_earns_virtually_unanimous_AllPro_selection010612 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_end_Jared_Allen_earns_virtually_unanimous_AllPro_selection010612 Vikings to interview Raheem Morris for job on defensive staff <p>The Minnesota Vikings have yet to announce any changes to their defensive coaching staff, but those moves appear to be imminent.</p> <p>The&nbsp;team already has made plans to interview former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris for a "possible high-level defensive coaching position," according to ESPN. Morris already has met with the Washington Redskins&nbsp;about becoming their defensive backs coach.</p> <p>It's been anticipated for several weeks that defensive coordinator Fred Pagac would be let go by the Vikings after one season in that position. Other jobs on the defensive...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_to_interview_Raheem_Morris_for_job_on_defensive_staff010512">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=SWqd9p3CvwA:ej-zZqSPxwc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=SWqd9p3CvwA:ej-zZqSPxwc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=SWqd9p3CvwA:ej-zZqSPxwc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=SWqd9p3CvwA:ej-zZqSPxwc:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=SWqd9p3CvwA:ej-zZqSPxwc:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=SWqd9p3CvwA:ej-zZqSPxwc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=SWqd9p3CvwA:ej-zZqSPxwc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=SWqd9p3CvwA:ej-zZqSPxwc:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=SWqd9p3CvwA:ej-zZqSPxwc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=SWqd9p3CvwA:ej-zZqSPxwc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/SWqd9p3CvwA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/SWqd9p3CvwA/Vikings_to_interview_Raheem_Morris_for_job_on_defensive_staff010512 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:47:14 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_to_interview_Raheem_Morris_for_job_on_defensive_staff010512 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_to_interview_Raheem_Morris_for_job_on_defensive_staff010512 Read the transcript from Vikings chat with Tom Pelissero, Judd Zulgad </strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Live_Vikings_chat_with_Tom_Pelissero_Judd_Zulgad_at_1_pm_Thursday010412">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=c7U1p9rI_58:rCP09NBaMjM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=c7U1p9rI_58:rCP09NBaMjM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=c7U1p9rI_58:rCP09NBaMjM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=c7U1p9rI_58:rCP09NBaMjM:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=c7U1p9rI_58:rCP09NBaMjM:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=c7U1p9rI_58:rCP09NBaMjM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=c7U1p9rI_58:rCP09NBaMjM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=c7U1p9rI_58:rCP09NBaMjM:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=c7U1p9rI_58:rCP09NBaMjM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?i=c7U1p9rI_58:rCP09NBaMjM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~4/c7U1p9rI_58" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/vikings/~3/c7U1p9rI_58/Live_Vikings_chat_with_Tom_Pelissero_Judd_Zulgad_at_1_pm_Thursday010412 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:59:35 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Live_Vikings_chat_with_Tom_Pelissero_Judd_Zulgad_at_1_pm_Thursday010412 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Live_Vikings_chat_with_Tom_Pelissero_Judd_Zulgad_at_1_pm_Thursday010412 Who's under contract, who's not as Vikings turn the page to 2012 <p>Running backs Caleb King and Jordan Todman received three-year contracts when the Minnesota Vikings promoted them to the 53-man roster last week. The seven players who finished the season on the practice squad received two-year futures deals on Monday. <p>That leaves 19 of the 70 players who finished the season with the Vikings unsigned for 2012. Sixteen of them, including nine who started at least three games this past season, can become unrestricted free agents when&nbsp;the signing period&nbsp;begins on March 13.</p> <p>The following is a breakdown of the contractual status of...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Whos_under_contract_whos_not_as_Vikings_turn_the_page_to_2012010412">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=C9SOU2TpfRw:C4CQuQ4px2s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=C9SOU2TpfRw:C4CQuQ4px2s:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=C9SOU2TpfRw:C4CQuQ4px2s:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img 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Spielman to general manager, at the same time the team he helped put together was spiraling towards a 3-13 finish.</p> <p>There had been too many disagreements about roster moves, too many disagreements about playing time, too many situations a little too close to those that drove Spielman out of Miami seven...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Pelissero_At_least_Vikings_know_who_to_blame_if_power_structure_flops010412">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=N0CoeBXMDyM:niMtig7G50k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?a=N0CoeBXMDyM:niMtig7G50k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/vikings?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a 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