Tag: Minnesota Vikings

The team’s sixth-round 2025 NFL Draft pick and undrafted free agent have been put on the active physically unable to perform (PUP) list as of Monday, July 21. Rookies Gavin Bartholomew and Chaz Chambliss are still technically part of the 90-player training camp roster, however, the tight end and outside linebacker cannot practice. Bartholomew is […]

The Minnesota Vikings have a deep core of pass-catchers, including Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, Jalen Nailor and tight end T.J. Hockenson. Moore, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in Atlanta Falcons training camp last August, has been on the mend for nearly a year.

The Minnesota Vikings will uncork J.J. McCarthy at quarterback this season after the 22-year-old healed from his season-ending meniscus tear that he suffered one year ago. A new ESPN article suggests a shocking route for the Vikings’ quarterback future, one that could shake up J.J. McCarthy’s long-term outlook in the Twin Cities. Like most youthful […]

It’s a summer of optimism for the Minnesota Vikings — and CBS Sports agrees. Another respected writer just hopped on the Vikings bandwagon with a bold endorsement ahead of training camp. Minnesota’s offseason hype train is infectious. Minnesota used the 2025 offseason to extend the contracts of leaders Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Kevin O’Connell, rebuild the […]

Don’t fall for it. The Minnesota Vikings have not traded for Anthony Richardson. One website falsely claimed the Vikings traded for Anthony Richardson. Here’s what really happened — and why the article should quickly fizzle. A site called “The Wrightway Network” reported this week that Minnesota has made a deal for Richardson, an example of […]

The Vikings will wear alternate uniforms in three of this season’s home games.

The Minnesota Vikings selected WR Jordan Addison with the 23rd overall pick in 2023 to bring some extra youth to their receiving group. Over the first two years of his NFL career, Jordan Addison has proven to be a perfect complement to Justin Jefferson in Minnesota’s wide receiver room. Now, Addison is hoping to make […]

Colin Cowherd is not a fan of the Minnesota Vikings’ quarterback strategy. Talking head Colin Cowherd didn’t hold back when mentioning the Vikings’ new quarterback. Here’s what he said, and why it’s causing a stir among the team’s loyalists. Foremost, he chided the purple team for letting Sam Darnold walk in free agency a few […]

The Minnesota Vikings rarely have contractual matters become front and center during the summer, but to an extent this go-round, safety Josh Metellus is an exception. Vikings safety Josh Metellus mentioned his contract situation head-on this week. Here’s what he said, and what it means for his summer prognosis at training camp and so forth. […]

For the first time in a while, the Minnesota Vikings have suspect depth at the tight end position. A wild roster cut has made a former 1st-round pick available, and the Vikings could be a logical destination. Here’s why the freshly released playmaker may be doable. TE3 Johnny Mundt left Minnesota to sign with the […]

The Minnesota Vikings’ list of unsigned players from the 2024 roster shrank to seven on Wednesday. An ex-Vikings edge rusher, Jihad Ward, has signed with the Tennessee Titans after four months of drought in free agency. Here’s who made the move and what it could mean for Tennessee entering 2025. A pass rusher from last […]

Summer injuries in the NFL are ruthless. A former Vikings rival QB may be facing serious trouble after a scary injury at training camp. Here’s what happened, and how it may affect his team henceforth. Turmoil rocked New York Jets training camp on Thursday, just six weeks before the official start of the regular season. […]

NFL training camp is an exciting time for many fans across the league. It is often the first opportunity for the public to get a firsthand look at their favorite teams’ new rosters, and training camp is yet another milestone we can cross off our lists before the start of the regular season. The Minnesota […]

I love this line in an old Tom Petty song: “Time to get going—what lies ahead I have no way of knowing.” That sums up the excitement and anticipation surrounding the start of training camp for all NFL teams, including the Vikings, as they come off a 14-win season and begin the J.J. McCarthy era […]

This weekend, the last of July, the Minnesota Vikings kick off training camp in full swing. Last season, there was plenty of buzz surrounding J.J. McCarthy because he was a first-round pick. That didn’t guarantee he was going to start, though, and veteran Sam Darnold was going to do everything he could to factor in. […]

Jordan Addison’s off-the-field trouble, the Minnesota Vikings believe, is fully behind him. There is one more pressing matter to resolve, leaving the team and the third-year wide receiver to wait on potential punishment from the NFL as training camp unfolds. After Addison avoided a trial on a drunken driving case in California by pleading no […]

Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. EAGAN, Minn. — It’s one thing to sit out part of spring practices.

It didn’t take very long, but the Green Bay Packers have already given Minnesota Vikings fans plenty to laugh about since beginning their 2025 training camp this week. The laugh-inducing moments started on Wednesday after Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst revealed that wide receiver Bo Melton would be spending most of the team’s training camp […]

The first day of Vikings training camp in 2025 is in the books and with it we have some takeaways centered around J.J. McCarthy, of course.

Ex-Minnesota Vikings special teams ace Najee Thompson could soon have a new employer. A former Vikings fan favorite is trying to earn another NFL opportunity, this time with the Arizona Cardinals. Here’s what to know about the audition. The charismatic NFLer recovered from an injury last year and did not rejoin the Vikings — for […]