Minnesota Vikings
Will any of the top guards actually hit the open market?
There was good news yesterday. The league announced the cap would fall between 277.5M and 281.5M. This gives the Vikings more cap space to try and sign free agents. Which free agents though? Obviously interior offensive line and defensive tackle are areas most want to see them address first. But cornerback and possibly safety are also in need of new additions.
Which guards do you think will actually be available?
Trey Smith may be available on the open market but the Chiefs really need him. I think he stays...
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Think you can figure out which Vikings player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out in our new guessing game!
Hey Vikings fans! We’ve got a new treat for everybody. Some of you have likely seen the daily trivia game that lives in the top right corner above the fold of the site. To date, that game has been the SB Nation in-5 trivia game. Today, that changes here.
We’ve now got a Minnesota Vikings version of the game. The SB Nation version has been a general NFL game with active and retired players from all...
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Well. . .almost the last
Ladies and gentlemen, after a pretty solid run and garnering over 25,000 subscribers on YouTube, Vikings Report is wrapping things up with a live show on Wednesday night at 7:00 PM Central time.
We’ll be talking about the show and looking back at some of the great times we’ve had doing the show over these past few seasons and talking with ourselves and all of you about our Minnesota Vikings.
As always, you can watch the show in a couple of different ways. You can use the embedded video below, or you can head over...
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Arif and James are back with Thor Nystrom to discuss the NFL Combine. We also go over trade rumors, the Hall of Fame, and much more! We reference this classic episode of the show later in the mailbag. The original story of the 40 at the Combine.
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The Minnesota Vikings have three road opponents who are lined up for international games this year. The Browns are hosting a game in London, the Chargers are hosting in Sao Paolo, Brazil and the Steelers are hosting in Dublin, Ireland.
The Vikings are undefeated outside of the Unites States. They are 4-0 in regular season games played in London. They also won the first NFL game ever in the UK in 1983. It was a preseason game against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Vikings also won in Gothenburg, Sweden against Chicago in the 1988 preseason.
On a more personal note,...
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Which impending Free Agents will be back, and which ones are headed in another direction?
Next week, the NFL Combine kicks off, which means Free Agency is just around the corner. The Minnesota Vikings have a bunch of players about to hit the open market, and it’s anyone’s guess who will stick around. It’s an exciting yet nerve-wracking time for Vikings fans, as we wait to see how the roster will shape up for the upcoming season.
To help us make sense of all the moves and potential changes, we had NFL Insider Ben Allbright join us on the show....
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Think you can figure out which Vikings player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out in our new guessing game!
Hey Vikings fans! We’ve got a new treat for everybody. Some of you have likely seen the daily trivia game that lives in the top right corner above the fold of the site. To date, that game has been the SB Nation in-5 trivia game. Today, that changes here.
We’ve now got a Minnesota Vikings version of the game. The SB Nation version has been a general NFL game with active and retired players from all...
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And the move has some possible consequences
The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to move the void date on the contract of another free agent, and this one could have some significant consequences as to whether or not the team uses their franchise player tag.
According to Dan Graziano of ESPN, the Vikings and cornerback Byron Murphy Jr. have agreed to move the void date of his contract to the day before the start of the new league year, which is 11 March.
While this delays the dead money hit that Murphy could put on the Vikings’ 2025 salary cap while...
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The NFL Franchise/Transition Tag window is opening up today. The Minnesota Vikings have a few potential candidates to be tagged.
QB Franchise Tag $41.325M - Transition Tag $35.267M
Darnold could be a bridge if JJ McCarthy isn’t ready or if the Vikings think Darnold is the answer they are searching for at QB. Franchise tag would be cheaper than an extension.
CB Franchise Tag $20.357M - Transition Tag $17.198M
Murphy is the team’s top CB. He played well down the stretch. The Pro Bowl MVP will be a top free agent if he...
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There’s a reason that it’s short
Today marks the first day that teams around the National Football League can use the Franchise or Transition Player tags on players to stop them from hitting unrestricted free agency. While there has been some debate on which player the Minnesota Vikings might use a tag on this offseason, or whether they’ll use it at all, their use of it has been a rarity since the rule was made back in 1993. In fact, the Vikings have only used the franchise tag three times and have never used the transition tag.
The first time...
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Will the Vikings tag anyone?
It is franchise tag starting day! Will the Vikings tag anyone? Rumor has it that they may tag Byron Murphy instead of Sam Darnold. A little note is that Sam Darnold, Stephon Gilmore, and Byron Murphy all had their contracts voided yesterday, February 17th.
https://overthecap.com/contract-triggers-calendar
This means that the void years included in their contracts escalate to the 2025 cap. That means 5M for Darnold, 4.2M for Murphy, and 2.33M for Gilmore all count as dead money and would be part of any new contract in 2025. Based on this, I do not see a...
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Tyler Forness and Dave Stefano analyze the Vikings’ offensive line challenges, exploring draft prospects, free agency strategies, and mock draft picks in this comprehensive episode of The Real Forno Show.
Join “The Real Forno Show” as they tackle the Minnesota Vikings’ offensive line challenges. Tyler Forness and Dave Stefano break down mock drafts, evaluate players, and share strategic insights to improve the team’s performance. Get expert analysis on the Vikings’ path forward from the Vikings 1st & SKOL team.
On this episode of “The Real Forno Show”—a Vikings 1st & SKOL production in partnership with Fans First Sports Network—hosts Tyler...
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