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Sports
April 25

Eagles agree to three-year, $96 million extension with WR AJ Brown, AP source says

The Philadelphia Eagles and wide receiver A.J Brown have agreed to a three-year contract extension that includes $84 million in guaranteed money, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Randball
April 25
Vikings coach Dennis Green (center) poses for a picture with 1999 draft picks Jimmy Kleinsasser (left) and Daunte Culpepper.

Is this the most important draft pick in Vikings history?

The Vikings have never chosen a quarterback with a top-10 pick. It feels like they will do so tonight, which gives strength to the argument.
Sports
April 25

NFL draft attendees down for 3rd straight year. J.J. McCarthy among those who didn't go to Detroit

There's no place Drake Maye would rather be.
Vikings
April 25
Father and son Jerry and Chris Doffing, 14, of Burnsville celebrate the Minnesota Vikings fist round draft of Percy Harvin of the University of Florid

Vikings draft-day newsletter: Sign up to receive it later today

A special edition of our Week in Sports newsletter will be published later this afternoon with highlights of the Star Tribune's coverage leading up to tonight's NFL draft. Here's how to get it.
Sports
April 25

LSU's Jayden Daniels downplays issues with Commanders, says he'd be 'blessed' to go No. 2 overall

Jayden Daniels handled the media with the same poise and command he displays in the pocket.
Vikings
April 25
An NFL draft cleat is displayed near the Spirit of Detroit statue in Detroit, where the draft will be held beginning Thursday.

From your basement to U.S. Bank Stadium: How to follow the draft

No matter where you are over the next three days, there will be ways to keep up with the NFL draft. Here's how.
Sports
April 25

NFL to open academy in Australia to identify and develop young prospects

The NFL will expand its international search for talent by opening an academy in rugby-mad Australia to develop promising teenagers in the Asia-Pacific region into college and pro prospects.
Vikings
April 25
Among possible players for the Vikings to select in the first round of the NFL draft, from left: North Carolina QB Drake Maye, Michigan QB J.J. McCart

Vikings mock draft: seven rounds, eight picks and, yes, one quarterback

Star Tribune Vikings beat reporter Ben Goessling predicts how the team will use its nine draft picks and secure a quarterback of the future.
Vikings
April 25
Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, left, and coach Kevin O’Connell need to be able to live with giving up any quarterbacks they leave on the table in th

Scoggins: Worried about costly trade to draft a quarterback? Don't be.

Which one, at what pick, for what cost? If the Vikings draft a quarterback who becomes a star, you won't remember what they paid to get him.
Vikings
April 25
Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell, a former NFL quarterback drafted in the third round in 2008, is expected to select the team's quarterback of the future

Next phase of O'Connell's quarterback journey begins tonight

In the first round of the NFL draft tonight, the Vikings could make franchise history with a choice coach Kevin O'Connell was hired two years ago to make.
Colleges
April 24
Tight end Brevyn Spann-Ford works out for NFL scouts during Gophers pro day in March.

How will Minnesota be represented in the NFL draft?

Here are some players with state ties to watch for, ranging from a potential top-10 pick to others who might sign with pro teams as undrafted free agents.
Sports
April 24

Bears unveil $5 billion plan for lakefront stadium and seek public funding to make it happen

The Chicago Bears unveiled a nearly $5 billion proposal Wednesday for an enclosed stadium next door to their current home at Soldier Field as part of a major project that would transform the city's lakefront, and they are asking for public funding to help make it happen.
Sports
April 24

First-round picks could be on the trading block on Day 1 of the NFL draft

The No. 1 pick in the NFL draft already has traded hands, with Carolina sending it more than a year ago to Chicago in a trade to move up to take Bryce Young first overall in 2023.
Vikings
April 24
USC quarterback Caleb Williams will be drafted by the Bears with the No. 1 overall pick. Then what?

Mark Craig's mock draft: QBs, trades and the Vikings take . . .

This mock draft has offensive players taken with the top seven picks. So if you like defense, you really don't need to show up for the start.
Randball
April 24
Justin Jefferson (18) of the Minnesota Vikings reacts after a first down catch in the second quarter Thursday, November 24, 2022, at U.S. Bank Stadium

The three most absurd Vikings rumblings in their draft lead-up

A lot of things could happen Thursday night when the NFL draft begins. But a few things that were floated during the buildup to the draft almost certainly will not.
Sports
April 24

Lions agree to contract extensions with St. Brown and Sewell worth combined $200M, AP source says

The Detroit Lions have heavily invested in their future, keeping a pair of All-Pro players under contract for the next five seasons.
Vikings
April 24
Byron Murphy II's combination of strength, quickness and speed put him head and shoulders above other defensive tackles in this year’s NFL draft.

Another big Vikings need might not be addressed early in draft

The Vikings haven't had a dominant interior defense lineman in two decades, and they might not get one in the draft this year either because of the team's even bigger needs.
Local
April 23
Sports
April 23

It's no longer a red flag for prospects to play for multiple schools on their way to the NFL draft

Playing for multiple schools no longer raises a red flag for NFL talent evaluators in this day and age of the ever busier transfer portal and financial windfalls available to college football players before they're even old enough to buy a round of drinks.
Sports
April 23

NFL draft has been on tour for a decade and the next stop is Detroit, giving it a shot in spotlight

The NFL draft has taken the show on the road for a decade, giving cities around the country a chance to be in the spotlight.