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Vikings fans had hopes of gaining some draft capital, or at least having Atlanta take a more severe penalty than losing a fifth-round pick. But this week still showed that the Vikings are exactly where they want to be in the QB market.
The Atlanta Falcons were stripped of a fifth-round pick in next year's draft on Thursday for violating the NFL's anti-tampering rules prior to signing quarterback Kirk Cousins, wide receiver Darnell Mooney and tight end Charlie Woerner in free agency in March.
Quarterback J.J. McCarthy plans to spend most of the five weeks before training camp in Minnesota, working out at the team facility and learning the playbook.
On the Access Vikings podcast, the Star Tribune's Ben Goessling and Andrew Krammer discuss J.J. McCarthy's spring and the Vikings' plan for the rookie.
Jalen Nailor, the Vikings' 2022 sixth-round pick, caught the ball early and often during Wednesday's practice while the team's starting receivers headed to vacation.
One gets the sense that the Vikings hope to be competitive in 2024 but that if they are being honest, they are trying to open up a championship window in future years.
Vikings Insider: Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Kevin O'Connell came to Minnesota with a plan. They've arrived at the juncture that will determine whether it worked.
Former Gophers wrestler Gable Steveson thought he achieved the impossible when he won gold at the Tokyo Olympics. Three years later, the Apple Valley product is raising the degree of difficulty in approaching his next challenge.
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers and edge rusher Haason Reddick are not participating in the team's mandatory minicamp this week, unexcused absences that subject both to fines.
The Twin Cities have been waiting since 1991 for our next massive celebration for a major league men's franchise, and it's hard to picture that drought ending any time soon.
Chiefs defensive tackle Isaiah Buggs was arrested for the second time in a month on a charge of domestic violence/burglary in Alabama and released on a $5,000 bond Sunday, according to records from the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office.
A 170-year-old rivalry is flaring up as Kansas lawmakers try to snatch the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs away from Missouri even though economists long ago concluded subsidizing pro sports isn't worth the cost.
The U.S. Olympic swimming trials will make a splash on their grandest stage yet — a temporary pool inside the massive domed stadium that is home to the NFL's Indianapolis Colts.
Across the NFL, teams wrapped up their mandatory minicamps this week leading into about a month-long break before the start of a grueling season that could approach seven months for the teams that make the Super Bowl.
Amari Cooper's football jersey hangs in the Coconut Grove Sports Hall of Fame. So does Frank Gore's, alongside tributes to Negro League baseball player Jim Colzie and football coach Traz Powell, whose name adorns perhaps the most revered high school football stadium in talent-rich South Florida.
Jill Costanza's interest in studying ACL injuries and passion for learning new ways to improve performance led the former high school basketball coach and physical education teacher on a journey from college sports to the Army to the Air Force to the NFL.
No NFL receiver has gained as many yards in his first two seasons as the Minnesota Vikings' 23-year-old superstar. He dominates on nearly any route from any alignment. What can he accomplish in Year 3?
New York Giants tight end Darren Waller announced his retirement from playing football on Sunday, saying he ''found a lot of joy'' in the sport, but "the passion has slowly been fading.''
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