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The path from the Packers to the Jets to the Vikings was paved by Brett Favre. But Aaron Rodgers following the same path just doesn’t make the same amount of sense it did in 2009.

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The Vikings are likely to be active in NFL free agency in March with more than $60 million in cap space to spend and 24 players set to become unrestricted or restricted free agents.
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Analysis: Dear Pro Football Hall of Fame selectors, get to know Kevin Williams

With Jared Allen’s Pro Football Hall of Fame case put to bed, more attention can be given to his Vikings teammate and linemate Kevin Williams.
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Eagles' Super Bowl-winning coordinator Kellen Moore will become the Saints head coach

Kellen Moore, who oversaw the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles ' offense this season, has agreed to return to the site of his latest triumph as the next coach of the New Orleans Saints.
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Analysis: How the scheme that got Ed Donatell fired by the Vikings won the Eagles a Super Bowl

Players trump schemes. The Eagles used nine front-four players Sunday. Eight of them were drafted by Eagles General Manager Howie Roseman. Six of them are 25 or younger and were drafted in the past three years.
AuthoredMark Craig
February 10, 2025
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RandBall: Super Bowl showed again the talent gap the Vikings face

The Vikings had a terrific and unexpected 14-3 season. After watching the Eagles' 40-22 dismantling of the Chiefs, though, it was obvious the Purple has a ways to go to reach true contender status and it probably won't be achieved in only one offseason.
AuthoredMichael Rand
February 10, 2025
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What’s next for the Vikings as offseason focus shifts to free agency, NFL draft

The Vikings have completed a contract extension for head coach Kevin O’Connell and are working toward one with General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah. With NFL awards and the Super Bowl in the books, here are the important dates ahead for the team.
February 10, 2025
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Eagles deny the Chiefs a Super Bowl three-peat with dominant defense in a 40-22 rout

Yo Philly: Jalen Hurts and Nick Sirianni are world champions.
February 10, 2025
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Souhan: Super Bowl champion Eagles were built with brilliance

Howie Roseman, the architect of the NFL’s best roster, should take a bow following Sunday’s rout of Kansas City.
AuthoredJim Souhan
February 10, 2025
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Review: Let’s hope Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show was a preview of his Minneapolis gig

The rap superstar’s Super Bowl guests included SZA, who’s booked with him at U.S. Bank Stadium on April 19.
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Jets tell Aaron Rodgers they’re ‘moving on’ from the QB for next season, report says

Aaron Rodgers is still contemplating whether to continue his playing career. If he does, it appears it won’t be with the New York Jets.
February 9, 2025
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Souhan: Look closely at J.J. McCarthy. See that resemblance to Mahomes?

The Vikings have the right kind of quarterback to succeed in the NFL and the right formula to make it happen.
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February 9, 2025
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Neal: Don’t hate the Chiefs, emulate them

The Chiefs have navigated through turbulent times to become the gold standard of the NFL ... and they are showing the Vikings how it can be done.
Kansas City Chiefs Andy Reid and Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell shake hands at the end of the game Sunday, October 8, 2023, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn.  ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • carlos.gonzalez@startribune.com
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