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Vikings give safety and special teams ace Josh Metellus a contract extension
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings safety and special teams standout Josh Metellus agreed to terms on a two-year contract extension on Thursday, further cementing the club's deepest position. The deal for Metellus, who was a sixth-round draft pick out of Michigan in 2020, has a...
The Vikings will find 13 wins tough to match. The NFC North is still wide open for the taking
MINNESOTA VIKINGS (13-5) EXPECTATIONS: After an NFC North title in head coach Kevin O'Connell's rookie season behind an NFL-record 11 wins in one-score games, second-year general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah took a longer view in the offseason with moves that prioritized future salary...
The Lions, losers no more, are the NFC North favorite. Can they top the Vikings, Packers and Bears?
For the first time in 22 years playing at Ford Field, the Detroit Lions have sold out of season tickets. The downtown domed stadium that has housed 13 different double-digit-loss Lions teams just might be the most fashionable venue in the NFC North this fall. They're favored to win...
10 NFL playoff teams are integrating new play-callers, either out of need or to add a spark for 2023
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — When Steve Wilks was handed the reins of the NFL's stingiest defense in San Francisco, the priority for the new coordinator was learning what made the 49ers so good rather than installing his own system. Wilks stepped into what was both an easy job with...
Vikings defense under Brian Flores is being redone with aggression, deception and freedom
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's defense broke down again last season. Brian Flores has been trying everything he can to fix it. After ranking second-to-last in the NFL in yards allowed and giving up the fourth-most points in the league last season under defensive coordinator Ed...
Vikings' Hunter is happy to be over the contract hump, for now, and get back to practice
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Danielle Hunter was dissatisfied enough with his contract that he skipped Minnesota's offseason program and kept himself off the field for the beginning of training camp. With a temporary new deal reached over the weekend, Hunter put the pads on Monday and...
Judge says she won't change ruling letting NFL coach's racial discrimination claims proceed to trial
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge said Tuesday that she’s not changing her decision to let NFL coach Brian Flores put the league and three of its teams on trial over his claims that he and other Black coaches face discrimination. Judge Valerie Caproni’s written ruling in...
Vikings put pressure on replacements, after exits by mainstays Cook, Thielen, Kendricks
MINNESOTA VIKINGS (13-5) CAMP SITE: Eagan, Minnesota KEY ADDITIONS: Defensive coordinator Brian Flores, CB Byron Murphy, WR Jordan Addison, CB Mekhi Blackmon, OLB Marcus Davenport, DL Dean Lowry, TE Josh Oliver. KEY LOSSES: RB Dalvin Cook, CB Patrick...
