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Former Minnesota star defensive end Jared Allen, who played for the Vikings from 2008 to 2013, was one of 25 players who became semifinalists for the 2025 Hall of Fame class. Allen came to the Vikings from the Kansas City Chiefs where he started his career. He played for the Chiefs from 2004-2007. After he left Minnesota, he played two seasons with the Chicago Bears before … [Read more...] about Former Viking Jared Allen named Pro Football HoF semi-finalist

New NFL head coaches are hired every year, and they come into the fold bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. They expect to turn their new teams around immediately, and while some do find success, others do not. In 2022, we saw a whopping 10 new head coaches hired. Kevin O’Connell is head and shoulders above the rest despite all the competition. On Sunday, during their NFL broadcast, … [Read more...] about Kevin O’Connell stands atop the 2022 NFL head coach class

The Minnesota Vikings are finally hitting their groove again and have shown they can win ugly just as often as they do looking good. Sam Darnold bounced back on Sunday against the Titans, the defense flashed, and the coaching staff seemingly couldn’t be more confident of things. The offense has seen some newer faces emerging and making plays in recent weeks, especially Josh … [Read more...] about Vikings depth chart heading into Week 12 against the Bears

The 2025 NFL Draft is roughly six months away, yet it seems like it is right around the corner as discussions about the event heat up. Every media outlet, including us, has been putting out mock drafts. In fact, we have a mock draft on Mondays every week here, and the latest can be found on our homepage. The mock draft we discuss today is one from PFF’s NFL Draft podcast, The … [Read more...] about Vikings land injured CB in latest 2025 NFL mock draft from PFF

The Minnesota Vikings signed Sam Darnold this offseason as a bridge option to start while they developed a rookie quarterback. The team secured the rookie, J.J. McCarthy, and everyone expected him to be the guy with Darnold having such low expectations. What happened with Sam Darnold was that he played like a completely different player, and Kevin O’Connell got a lot of the … [Read more...] about Would it make sense for Daniel Jones to be a Viking in 2025?