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We have less than a month before the NFL’s next “league year” begins on March 12. That means we have time for some post-2024 rankings. NFL Network’s Maurice Jones-Drew recently shared his rankings of all 74 running backs who started in the 2024 season. Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry finished atop the rankings, but they weren’t the only free-agent backs to whom Jones-Drew gave … [Read more...] about Vikings’ Aaron Jones ranked as a top 10 running back in 2024

The Minnesota Vikings have 26 players set to hit free agency next month. Aaron Jones is among the highest-profile free agents, but the Vikings are giving themselves extra time to negotiate a contract to bring him back. On Saturday, ESPN’s Field Yates reported that the Vikings and Jones agreed to move the void date on his contract from this Monday to the final day before free … [Read more...] about Vikings, Aaron Jones agree to move void date on contract

The best compliment of an NFL general manager is that they are great roster builders. If you are to receive one of these compliments, there is a bad side to this as well: free agency. Each year, it is impossible for every team to bring back their best players as the open market can price those players out of their old team’s ability to afford them.The Vikings and Kwesi … [Read more...] about How many Vikings landed in CBS Sports’ Top 100 NFL Free Agents?

The 2025 NFL Draft will be here sooner rather than later, and we want to ensure that Vikings fans are the best in the world when it comes to knowing their opponents. To achieve that, we will publish an NFC North mock draft every Friday until draft week. We plan to show you, the fans, what teams in the NFC North will be working with regarding draft fits, targets, and draft pick … [Read more...] about 2025 NFL Mock Draft: NFC North edition 8.0

The Minnesota Vikings defense has some needs they have to address this offseason. Starting free agency, the team has a chance to sign impact players, just as they did last year. Like last year, they could sign a big enough difference-maker for this Vikings defense to take its final step toward a championship. PFF wants four free-agent signings to happen during this offseason. … [Read more...] about PFF wants to see the Vikings sign a Super Bowl champion on defense