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Vikings signed SS Harrison Smith to a four-year, $64 million extension through 2025.
Headed into his age-32 campaign, Smith was in the final year of his deal. Smith's advanced age makes us curious how much guaranteed money his contract will actually include, but at least in terms of average-annual value, he is now the second highest paid safety in the league. Smith tied a career high with five picks last season, and has notched at least three four straight years. He is also a hammer against the run, and the linchpin of coach Mike Zimmer's defense. The Vikings just need to hope he ages better than the average 32-year-old defender.
SOURCE: Mike Golic Jr. on Twitter
Aug 29, 2021, 2:25 PM ET

 

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NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reports Irv Smith (meniscus surgery) will miss the start of the season.
Pelissero noted that Smith will be out for "at least the start of the regular season." Smith was touted as a breakout candidate by many but an indefinite timetable to return should remove him from all draft boards. Tyler Conklin, who head coach Mike Zimmer has previously talked up, will step in as Minnesota's starting tight end. Conklin could open the season as a streaming option for teams that punted tight end. Smith could reemerge as the third pass-catching option for the Vikings when healthy.
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SOURCE: Tom Pelissero on Twitter
Aug 29, 2021, 2:29 PM ET

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ESPN's Courtney Cronin reports Anthony Barr (knee) is "50-50" for Week 1.
Barr has been sidelined since August 5 with the knee issue. He was riding a stationary bike off to the side in the weight room Monday and is trying to get ready for the opener against the Bengals. Barr missed the final 14-plus games of last season with a torn pectoral.

 

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Irv Smith Jr. had knee surgery, is expected to miss 4-5 months - ProFootballTalk

When word broke that Vikings tight end Irv Smith Jr. needed to have surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee and would miss the start of the regular season. It looks like Smith will be missing a lot more than that. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Smith had the surgery on Wednesday [more]

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WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette won the Vikings' punt and kick returner job.
The Vikings released Ameer Abdullah Tuesday, who had been a core piece of their special teams unit. The Athletic's Arif Hasan reports that the Vikings felt comfortable moving on from Abdullah because of how "electric" Smith-Marsette has been as a punt and kick returner. Hasan notes that Smith-Marsette still has more to learn as a wide receiver, but the fifth round rookie looks like a lock to be active on game days, with minimal competition at the No. 3 wide receiver spot.

 

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Vikings signed P Jordan Berry.
The Vikes are going with Berry over Britton Colquitt. Berry previously served as the Steelers' punter from 2015-20, clocking in at 15th in net-punting average (40.5) last season. 2021 will be his age-30 season.

 

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Vikings signed RT Brian O'Neill to a five-year, $92.5 million contract extension.
The massive contract makes O'Neill one of the ten highest-paid tackles on a year basis. Pro Football Focus graded the 25-year-old as a top-25 tackle last season. He was also graded as an elite run-blocking tackle. Given Minnesota's commitment to establishing the run with Dalvin Cook, O'Neill's prowess in the ground game was certainly viewed as a highly valuable asset. After adding Virginia Tech tackle Christian Darrisaw via the draft, Minnesota's line should take a small step forward from their poor 2020 showing.
SOURCE: Ian Rapoport on Twitter
Sep 8, 2021, 1:20 PM ET

 

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Mike Zimmer: Vikings are “top-heavy with finances,” depth is a concern

Posted by Michael David Smith on September 8, 2021, 12:37 PM EDT

At a time of year when some NFL head coaches are outwardly optimistic about the upcoming season, Vikings coach Mike Zimmer admitted some concern today.

Zimmer acknowledged that the Vikings have a lot of salary cap space tied up at the top of the roster, and said that makes it hard for the team to have a lot of depth.

“It’s concerning,” Zimmer said, via Courtney Cronin of ESPN. “I feel really good about the top guys, and then some of these young guys got to come on. But when you’re kind of top-heavy with finances, that’s what you’ve got to do. Hopefully we’ll stay healthy, and try to get these younger guys better.”

Although Zimmer didn’t single out Kirk Cousins by name, the reality is Cousins is the reason the Vikings are “top-heavy with finances.” Cousins’ cap hit this season is $31 million, the second-highest of any player in the NFL behind only Russell Wilson. Other than Cousins, the Vikings aren’t particularly top-heavy.

But Cousins’ contract is the one the Vikings have saddled themselves with, and they’re either going to win or lose with Cousins this year. Zimmer may be laying the groundwork for a ready-made excuse if they lose more than they win.

 

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Hall of Fame Vikings center Mick Tingelhoff dies at 81

Posted by Michael David Smith on September 11, 2021, 4:44 PM EDT

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Mick Tingelhoff, a Vikings center who was one of the best linemen of his generation and an iron man who never missed a game in his 17-year career, has died at the age of 81.

Tingelhoff went undrafted out of Nebraska in 1962 but signed on with the Vikings as an undrafted free agent and did much more than just make the roster: He earned the starting center job in his rookie training camp and didn’t relinquish it until his retirement after the 1978 season.

In all, Tingelhoff started 240 games and never missed one, starting all 14 games every season until his last, when the NFL expanded to 16 games and he started all of those as well.

Tingelhoff was selected to six Pro Bowls and played in four Super Bowls. The Vikings retired Tingelhoff’s No. 53, and in 2015 he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame

 

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Just watched the highlights of this game. Looked like a crazy game with Arizona pulling off some bs long completions when they really needed to...

But ffs, what is it with us and kickers when the game is on the line

 

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We should be 2-0, again. But are 0-2, again.

The opposite of clutch.

 

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Mike Zimmer: Lots of kickers miss field goals, give Greg Joseph a break

Posted by Michael David Smith on September 21, 2021, 8:23 AM EDT

Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said after Greg Joseph missed a 37-yard game-deciding field goal on Sunday that it should have been “an easy one.” But a day later, Zimmer indicated that Joseph is not on the hot seat.

Zimmer said that Joseph is still a good kicker, and that one game is not enough to change his opinion about that.

“This kid has kicked well,” Zimmer said, via Courtney Cronin of ESPN. “He missed a couple this week. That wasn’t the reason why we lost the game. Lots of kickers miss field goals. Let’s give the kid a break, OK?”

Zimmer may be hesitant to change kickers after only two games because he remembers that the Vikings have done that before: In 2018 Minnesota cut kicker Daniel Carlson just two games into the season. Since then, the Vikings have gone through a series of kickers without finding a good one, while Carlson is now in Las Vegas and has been one of the most accurate kickers in the NFL in recent years.

So Joseph’s job appears to be safe. At least until he misses another game-deciding field goal.

 

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Dantzler deleted his tweet after claiming it wasnt football related but seemed only about football, unhappy with his role.

 

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Vikings coach Mike Zimmer confirmed DE Danielle Hunter suffered a torn pec Week 8 against the Cowboys and will miss the remainder of the season.
Hunter was averaging a sack per game before Week 8, putting him on pace for a career year. He missed all of 2020 with a herniated disc but was dominant in his prior two seasons. Hunter landed on 14.5 sacks in 2018 and 2019. His injury is a massive blow to the Vikings' defensive line. Everson Griffen now stands as the team's top pass rusher. He has five sacks and four TFLs on the year.

 

[J Shuttlesworth]

Build a lead, proceed to try and play conservative with obvious calls and short nothing plays, suck at it.

Defence then get's gassed from being on the field too much and gets ran over.

NFL is such a pleasure.

This team needs to play the whole game like it's down two TD's. **** the scoreboard.

 

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ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that Vikings RB Dalvin Cook is the victim of domestic abuse and extortion, and there is pending litigation.
It's always horrible to hear about news like this, especially for one of the best players in the league. At this point, there's not much to do except let the legal proceedings play out and hope justice prevails. There are sure to be updates on this case over the next few weeks and months.
SOURCE: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Nov 9, 2021, 7:20 PM ET

 

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Dalvin Cook contends that he’s the victim of domestic abuse and extortion

Posted by Mike Florio on November 9, 2021, 7:36 PM EST

A strange story has emerged out of the blue on Tuesday night.

Here’s the vague tweet from Adam Schefter of ESPN.com: “Minnesota Vikings’ RB Dalvin Cook is the victim of domestic abuse and extortion – there’s pending litigation, according to his agent Zac Hiller.”

It’s confusing, to be sure. So we spoke to Hiller. Here’s what he told PFT by phone.
Roughly a year ago, someone unlawfully entered Cook’s house. The female who did it, is a sergeant in the U.S. military, attacked Cook in his home while he had a guest present. The invader then allegedly tried to extort Cook for millions of dollars, claiming that she suffered injuries during the course of the attack that she allegedly initiated.

Because she allegedly entered Cook’s house illegally, he had the right to defend himself, as authorized by Minnesota’s version of the Castle Doctrine. Litigation, per Hiller, has not yet been commenced, but it’s in the process of being initiated. No criminal complaints have been filed in connection with the incident.

Stay tuned for more details on this developing story.