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Yahoo! Sports - NFL - Minnesota Vikings NewsLatest news and information about the Minnesota Vikings.Boneheaded Tom Brady throw leads to Giants safety (Yahoo! Sports) An uncharacteristic Tom Brady mistake led to the earliest safety in Super Bowl history. After a Steve Weatherford punt pinned the New England Patriots back to their five-yard line, Brady dropped back to pass on the Patriots' first offensive snap. ? Continue reading ? Jared Allen Robbed of Defensive Player of the Year Award (Yahoo! Contributor ... The NFL's 2011 AP Defensive Player of the Year Award should have gone to Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen. Unfortunately, it didn't. Instead, the prestigious award went to Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs. Six elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame (The National Football Post) The Pro Football Hall of Fame voters opened the doors for six new members in the Class of 2012 on Saturday. Six elected to Pro Foobtall Hall of Fame (The National Football Post) The Pro Football Hall of Fame voters opened the doors for six new members in the Class of 2012 on Saturday. Ravens' Birk named Payton NFL Man of Year Award winner (Yahoo! Sports) Baltimore Ravens center Matt Birk was named Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Saturday night. The award, which recognizes a player's off-the-field community service and playing excellence, was handed out as part of NFL Honors, a two-hour primetime awards TV special that aired... Ravens LB Suggs wins Defensive Player of Year (PA SportsTicker) By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Birk named NFL Man of the Year (ProFootballWeekly.com) Ravens C Matt Birk was named the 2011 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year on Saturday evening. Butler, Dawson, Doleman, Kennedy, Martin and Roaf make the 2012 Hall of Fame ... The 2012 Pro Football Hall of Fame cast has been announced, and the six named to the game's greatest honor this year were Jack Butler, Dermontti Dawson, Chris Doleman, Cortez Kennedy, Curtis Martin and Willie Roaf. It's a very interesting ? Continue reading ? Vikings 2012 Free Agency Profile: WR Vincent Jackson (Yahoo! Contributor Netw... Throughout the 2011 NFL season, the Minnesota Vikings depended largely on speedy wide receiver Percy Harvin to be the focal point of their passing game. Although Harvin's numbers were impressive (career highs in receptions, yards and touchdowns), he does the most damage for an... Vikings Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) Coach Leslie Frazier turned to a familiar face from his coaching past to help him reinforce the Vikings' defense for the future. Alan Williams, the Colts' defensive backs coach the past 10 years, was handed the defensive coordinator duties on Jan. 19. His predecessor, Fred Pagac, who oversaw the defense the past 22 games, agreed to stay on staff and return to his previous role as linebackers coach. "The thing that really stuck out to me (about Williams) was how good of a teacher he was and how well he communicated and related to the players," said Frazier, who helped Williams coach Indianapolis' defensive backs under Tony Dungy's guidance in 2005 and 2006. So, after months of speculation that the Vikings might ditch the 4-3, Tampa 2-based defense they've embraced... Senser civil case resumes after hiatus (The Canadian Press) MINNEAPOLIS - A wrongful death lawsuit against former Minnesota Vikings tight end Joe Senser and his wife, Amy, has resumed after a four-month break. Senser civil case resumes after 4-month hiatus (AP) A wrongful death lawsuit against former Minnesota Vikings tight end Joe Senser and his wife, Amy, has resumed after a four-month break. An attorney for the family of hit-and-run victim Anousone Phanthavong (ah-NOO'-sahn PAN'-tah-wong) met with the Sensers and their attorney Friday to discuss evidence-gathering issues. Capsule look at Hall of Fame finalists (The Canadian Press) A capsule look at the finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame: NFL Notebook: Owners discuss 49ers' stadium project (Yahoo! Sports) L owners were scheduled to meet Thursday and approve the 49ers' proposed new stadium in Santa Clara, as was as discuss the situations of other teams in need of new stadiums - including the Minnesota Vikings. It is unclear if Thursday's meeting means the 49ers' stadium... Donovan McNabb has his eye on 3 NFL teams (The National Football Post) Donovan McNabb is targeting three teams for a possible return this coming season. But the free-agent quarterback... On 2nd thought, Peterson will keep his No. 28 (The Canadian Press) MINNEAPOLIS - Adrian Peterson will keep his uniform the same for the Minnesota Vikings ? for now. Vikings? Peterson Won?t Be Changing Numbers After All (Yahoo! Contributor Net... Not too long ago, Minnesota Vikings All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson announced via his personal Twitter account that he was considering changing his number from the No. 28 that we've all come to know. Although his reasons weren't obvious, most speculated that he was... Peterson still No. 28 for a million reasons (Yahoo! Sports) The only numbers Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson wants reduced are on his jersey. The Vikings star tweeted he recently considered changing his number from 28 to either 23 or 21. He stuck with No. 28, however, when someone he wouldn't name informed him it would cost... Memory of Brady's first QB coach lives on (Yahoo! Sports) Dick Rehbein believed in Tom Brady as an NFL QB before anyone else. His widow cherishes those memories as another Super Bowl approaches. NFL concussion lawsuits being combined in Philly (The Canadian Press) PHILADELPHIA - At least four lawsuits blaming the NFL for concussion-related dementia and brain disease will be consolidated in Philadelphia, and more could follow. 4 NFL concussion lawsuits being combined in Philly (The Canadian Press) PHILADELPHIA - At least four lawsuits blaming the NFL for concussion-related dementia and brain disease will be consolidated in Philadelphia, and more could follow. Vikings could consider land near Metrodome (The National Football Post) The Minnesota Vikings and local and state authorities continue to consider various stadium options as the club... The Biggest Losers (The National Football Post) The Quick Introduction We've crunched the numbers from 46 glorious NFL seasons to identify the 25 Greatest... Who needs Stickum when you've got 'sticky' gloves? (The Canadian Press) If the Super Bowl comes down to a key catch by Rob Gronkowski of the New England Patriots, say, or Victor Cruz of the New York Giants, they'll have more than merely their hands to thank. Ex-Vikes coach Childress is Browns new OC (Yahoo! Sports) Brad Childress will join the Cleveland Browns as their offensive coordinator, team officials confirmed on Friday. The former head coach of the Minnesota Vikings, Childress has also worked with Browns coach Pat Shurmur when both were members of the Philadelphia Eagles coaching... Newsfeed display by CaRP |
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