Everson Griffen News

The lead-up to 2013 started with a big splash, when Minnesota traded versatile wide receiver Percy Harvin to the Seattle Seahawks for a bevy of draft picks.

Jared Allen is ditching the clean-cut look and returning to the Mullet Militia. The Vikings' well-compensated defensive end made the announcement via Twitter , saying "The only way to come back from surgery is with an amazing mullet.

Trading themselves into position to have three first-round picks helped, but the Minnesota Vikings - who enlisted Everson Griffen, above, to help unveil new uniforms this weekend - get the highest draft grade in the NFC.

On Friday, defensive end Lawrence Jackson spilled the beans that he would be joining the Vikings for the 2013 season.

The 2013 Vikings will have been molded through three offseasons focused on young players, two of them with Rick Spielman as GM, and they will have the potential for both dynamic football and drastic lapses.

When Rick Spielman arrived in Minnesota, he came across as an intense, sometimes socially awkward executive who shunned attention and carried an iffy resume after making a series of questionable decisions in Miami.

The Minnesota Vikings made a surprising, yet solid choice when they selected Sharrif Floyd with the 23rd overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft .

Michael Rand started RandBall with hopes that he could keep lies from conquering the minds of the weak.

It can be said that the Vikings only truly need help at a few positions to become a major contender.

The Vikings head into this week's NFL draft with plenty of currency. They have two picks - Nos.

The Florida State defensive end had recognized the Florida formation from video study and knew the Gators would pass, so he set his sights on quarterback Jeff Driskell.

The countdown to the Thursday night start of the NFL Draft is officially on. No, we don't have an actual clock ticking down the seconds on the wall here at the SportsData offices, but I wouldn't be opposed to the idea.

The team's top three defensive ends -- Jared Allen, Brian Robison and Everson Griffen -- are scheduled to become unrestricted free agents next spring, as is defensive tackle Kevin Williams.

Vikings defensive end Brian Robison has produced after entering the NFL with far less fanfare than Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, left.

The Minnesota Vikings are well-situated along the defensive line for the 2013 season, with mainstays Jared Allen , Kevin Williams and Brian Robison in place at three of the starting spots.

With the 52nd pick in Pride Of Detroit's 2013 NFL mock draft, the Minnesota Vikings select LSU defensive end Sam Montgomery.