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Monday | The Daily Norseman

Vikings Prominent Among All-Time Great Tackle Duos

Historically, one of the strengths of the Minnesota Vikings has been the defensive line.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Minnesota Vikings, NFL Players, Detroit Lions, Nick Fairley, Ndamukong Suh

Wed May 15, 2013

TwinCities

Minnesota Vikings sign three draft picks

Gerald Hodges during an interception drill during the Vikings 2013 Rookie Mini-Camp at Winter Park Friday morning May 3, 2013.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Minnesota Vikings, Matt Kalil, Erin Henderson, Adrian Peterson (Minnesota Vikings), NFL Players, Josh Robinson

Tue May 14, 2013

The Daily Norseman

Missed Tackles by Defenders

Football Outsiders, in addition to running statistical analysis on NFL games, also employs dozens of volunteer game charters to pick up on things missed by the basic box score.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Minnesota Vikings, Harrison Smith, Erin Henderson, NFL Players

Mon May 13, 2013

BleacherReport

What to Expect from the Minnesota Vikings' 1st-Round Draft Picks

The expectations for the Minnesota Vikings ' three draft picks is extremely high, perhaps to the point of being unrealistic.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Minnesota Vikings, NFL Players, Chris Cook, Harrison Smith, Josh Robinson

Mon May 06, 2013

NFL

The Purple Plan: Building through the draft

This video evidence shows Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman focused on trading up to secure the services of Tennessee receiver Cordarrelle Patterson -- a move to get not just his guy, but the team's guy, with the investment of months of scouting riding on his ability to pull it off.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Minnesota Vikings, Erin Henderson, Jerome Felton, Jared Allen, NFL Players, Phil Loadholt

Fox Sports

Kluwe faces a pivotal Monday

Punter Chris Kluwe is expected to meet with Vikings brass again Monday and it could be the pivotal day in his future, or lack thereof, with the Minnesota Vikings.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Minnesota Vikings, Chris Kluwe, NFL Players, Chris Cook, Blair Walsh, Erin Henderson

Sun May 05, 2013

CNN

Peter King: Vikings' strategy one of many that paid off in draft

It struck me during the draft, while watching the Rams go hard after Tavon Austin and Alec Ogletree , that there are four kinds of draft strategists in football today: a Those who mostly sit near or right where they are high in the draft and let the draft come to them.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Minnesota Vikings, John Sullivan, Blair Walsh, NFL Players, Antoine Winfield, NFC, NFC West

Fri May 03, 2013

Fox Sports

Vikings veterans finish Phase One

The Vikings' veterans finished Phase One of their offseason conditioning program as the rookies prepare for the start of their first minicamp.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Minnesota Vikings, Greg Childs, John Sullivan, Greg Jennings, Adrian Peterson (Minnesota Vikings), NFL Players

Tue Apr 30, 2013

BleacherReport

Setting Career Expectations for Each Member of the Vikings 2013 Draft Class

The 2013 NFL draft is in the books and the Minnesota Vikings have to be thrilled with how things played out for them, making three first-round selections for the first time since 1967.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Minnesota Vikings, NFL Players, Letroy Guion, Antoine Winfield, Josh Robinson

BleacherReport

Setting Career Expectations for Each Member of the Vikings 2013 Draft Class

The 2013 NFL draft is in the books and the Minnesota Vikings have to be thrilled with how things played out for them, making three first-round selections for the first time since 1967.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Minnesota Vikings, NFL Players, Letroy Guion, Antoine Winfield, Josh Robinson

Mon Apr 29, 2013

Alligator Army

NFL Draft 2013: Grading every Florida Gators pick

The 2013 NFL Draft weekend proved, once again, that it is not only great to be a Florida Gator: It also pays off.

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Related Topix: Jelani Jenkins, Sharrif Floyd, Sports, Florida Gators NCAA Football, University of Florida NCAA, NCAA Sports, NCAA Football, NFL Players, NFL Football, Baltimore Ravens

MyEyeWitnessNews.com

Minnesota Vikings 2013 NFL Draft Review

Top Pick Analysis: Vikings general manager Rick Spielman scored big on the first day, snaring a pair of sliders in Floyd and Rhodes before trading back in for a third first-round pick and nabbing playmaker extraordinaire Patterson.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Minnesota Vikings, Chris Kluwe, NFL Players, Tavon Austin

Sun Apr 28, 2013

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Spirits high with Vikings

Packers GM Ted Thompson, left, team president Mark Murphy, center, and coach Mike McCarthy share a laugh in Green Bay's draft room at Lambeau Field on Thursday night.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFC, NFL Football, NFC North, Minnesota Vikings, Chris Kluwe, NFL Players, Green Bay Packers

Fri Apr 26, 2013

BleacherReport

Sharrif Floyd to Vikings: How Does the DT Fit with Minnesota?

The Vikings had a need at defensive tackle. Since the departure of Pat Williams in 2010, the defense has fallen in its ability to defend the run.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Minnesota Vikings, NFL Players, Sharrif Floyd, Florida Gators NCAA Football, University of Florida NCAA, NCAA Sports, NCAA Football

Examiner.com

Minnesota Vikings stun and excite crowd at Metrodome Vikings Draft Party

The Mall of America Field was full of Minnesota Vikings' faithful gathering to see what the future held for their favorite National Football League team.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Minnesota Vikings, NFL Players, Antoine Winfield, Jared Allen, Brian Robison, Adrian Peterson (Minnesota Vikings)

Stampede Blue

2013 NFL Draft: Vikings Take Three Players Between 23 And 29; Smith, Te'o Still Available

The Bengals have lost two consecutive years to the Texans in the Wild Card Round, and it was mostly because they couldn't generate any Offense consistently.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Minnesota Vikings, NFC, NFC North, Greg Jennings, Jared Allen, NFL Players, Houston Texans

ESPN

Clayton: QBs lose, Vikings win in first round

Geno Smith was criticized for not going to the Senior Bowl. Matt Barkley was coming off a shoulder separation and wasn't considered to have a powerful arm.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Minnesota Vikings, NFL Players, Landry Jones, Lane Johnson, Syracuse University NCAA, NCAA Sports, Syracuse Orange NCAA Football, Ryan Nassib, NCAA Football

The Miami Herald

Vikings make splash with three first-round picks

Perhaps you thought the first 21/2 hours of Thursday's NFL Draft felt a little peculiar, what with eight offensive linemen taken among the top 20 picks with only one quarterback and zero running backs selected all night.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Minnesota Vikings, NFL Players, Sharrif Floyd, NCAA Sports, Florida State Seminoles NCAA Football, Florida State University NCAA, NCAA Football, Xavier Rhodes

Thu Apr 25, 2013

BleacherReport

The Biggest Steals from Day 1 of the 2013 NFL Draft

Nearly half the players drafted will probably not become good NFL players. Half of them will be busts and only a couple will become elite players.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Minnesota Vikings, Greg Jennings, NFL Players, Christian Ponder, Antoine Winfield

CBS Local

Vikings Pick DT Shariff Floyd At No. 23, CB Xavier Rhodes At No. 25

Floyd had 13 tackles for loss and 6A1 2 sacks for the Gators as a junior last season.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Minnesota Vikings, NFL Players, Antoine Winfield