Minnesota Vikings News

Happy Monday morning, ladies and gentlemen. . .my apologies for the delay in today's Open Thread, so let's get to it.

When word broke that LeBron James, the NBA's greatest player, was going to re-sign with his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers, Cavs fans everywhere were excited, wondering whether or not King James could bring his talents back to Cleveland and bring that city a much deserved title, in anything.

This off season, the Minnesota Vikings have added a lot to their roster, from signing free agent defensive players to drafting a rookie quarterback in the first round.

It's hard describing the Vikings quarterbacks to fans of other teams, and how you feel towards them.

Youngsters learned football basics from some pros Saturday morning. Jasper Brinkley, linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings, headed up the fifth year of Camp 54 at Thomson High School.

Dec 29, 2013; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson acknowledges the fans during the closing ceremony following the game against the Detroit Lions at Mall of America Field at H.H.H. Metrodome.

Dec 29, 2013; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford lines up behind his offensive lineman on a play against the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth quarter at Mall of America Field at H.H.H. Metrodome.

Sep 22, 2013; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings cornerback Xavier Rhodes against the Cleveland Browns at Mall of America Field at H.H.H. Metrodome.

The Minnesota Vikings ' defense didn't have a lot of big moments in 2013, but they got one of the more memorable plays the team would have very early on in the team's Week Two match-up against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field.

Dec 1, 2013; Landover, MD, USA; Washington Redskins wide receiver Santana Moss runs with the ball as New York Giants defensive tackle Linval Joseph attempts to tackle in the fourth quarter at FedEx Field.

The August 2014 has a small note about football in its article about drones. Apparently The UCLA football program uses Phantom drones to spot flaws in spacing, and hand/foot placement among other things.

The jersey hadn't seen daylight in close to 10 years. It was still deprived of that when it finally made its way out of the closet for a cloudy afternoon at Midway Stadium.

In a very busy offseason, one of the biggest moves the New York Giants made was signing free-agent offensive lineman Geoff Schwartz .

When you're consistently in the shadow of greatness, you don't get a lot of opportunities to prove yourself.

Brett Favre and the Packers are closer to retiring his number and it should be done as soon as possible.

This isn't the first time we've mentioned the "Making the Leap" series that NFL.com has been doing for the past few weeks.

Sep 22, 2013; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings punter Jeff Locke punts to the Cleveland Browns at Mall of America Field at H.H.H. Metrodome.

The Vatican has been informed of the inquiry, the Archdiocese added. News of the internal church investigation was first reported by the independent Catholic magazine Commonweal.

Matt Vense l is in his first year at the Star Tribune after covering the Ravens for the Baltimore Sun for six years.

This is the play voters and ESPN Vikings reporter Ben Goessling picked as the most memorable in the team's history, beating out Brett Favre's interception in the 2010 NFC Championship Game and Tommy Kramer's Hail Mary pass to Ahmad Rashad to beat the Cleveland Browns in the 1980 "Miracle at the Met."