Minnesota Vikings News

By Jared Allen's estimate, he made 46 calls the night of March 25. Forty-six frantic, excited, gotta-tell-someone calls.

Because, hey, how many more times will Kamar Jorden get a chance to be on the front page? - Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports CCNorseman took the time to put together his 53-man roster projection prior to the start of Minnesota Vikings ' Training Camp.

Special-teams assistant Ryan Ficken is being positioned to manage the unit on and off the field while coach Mike Priefer starts serving his suspension Week 1. "Ryan's been integrated from Day 1," Priefer said.

Vikings cornerback Captain Munnerlyn is a good bet to practice for the first time in training camp Wednesday.

Jul 25, 2014; Mankato, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson runs through drills at training camp at Minnesota State University.

And the undrafted player with four stops in five years who is coming off ACL surgery generally isn't getting a chance to compete against the high-profile rookie with a Heisman Trophy on his resume.

Of the 80 players with Oklahoma ties on current NFL training camp rosters - other than future Hall of Fame running back Adrian Peterson - one could argue that Williams might have the best shot at being selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

May 9, 2014; Eden Prairie, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr addresses the media at Winter Park Fieldhouse.

The Minnesota Vikings have a new coaching regime, and they traded back up into the end of the first round of May's draft to select quarterback Teddy Bridgewater.

The Vikings have known all along what they have in Rudolph, a big, field-stretching tight end who can be a difference-maker in the right offense with the right quarterback.

The Minnesota Vikings have secured tight end Kyle Rudolph for the next five years after agreeing to a $36.5 million extension today.

The Minnesota Vikings and tight end Kyle Rudolph have reportedly agreed to terms on a five-year, $36.5 million deal that This deal makes him the fifth-highest paid tight end in the game, which is frankly insane for a player coming off of a foot injury, and whose best season wouldn't have even put him inside the top 10 for either touchdowns scored, ... (more)

Oct 27, 2013; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph catches a pass and Green Bay Packers safety Morgan Burnett tackles him in the second quarter at Mall of America Field at H.H.H. Metrodome.

Defensive end Scott Crichton runs drills during Vikings practice in Eden Prairie on Tuesday, June 17, 2014.

The Sunday morning walk through was probably the most laid back, atmosphere wise, of the practices I've watched so far.

Dec 29, 2013; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings running back Matt Asiata fumbles the ball during the fourth quarter against the Detroit Lions at Mall of America Field at H.H.H. Metrodome.

The organized chaos of an NFL practice surrounds Husain Abdullah, and he is tired.

Peterson has been in the bottom half of the league in Pro Football Focus' Pass Blocking Efficiency metric for running backs each of the last three seasons, ranking 29th among the 54 running backs who played at least 25 percent of their team's passing snaps last season.

Captain Munnerlyn was asked at the start of training camp what question he has heard the most since signing with the Vikings last March.

Rakim Cox, an undrafted Vikings rookie free agent, didn't even realize what number he was wearing when training camp started Friday.