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It's hard to call the longest tenured Minnesota Viking an old man. Brian Robison, Vikes DL says:"Well heck I mean Chad's been here more years than me but I'm almost as old as he is so I can't call him an old man too much."

The man whose self-proclaimed nickname is "flashy" doesn't need anyone to tell him he's going to be a breakout player, but that's exactly what Sports Illustrated did when they named the Minnesota Vikings' Cordarrelle Patterson a "rising star" in their upcoming issue.

When Kain Colter showed up for a rookie minicamp in Minnesota in May, he never had caught a punt in his life.

Percy Harvin would sit in the training room, taunted by the music that wafted in through the walls.

His first day on the practice field with the Giants, the rookie from Texas Southern was assigned to play right defensive end within the team's second-string nickel defense.

The weather was perfect Wednesday as the Vikings returned from their first training camp off-day, but leading quarterbacks Matt Cassel and Teddy Bridgewater mostly had an afternoon to forget.

Jul 25, 2014; Mankato, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway signs autographs for fans after the first day of practice at training camp at Minnesota State University.

American Bird Conservancy , one of the nation's leading bird conservation organizations, has asked National Football League officials in Washington, D.C., to modify plans for the soon-to-be-built Minnesota Vikings Stadium in Minneapolis, which features expanses of glass expected to kill thousands of birds over time.

As the Minnesota Vikings look to put a 5-10-1 2013 season behind them with a new coaching staff in place, the battle for roster spots and roles has gotten going during training camp.

Everyone knows Minnesota's Cordarrelle Patterson is big-time fantasy football sleeper this season ... which means he's not really a sleeper.

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Vikings will lean on veteran Munnerlyn a lot in secondary Captain Munnerlyn set career-highs last season in tackles , sacks and pass breakups Check out this story on sctimes.com: http://www.sctimes.com/story/sports/2014/07/29/vikings-will-lean-veteran-munnerlyn-lot-secondary/13346171/ Captain Munnerlyn started his first training camp with the ... (more)

Oct 25, 2012; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings mascot Ragnar yells at a player from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as he goes onto the field and leads the Vikings before the game at the Metrodome.

Vikings hire Wells, Kaplan to help in Kluwe talks Kluwe is threatening to sue the team in connection to the Mike Priefer investigation.

Teddy Bridgewater displayed poise under pressure in college at Louisville. It looks to be more of the same with the Vikings.

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.