Minnesota Vikings News

Jasper Brinkley looks on after the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park.

Minnesota Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen runs onto the field to play the Philadelphia Eagles at Mall of America Field at H.H.H. Metrodome.

Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen reacts against the Detroit Lions in the second quarter at Mall of America Field at H.H.H. Metrodome.

The fun part of the off-season is finally getting underway, everyone, and it's gotten started the way a lot of us expected it to.

We know that defensive tackle is a position that the Minnesota Vikings are going to have to address this off-season.

Oct 31, 2013; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Paul Soliai and defensive tackle Jared Odrick celebrate defeating the Cincinnati Bengals in overtime 22-20 at Sun Life Stadium.

The 144-page Wells report detailed multiple instances of harassment by the Dolphins Richie Incognito , John Jerry and Mike Pouncey toward teammate Jonathan Martin , another offensive lineman and an assistant trainer.

Nov 24, 2013; Detroit, MI, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers guard Davin Joseph against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field.

Nov 3, 2013; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns running back Fozzy Whittaker runs against Baltimore Ravens inside linebacker Daryl Smith and Ravens inside linebacker Jameel McClain at FirstEnergy Stadium.

Former NFL safety Darren Sharper will remain in custody at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's office until Thursday, when a judge will determine whether or not to dismiss an extradition complaint in connection with a New Orleans, La.

New Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said this week that he'd love to have Matt Cassel in Minnesota if Matt Cassel wanted to be in Minnesota.

Both were very good special teams players. Neither proved capable of playing significant time on defense.

Jared Allen is plunging into free agency for the first time in his career. He's made two things abundantly clear: Allen is not interested in signing a bargain deal to be a situational pass rusher, and the Minnesota Vikings aren't out of the running to retain his services.

Sherels is a native of Rochester, Minn., and played in college at the University of Minnesota.

Minnesota Vikings cornerback Marcus Sherels during the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.

With nearly $41 million in cap space to work with during 2014 NFL free agency, the Minnesota Vikings are expected to be busy once the new league year begins on March 11. With a glaring need along the defensive line, the Vikings could pull out all of the stops to bring free agent 4-3 defensive end Michael Johnson to Minnesota.

Jan 4, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; New Orleans Saints running back Darren Sproles carries the ball during the first quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles during the 2013 NFC wild card playoff football game at Lincoln Financial Field.

While NFL teams are not allowed to sign unrestricted free agents until March 11, there are already plenty of players making arrangements for their future.

The Minnesota Vikings are counting on fans to pay up when it comes to the franchise's new stadium.

Despite NFL free agency not officially starting until next week, at least in terms of signings being able to announced as official, players who are released by their current team get to effectively be "first to market" and are free to sign with another team without restriction.