Minnesota Vikings News

Kevin Williams has never been incredibly loquacious in public. He has always preferred to use that syrupy Arkansas drawl to talk about the game and not much else, batting away attention like he brushes aside a center on his way to the quarterback.

This video nicely sums up the in-stadium NFL gameday experience -- profane, drunken, and stupid.

Yes, it's Thursday, ladies and gentlemen, and that means we have the start of the NFL week.

"It's nice being up here. I've never been up here before. It's a pretty nice setup," Cassel said as he surveyed the makeshift interview area the Minnesota Vikings have set up next to their indoor practice field.

Only four current Ravens defenders were on the roster when the team last played the Minnesota Vikings in 2009.

Vikings beat reporters Brian Murphy and Chris Tomasson talk about today's developments on the Vikings' lineup against the Baltimore Ravens, as linebacker Chad Greenway repeatedly photobombs them.

The honor was announced Wednesday. Williams said he "was a little surprised" when he found out but noted his appreciation that his teammates "think that highly" of him.

The Tennessee Titans have signed fullback Quinn Johnson and tight end Visanthe Shiancoe, and have placed fullback Collin Mooney on injured reserve with a knee problem.

Strategy: The Vikings offense is built around the talents of Adrian Peterson, who is inarguably the NFL's best running back.

How hard, the Minnesota Vikings coach was asked, has this been to have to decide so many different weeks in a season about who the starter will be at the sport's most important position? "It's not a lot of fun," Frazier said recently.

Construction of the new Vikings stadium is now officially underway. A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Tuesday morning in the parking lot outside the Metrodome.

Over the last four games, the Minnesota Vikings have gone 2-1-1. In the three non-losses, cornerback Xavier Rhodes was on the field for more plays than usual.

In this July 30, 2012 file photo, former NFL quarterback Brett Favre, now an assistant football coach at Oak Grove High School in Hattiesburg, Miss., encourages the offense during practice in Hattiesburg, Miss.

Vikings to break ground this morning Politicians, Vikings executives and possibly a few notable former players will be on hand at the groundbreaking ceremony for the team’s new $1 billion stadium.

Dec 1, 2013; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings cornerback Chris Cook is disqualified from the game for contact with an official during the third quarter against the Chicago Bears at Mall of America Field at H.H.H. Metrodome.

The Tuesday morning program inside the soon-to-be-demolished Metrodome is open to the public, but there are only a few hundred seats available.

The Baltimore Ravens were able to grab a close 22-20 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers Thanksgiving night, but somehow their pass rush was shut out in the sack department.

Cowboys wide receiver Dwayne Harris scores the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter as Vikings cornerback Marcus Sherels misses tackle in Arlington, Texas, on Sunday, November 3, 2013.

For all of the sparks he has provided to the Vikings' uneven offense, Cassel has begun another week without clarity on his place on the depth chart.

"It's going to be sad for us. I mean exciting, but sad. We'd like to come back and get a piece of something for posterity purposes," Alan Pendleton, a season-ticket holder said about the Metrodome.