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October 4, 2014
49ers sign WR Simpson to two-year deal
The San Francisco 49ers signed former Cincinnati Bengals and Minnesota Vikings wideout Jerome Simpson to a two-year deal, the team announced Thursday
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49ers Sign Troubled WR Simpson
The San Francisco 49ers have been busy trying to supplement their roster. Their latest move is to upgrade their receiving corps with Jerome Simpson , who sat out last season after spending the previous two years with the Minnesota Vikings...
Rudolph: Cassel gives Bills chance to make playoffs
Bills fans remain suspicious of Wednesday's trade for Matt Cassel, but Vikings TE Kyle Rudolph says his former QB gives Buffalo a "chance to make a playoff run."
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DeVante Parker Should Be Vikings' Draft Target
We'll get this out of the way right off the top: The Minnesota Vikings really can't go wrong with the 11th overall pick in the 2015 draft...
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Adrian Peterson meets with Vikings brass
Adrian Peterson met with Vikings coach Mike Zimmer and general manager Rick Spielman on Wednesday. Will the meeting result in Peterson's return to Minnesota?
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Peterson says meeting with Vikings went well
Vikings coach Mike Zimmer and general manager Rick Spielman spent more than four hours at Adrian Peterson's home outside Houston on Wednesday afternoon, meeting with the 2012 NFL MVP to discuss his feelings about returning to Minnesota next season.
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Vikings visit RB Peterson at his home
The Minnesota Vikings have made their in-person pitch to Adrian Peterson.
Bills make deal for Vikings quarterback Cassel
New coach Rex Ryan has the Buffalo Bills in a deal-making mode, the NFL club announcing Wednesday it has an agreement in place to obtain Minnesota Vikings quarterback Matt Cassel. The Bills will ship two undisclosed NFL Draft choices to the Vikings in the deal, which cannot be made official under league rules until next Tuesday. Grabbing Cassel comes a day after ESPN reported the Bills have agr...
Vikings to deal QB Cassel to Bills
The Minnesota Vikings have agreed with the Buffalo Bills to trade quarterback Matt Cassel next week for an undisclosed draft pick. The Vikings announced the deal on Wednesday, six days before NFL transactions can begin with the start of the new league year. The trade also wouldn't have been initiated had the Vikings not been confident in Teddy Bridgewater, the first-round draft pick who took ov...
Bills Acquire QB Matt Cassel from Vikings
The Buffalo Bills announced an agreement Wednesday with the Minnesota Vikings to acquire quarterback Matt Cassel in a trade that also includes draft selections...
Bills acquire QB Cassel in trade with Vikings
The Buffalo Bills acquired quarterback Matt Cassel in a trade with the Minnesota Vikings on Tuesday.
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Desperate Buffalo Bills trade for quarterback Matt Cassel
The Bills agreed to terms to trade for Vikings quarterback Matt Cassel. The deal will send two undisclosed draft picks to Minnesota for Cassel and an undisclosed pick.
Buffalo Bills agree to acquire Matt Cassel
The Buffalo Bills announced Wednesday that they have agreed to acquire Vikings QB Matt Cassel, sending an undisclosed draft choice in exchange for undisclosed draft choices.
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AP source: Vikings to meet with Adrian Peterson on Wednesday
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Adrian Peterson is about to feel what it's like to be recruited again. Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer and GM Rick Spielman plan to travel to Peterson's home near Houston on Wednesday to meet with their disgruntled star running back, a person with knowledge of the...
Peterson to meet with Vikings GM, coach
A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that Adrian Peterson is scheduled to meet with Minnesota Vikings GM Rick Spielman and coach Mike Zimmer in Houston on Wednesday. Peterson has been disenchanted with the Vikings after he missed almost all of last season while facing child abuse charges in Texas. Peterson was suspended by the NFL, but a federal judge ruled last w...
Sources: Vikings flying to meet with Peterson
Vikings management will fly to Texas on Wednesday to meet with Adrian Peterson, according to ESPN Vikings reporter Ben Goessling.
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Adrian Peterson, Vikings brass to meet this week
Coach Mike Zimmer and general Rick Spielman are flying to Texas for a face-to-face meeting with Adrian Peterson. Can the relationship between the Vikings and Peterson be mended?
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Adrian Peterson Reportedly Will Meet with Mike Zimmer, Rick Spielman
Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer , accompanied by general manager Rick Spielman , is reportedly set to travel to Houston to meet with star running back Adrian Peterson ...
Run-Stopping DT Headlines Vikings' Free-Agent Big Board
The Minnesota Vikings have some needs to address this offseason. Who should the Vikings target in free agency? What areas do they need to improve on? Watch as Adam Lefkoe and ...
NFL Rumors: Latest News Involving Adrian Peterson and Other Offseason Buzz
The saga surrounding the Minnesota Vikings' Adrian Peterson doesn't appear to be coming to an end anytime soon. On Thursday, NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reported that U.S. District Judge David S...
Minnesota Vikings Final Free-Agency Outlook and Predictions
With free agency looming and $23 million of cap space remaining, the Minnesota Vikings are well-positioned to take advantage of a rich market, even if it may be a little difficult to nail down the specifics...
Vikings have had 'open dialogue' with Peterson
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Vikings have been trying to take advantage of their opportunity to communicate with Adrian Peterson. General manager Rick Spielman said Monday the organization has had "open dialogue" with the star running back since the NFL tabled his suspension and returned him to...
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Vikes, Peterson have had 'open dialogue'
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Minnesota Vikings have been taking advantage of their opportunity to communicate with Adrian Peterson.
GM: Vikings, Peterson have 'open dialogue'
The Minnesota Vikings have wasted little time taking advantage of the fact they're able to communicate with Adrian Peterson again.
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Rick Spielman: Open dialogue with Adrian Peterson has been beneficial
Running back Adrian Peterson wasn't fully reinstated as a result of Judge David Doty's decision that the NFL is not permitted to punish Peterson under the conditions of the league's new personal conduct policy, but he was cleared to have contact with the Vikings while he's on the commissioner's exempt list pending the NFL's appeal...
Vikings' Blueprint for Winning Free Agency
Free agency may always be a bit more overblown than necessary, especially for fans of the Minnesota Vikings , who have yet to see a star free-agent signing in the post- Brett Favre era...
Vikings want to keep Chad Greenway, but maybe not at $7 million
Chad Greenway was the Vikings' first-round draft pick in 2006 and has played his entire career in Minnesota, and the Vikings want to keep him in town this year. But maybe not at his current contract. Vikings G.M. Rick Spielman told the Star Tribune that there's no doubt on the team's side that Greenway is...
Vikings' Ultimate Free Agency to-Do List
General manager Rick Spielman and the Minnesota Vikings will be forced to shift gears from draft prospects to veterans, with NFL free agency set to begin on March 10...
The Free Agency Guide to C.J. Spiller
C.J. Spiller took his first carry of the game, cut to the left and outraced the Minnesota Vikings defense for 53 yards before being tripped up on the left sideline...
Peterson eager for return after judge overturns suspension
(Reuters) - Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson said on Friday he was keen to return to the field after U.S. District Judge David Doty overturned his suspension by the NFL. "It is a positive step in protecting players' rights and preserving due process for all players," Peterson said in a press release one day after Doty granted an NFL Players Association motion to vacate a previous ...
Progress pleases Peterson; statement of thanks skips Vikings
Adrian Peterson says he's pleased to be "one step closer" to returning to the field. Peterson's agency, Relativity Sports, released a statement from the Minnesota running back Friday, expressing "gratitude for all of the support" from fans, the NFL Players Association, union lawyer Jeffrey Kessler...
Adrian Peterson releases statement on ruling
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson released a statement on the ruling of his overturned suspension. Find out what he had to say.
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Adrian Peterson linked to Cowboys, Colts, Cardinals
Adrian Peterson's father says he's heard the Cowboys, Colts and Cardinals mentioned as potential landing spots for the star running back. Will the Vikings entertain a trade for Peterson?
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PFT Live: Vikings talk with Chris Tomasson, Lions/Cardinals offseason to-do lists
Thursday was a busy day on the Adrian Peterson front as the NFL appealed Judge David Doty's ruling that the league overstepped its bounds by punishing Peterson with an indefinite suspension under the new personal conduct policy. Peterson is back on the Commissioner's exempt list while waiting for the legal matters to run their course and...
What Can We Expect If AP Is Able to Return?
Adrian Peterson is a Minnesota Viking again...soon, probably. Judge David Doty ruled in favor of Peterson and the NFLPA on Thursday, vacating his suspension...
Bostick: I Received 'A Lot' of Death Threats
Minnesota Vikings tight end Brandon Bostick claims he received death threats in the days after he dropped an onside kick recovery during the 2015 NFC Championship Game...
Vikings continue to focus on welcoming Adrian Peterson back
The Vikings have been silent in the hours since Judge David Doty vacated the suspension of running back Adrian Peterson. Earlier in the hour, they issued a statement which makes it clear that, for now, they'll continue to be silent when it comes to talking directly to Peterson. "Adrian Peterson is an important member of...
Peterson Suspension Ruling Appealed by NFL
The National Football League filed a formal appeal in an Eighth Circuit court as part of its attempt to halt the immediate reinstatement of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson on Thursday...
Judge rules for Peterson, opening door for reinstatement
A federal judge has opened the door for faster reinstatement of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, ruling an NFL arbitrator "failed to meet his duty" in a child abuse case that brought national backlash for the league and widened its rift with the players' union. This was the second...
U.S. judge rules for Vikings' Peterson in NFL discipline case
By David Bailey MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday overturned the NFL's suspension of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, who had pleaded no contest to charges of hitting his son with a switch, and sent the case back to the league's arbitration process for resolution. In a 16-page ruling, U.S. District Court Judge David Doty said National Football League Commissione...
Judge Rules Against NFL In Peterson's Appeal
ESPN Video: ESPN Vikings reporter Ben Goessling discusses the news that a federal judge has ruled against the NFL in Adrian Peterson's appeal, and the appeal of his suspension now goes back to the arbitration process for a decision.
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On Adrian Peterson: 2/26
Scott Van Pelt and Ryen Russillo share their thoughts on the federal court ruling in favor of Adrian Peterson, Peterson's future with the Vikings and more.
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Vikings rusher Peterson reinstated by US judge
A US federal judge overturned on Thursday the National Football League's suspension of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, saying an arbitrator exceeded his authority in upholding the ban. US district judge David Doty reinstated Peterson following his appeal of a suspension that was imposed last September when the star rusher faced charges of causing reckless or negligent injury to ...
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Judge paves way for reinstating Peterson
A federal judge has cleared the way for Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson to be reinstated.
Adrian Peterson suspension overturned by U.S. district judge
The suspension of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has been overturned.
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RB Peterson reinstated after judge's decision
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has been reinstated after U.S. District Court Judge David Doty ruled in the NFL Players Association's lawsuit against the NFL on Peterson's behalf.
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Adrian Peterson to be reinstated: What's next for Vikings star RB?
A Minnesota judge has sided with the NFLPA in it's case vs. the NFL over Adrian Peterson's suspension, CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora confirms.
Judge sides with Adrian Peterson, lifts suspension
Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has won a major victory in the courtroom of Judge David Doty. Doty ruled today in Peterson's favor on his appeal of the suspension that he was handed after Peterson pleaded no contest to reckless assault on his son. Peterson and the NFL Players Association argued that NFL Commissioner Roger...
5 Hidden Gems Vikings Should Have Noticed at the Combine
The NFL Scouting Combine produced a number of surprises that teams like the Minnesota Vikings should take notice of, especially if they want to dominate the later rounds of the draft...
Bush Release Saturates Flooded RB Market
It wasn't that long ago when running backs were among the highest-paid players in football. As recently as 2011, the Minnesota Vikings signed tailback Adrian Peterson to a seven-year, $96 million contract extension...
