The huge NFL game this weekend is the Minnesota Vikings hosting the Philadelphia Eagles. Each team has one of our hometown favorites on it. Detroit Lakes Native Adam Thielen is fresh off a two-touchdown game against the New York Giants. And Bison great Carson Wentz helped beat the New York Jets last week. But you can’t root for both…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings front office announced the resigning of their 2016 first round draft pick, receiver LaQuan Treadwell and return specialist Marcus Sherels. Both moves were made because receiver Chad Bebee was placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury he suffered against the Oakland Raiders on Sunday and linebacker Devante Downs was waived. Treadwell was originally…
MINNEAPOLIS, M.N. -Two people found dead in a home in Long Prairie, Minnesota were a former NFL player and his wife. Deputies found Barry and Carol Bennett dead Wednesday afternoon at their home after a 911 call for a welfare check. Barry played in the NFL including one year with the Minnesota Vikings in 1988 and was a defensive lineman…
FARGO, N.D. — All-Pro Minnesota Vikings receiver and Detroit Lakes native Adam Thielen was back in Fargo Thursday to host his Thielen Foundation Football Camp for kids at Shanley high school for the first time. The camp hosted kids from kindergarten to eighth grade including Thielen’s son, Asher. Fargo was the last stop of his camp for the summer. He…
EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings roll out a new food truck to serve free, healthy meals to children. The custom-built purple truck called ‘Vikings Table’ is part of the Minnesota Vikings Foundation’s attempt to cut down on childhood obesity and hunger in the Twin Cities. The food truck will be partnered up with nonprofits to serve meals through October….
EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings selected North Carolina State center Garrett Bradbury with the 18th overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night, using their first-rounder on an offensive lineman for the first time in seven years. With the front five again their position of greatest need , the Vikings could hardly have had the board fall to them any…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings are gearing up for the NFL draft taking place this weekend. The team could make a big move with the 18th pick they hold, as there are plenty of holes to fill on the roster, specifically on the offensive line. The good news for the Vikes is that the talent in this year’s class…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Harrison Smith has played for the Vikings since being drafted by the team in 2012. During that time, the safety has emerged as one of the leaders of Minnesota’s defense. He has shared the field with plenty of talented teammates over that time, including Anthony Barr. Barr made headlines during free agency after backing out on a deal…
EAGAN, Minn. — Since being drafted by the Vikings in the second round in 2017, Dalvin Cook has played in just 15 NFL games. The running back has been plagued with knee and hamstring injuries over the course of his first two seasons which have kept him sidelined for the majority of his career. Cook says he’s fully healthy entering…
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — The National Football League released the regular season schedule for the 2019 season on Wednesday. The Minnesota Vikings opens the year against the Atlanta Falcons on September 8 on KVRR/FOX from U.S. Bank Stadium at noon. Minnesota will host Carson Wentz and the Philadelphia Eagles on October 13 and former Vikings All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson returns…
