UNITED STATES – Twenty football players with ties to North Dakota State, University of North Dakota, Concordia College, Shanley High School and Detroit Lakes High School find out their fates as NFL teams had to cut down to a 53 man roster Tuesday afternoon. The players that made their team’s roster includes the following former Bison: Ben Ellefson – Vikings…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — When the Minnesota Vikings close out the preseason against the Denver broncos on Saturday, there will be a new quarterback under center in Nick Mullens. After being traded from the Las Vegas Raiders Monday, the sixth year vet is starting to get more involved at practice. Mullens went through individual work Tuesday and has been taking in…
GREEN BAY, Wisc. — Former north Dakota state receiver Christian Watson hasn’t seen a whole lot of live reps with his quarterback Aaron Rodgers. That’s because Watson was just taken off the physically unable to perform list nursing a knee injury. Watson was able to put the jersey on for the first time against the saints last Friday, however still…
EAGAN, Minn. — Ahead of their preseason match-up on Saturday, the Minnesota Vikings are hosting the San Francisco 49ers for joint practices at the TCO Performance Center. Former Bison Trey Lance is back in his home state while Kirk Cousins returns from COVID. Cousins was out for five days after testing positive. He missed the first preseason game against the…
EAGAN, Minn — The Minnesota Vikings inching closer and closer to their first game day as the preseason kicks off Sunday against the Raiders in Las Vegas. The Vikings have spent five of the last seven days in pads and treated this week like any other regular season prep with an off day Tuesday and no pads before the travel…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — On the first day of 49ers training camp last Tuesday, head coach Kyle Shanahan named former North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance the starter. The news came business as usual for the 3rd overall pick. “There wasn’t really a moment or anything like that. I’ve been excited. I’ve been prepared,” Lance said. “It’s been that we…
DENVER, CO — Former North Dakota State receiver, Darrius Shepherd, is back in the NFL and signing with the Denver Broncos after spending time this spring in the USFL with the New Jersey Generals. Shepherd last saw action in the league back in 2020 for the Green Bay Packers playing in 19 games over two seasons. His offensive coordinator then?…
WASHINGTON D.C. — After being traded in consecutive off-season’s, former North Dakota State quarterback, Carson Wentz, hit the practice field for his seventh year and third straight with another team. Washington has not had the same QB open the season as a starter since Kirk Cousins in 2017. Wentz makes the 33rd to rep the maroon and gold under center…
GREEN BAY, Wisc. — Former North Dakota State receiver, Christian Watson will be one of nine Green Bay Packers players to start training camp on the physically unable to perform list. The injury was not made clear, however, determined not to be serious.. Watson is allowed to be in team meetings and use the facility, just not practice.. The Packers…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A defendant in a Mississippi welfare fraud case says she directed $1.1 million in welfare money to former NFL star Brett Favre at the direction of former Gov. Phil Bryant. Mississippi news outlets report that the accusation, which Bryant denies, is in a filing on behalf of defendant Nancy New. New has pleaded guilty to criminal…
