Kellen Moore in line to be Lions' No. 3 QBAs I've already indicated on Twitter, I won't fill up your timelines or this blog with news of every undrafted rookie who signs with an NFC North team. Roster limits have been expanded to 90, which means we could be talking about 100 or so players signi… |
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Meet new Vikings RB Derrick ColemanApr 28, 2012
The Minnesota Vikings' list of 15 undrafted rookie signings includes at least one with quite an intriguing story. UCLA running back Derrick Coleman is severely hearing impaired and wears hearing aids during games. As ESPNLosAngeles.com detailed last fal… |
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Vikes RB King arrested on suspicion of assaultApr 28, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Minnesota Vikings running back Caleb King was arrested on suspicion of third-degree assault in the beating of another man outside a birthday party, the Anoka County sheriff's office said Saturday. |
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QB B.J. Coleman has high expectationsApr 28, 2012
The Green Bay Packers found their developmental quarterback in the seventh round of the just-completed NFL draft, using the No. 243 overall pick to select Tennessee-Chattanooga's B.J. Coleman. Normally we could stop our coverage there, but since former … |
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NFC North draft analysisApr 28, 2012
The 2012 NFL draft is in the books. Our silly little arguments on left tackles and injured receivers seem so long ago. Oh, the memories…. In a few years, we'll be able to evaluate this draft with a measure of accuracy. For now, let's just consider some … |
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Vikings running back Caleb King arrested for assaultApr 28, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com If the Vikings end up getting a deal in place to build a new stadium in the coming days, it will happen in spite of some bad off-field P.R. in recent days. First, the team signed receiver Jerome Simpson, who pleaded guilty to a felony drug charge earlie… |
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Fans hit Capitol for uncertain Viking stadium voteApr 28, 2012
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Fans decked out in purple and gold are roaming Minnesota's Capitol in hopes that the House debates and votes on the $1 billion Vikings stadium bill. |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Six wide receivers went off the board before Chicago drafted Alshon Jeffery in the middle of the second round, but the Bears believe they got the bet pass catcher of the bunch. “We feel Alshon has the best hands in the draft,” Bears General Manager Ph… |
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Look out, Ryan LongwellApr 28, 2012
Decisions in the sixth round don't usually have much immediate impact on prominent veterans, but this one is worth noting: The Minnesota Vikings drafted Georgia place-kicker Blair Walsh with the fifth pick of the round and No. 175 overall. Traditionally… |
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Play for Vikings? Go to Notre Dame or ...Apr 28, 2012
I'm not sure what it means, if anything, but the Minnesota Vikings have produced a unique draft quirk as we approach the final few rounds of the NFC North draft. To this point, they have drafted three sets of college teammates among their first seven pi… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com After the Vikings stadium bill died in the Minnesota Legislature, the NFL mobilized, urging the politicians to at least subject the measure to a vote before the House and the Senate. The team and the league will get what they wanted, even if it means th… |
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Fourth round review: NFC NorthApr 28, 2012
I have a hard time getting wrapped up in the individual selections that teams make in the fourth round of the NFL draft and lower. That doesn't mean these picks are unimportant, but essentially we're at a point in this affair where everybody has some fl… |
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Bears go out on a limb for Alshon JefferyApr 28, 2012
I chuckled a bit Friday night when the Chicago Bears drafted a safety for the eighth consecutive year, this time one in Brandon Hardin who missed his final college season because of injury. But the Bears' ongoing safety obsession wasn't enough to steer … |
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Vikings stadium: Bill set for floor debateApr 28, 2012
Good Saturday morning. Let's take a brief detour from wall-to-wall draft coverage to let you know that the Minnesota Vikings' stadium bill took an important step late Friday night and is now poised to be heard on the floor of both houses of the Minnesot… |
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Bryan Anger taken was highest punter pick since 1995Apr 28, 2012
Chris Chase, yahoo.com Bryan Anger became the first punter in 17 years to be taken in the first 75 picks of the NFL draft when he was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Friday night. The Cal punter was taken at No. 70. It was the highest a punter has gone since 1995 when… |
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Vikings' $1B stadium bill passed to Minn. SenateApr 28, 2012
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- The $1 billion Minnesota Vikings stadium bill narrowly survived a skewering late Friday in the Senate Taxes Committee, which moved the bill to the Senate floor as the team's decade-long push for a new home drew closer to a resolu… |
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Committee moves Vikes stadium bill to SenateApr 28, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com The $1 billion Minnesota Vikings stadium bill narrowly survived a skewering late Friday in the Senate Taxes Committee, which moved the bill to the Senate floor as the team's decade-long push for a new home drew closer to a resolution. |
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