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| Grossman to start Week 1 for Redskins |
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09/06/2011 |
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| signed a one-year contract this past offseason to stay with Washington. The former Chicago Bears quarterback has played a full 16 games only once in his eight-year career -- in 2006, when he led the Bears to the Super Bowl. McNabb was traded to the Minnesota Vikings after the NFL lockout ended for a sixth-round selection in 2012 and a conditional sixth-rounder in 2013, setting up the QB competition. Grossman went 34-for-53 through the air for 407 yards, two touchdowns and one interception this preseason, while |
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| Vikings sign LB Greenway to long-term extension |
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09/05/2011 |
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| Eden Prairie, MN (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Vikings signed linebacker Chad Greenway to a long-term contract extension on Monday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported the pact is for five years and worth $41 million with $20 million guaranteed. The 28-year-old had previously inked a one-year tender offer back in March which could have netted him $10 million in 2011 -- the average salary of the top five players at the position last season. "Chad's best football is |
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| Vikings finalize roster |
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09/03/2011 |
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| Eden Prairie, MN (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Vikings finalized their roster on Saturday, releasing four veterans and a slew of others. Tight end Jeff Dugan, linebacker Heath Farwell, offensive lineman Ryan Cook, and defensive end Stylez G. White were all let go. Dugan appeared in 64 games with the Vikings the previous five years, though he never caught more than eight passes in a season. Farwell and Cook had each been with Minnesota for five seasons as well, while White spent the first four years of his ca |
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| National Football League |
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09/03/2011 |
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| Suspended Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Kevin Williams for two games and fined him an additional two games checks; suspended New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith for two games and fined him an additional two games checks; suspended Baltimore Ravens wide receiver David Reed for one game and fined him an additional game check. |
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| NFL suspends Vikings DT Kevin Williams for 2 games |
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09/02/2011 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - The NFL suspended Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Kevin Williams without pay for the first two games of the 2011 season and fined him an additional two games checks for violating the league's policy on performance enhancing substances. Williams will begin his suspension on Saturday, September 3. He will be eligible to return to the Vikings' active roster on Monday, September 19. Williams tested positive for a banned diuretic back in 2008. He was fighting the case in court b |
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| Vikings blank Texans in preseason finale |
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09/01/2011 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Caleb King ran for 62 yards and two scores in the Minnesota Vikings' 28-0 preseason-concluding victory over the Houston Texans. Following a scoreless first quarter, 12th overall pick Christian Ponder opened the onslaught with a five-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Rudolph. Ponder completed 10-of-16 passes for 83 yards, while de facto starter Joe Webb went 5-of-6 for 43 yards. Alexander Robinson also had a rushing touchdown for the Vikings, who open the regular season September 11 |
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| Seattle Seahawks 2011 Season Preview |
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09/01/2011 |
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| tep behind because of the lockout's shortening of offseason preparation time. However, Jackson will be working under new offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, who comes to the Seahawks after spending his previous five years in that position with the Minnesota Vikings, the team that just happens to be the recent home of both Jackson and another free-agent addition, wide receiver Sidney Rice. See a theme here? "The unusual circumstances of the lockout allowed us to think and revisit what our opportunities and our |
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| Another obstacle emerges for new Vikings stadium |
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09/01/2011 |
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Vikings' bid for a new suburban football stadium is facing a new obstacle as a key state senator says she wants to require a public vote on the project. Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch (COKE) tells The Associated Press that Ramsey County voters who would be paying a proposed half-cent sales tax increase should get to vote on it. Supporters of the stadium proposal in a suburb north of St. Paul have predicted voters would defeat the tax increase and kill the whole project. |
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| Vikings LB Brinkley mending after hip surgery |
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08/31/2011 |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Vikings will be without backup linebacker Jasper Brinkley for a while. Head coach Leslie Frazier confirmed Wednesday that Brinkley had surgery on his hip on Tuesday. Brinkley has been bothered by the injury for much of training camp and hasn't been at full speed. Reached by phone Wednesday, Brinkley declined to comment. The Vikings have two standouts at linebacker, Chad Greenway and E.J. Henderson, and an emerging starter in Henderson's younger brother, Erin. But their d |
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| Rookie Ballard making good 1st impression |
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08/31/2011 |
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| t tumbling down the draft board in April, with teams passing on the physically gifted defensive lineman two, three, even four times. All Ballard could do was sit and wait, and the long and arduous experience finally ended on the final day when the Minnesota Vikings grabbed him in the fourth round. A failed drug test at the NFL combine scared many teams away from Ballard, the dreaded ``character problems'' overshadowing his tantalizing combination of size, speed and technique. The early returns have been no |
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