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| Shunned by Pack, courted by Texans, WR Ferguson signs with Vikes |
NFL Football |
08/21/2007 |
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -Veteran receiver Robert Ferguson agreed to terms with the Minnesota Vikings on Tuesday. Ferguson, who was cut by NFC North rival Green Bay on Friday, also visited his hometown Houston Texans before deciding to join the Vikings' inexperienced group of receivers. Ferguson was drafted in the second round by the Packers in 2001 and will immediately become the most experienced and productive receiver on the Vikings. Despite battling numerous injuries, Ferguson has caught 116 passes fo |
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| Pittsburgh Steelers 2007 Season Preview |
NFL Football |
08/20/2007 |
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| fference a year makes. While the Steelers were playing road warrior and finishing off their first Super Bowl title of the Cowher era, Tomlin was moving his desk from Tampa to the Twin Cities, where he had just been named defensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings under Brad Childress. Tomlin would have an eye-opening 2006 season with the Vikings, molding a unit that was one of the best ever at stopping the opposing run. At the same time, Cowher was nursing a raging Super Bowl hangover, as his Steelers limped |
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| Rookie Peterson gets plenty of preseason work for Vikings |
NFL Football |
08/19/2007 |
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -The Minnesota Vikings have insisted all along they weren't worried about Adrian Peterson's injury history. The final piece of evidence came when the prized rookie got 19 carries in two exhibition games. Peterson, though, did more than just pass a preseason durability test for his once-broken collarbone. He has scored a touchdown and gained 103 yards, including a 43-yard run against the New York Jets. ``We've been trying to ramp him up little by little and see what we feel like he |
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| Sharper, Greenway help Vikings down Jets |
NFL Football |
08/18/2007 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - Darren Sharper and Chad Greenway returned Chad Pennington interceptions for touchdowns, as the Minnesota Vikings beat the Jets, 37-20, in the second preseason game for both teams. Pennington didn't throw a pass in New York's 31-16 win over Atlanta last Friday, but he connected on 7-of-10 attempts for 40 yards in this one. However, the two mistakes early cost the Jets, who trailed 14-3 after one quarter and never recovered. Brian Robison returned a fumble for a score and Ad |
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| UConn suspends 2 football players |
Division I College Football |
08/16/2007 |
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STORRS, Conn. (AP) -A cousin of late Minnesota Vikings tackle Korey Stringer was among two Connecticut football players indefinitely suspended Thursday for an unspecified violation of team rules. Freshman linebacker Corey Stringer and sophomore tailback Andre Dixon were suspended by coach Randy Edsall. The school called the matter strictly internal and said there was no police involvement. Stringer is the nephew of Rutgers women's basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer. He had been moved from safety to lineb |
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| Getting to 53: Minnesota Vikings Roster Prediction |
NFL Football |
08/15/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Below we take our stab at predicting how the 53-man roster of the 2007 Minnesota Vikings will take shape: QB (3): Tarvaris Jackson, Brooks Bollinger, Tyler Thigpen RB (5): Adrian Peterson, Chester Taylor, Mewelde Moore, Tony Richardson (FB), Richard Owens (FB) WR (6): Troy Williamson, Bobby Wade, Sidney Rice, Billy McMullen, Aundrae Allison, Martin Nance TE (3): Jim Kleinsasser, Visanthe Shiancoe, Jeff Dugan OL (9): LT Bryant McKinnie, LG Steve Hutchinson, C Matt Birk, RG Artis Hicks, RT Ryan |
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| Minnesota Vikings 2007 Season Preview |
NFL Football |
08/15/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Each team in the NFL has major questions heading into every season, but none are more basic than those that confront the 2007 Minnesota Vikings. Question 1: Who's going to throw it? In just two seasons, the top two rungs of the depth chart have gone from bearing the identifiable names of Daunte Culpepper and Brad Johnson to the lower-recall monikers Tavaris Jackson and Brooks Bollinger. The four quarterbacks in camp this season have combined for 10 NFL starts, including two for Jackson, the s |
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| With his good friend Green gone, Fitzgerald zeroing in on details |
Headlines |
08/15/2007 |
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| erstanding of the concepts we're doing out there, a lot better understanding of my role on this team.'' Fitzgerald's relationship with Green goes back to childhood. Fitzgerald's father and the coach are good friends, and he was a ball boy with the Minnesota Vikings when Green coached there. One of the first things Green did as Arizona coach was push for the selection of Fitzgerald as the third pick overall in the 2004 draft. In his second season, at age 22, Fitzgerald made the Pro Bowl after catching 103 pas |
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| In 2nd year, Childress giving Bevell more responsibility with Vikings offense |
NFL Football |
08/14/2007 |
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MANKATO, Minn. (AP) -Brad Childress has known Darrell Bevell since he was a skinny college quarterback. Truth be told, the 37-year-old Bevell hasn't aged much since leading Wisconsin to its first Rose Bowl victory back in 1994, and the Minnesota Vikings head coach seemed to treat Bevell with kid gloves last year in his first season as an offensive coordinator. Bevell often seemed to be pushed to the background while Childress installed and tweaked his intricate West Coast offense. Childress ran the meetin |
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| Redskins sign WR Pinkston |
NFL Football |
08/13/2007 |
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| in four passes for 82 yards in a 24-21 loss to New England. The 30-year-old has 184 receptions for 2,816 yards and 14 touchdowns for his career. He was released by the Eagles during training camp in 2006, then was signed and quickly cut loose by the Minnesota Vikings. The Redskins also signed defensive tackle Matthias Askew on Monday and released wide receiver Kyle Brown and defensive tackle Vaka Manupuna. Askew last played in the NFL in 2004 when he recorded five tackles in six games with the Cincinnati Bengals |
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