The Vikings on Friday announced they have signed Dalton Risner to a one-year deal, returning the veteran guard to Minnesota. In order to make room on the 53-man roster for Risner, the Vikings waived undrafted rookie offensive lineman Matt Cindric. Risner first joined Minnesota in September 2023 on a one-year
By Craig Peters Backdropped by a wall of his personal football memorabilia, Justin Jefferson eased into a chair, ready to let the whole world know about his newest footprint on NFL history. "The time has finally come — the deal I have been waiting for since I was a little
The Vikings on May 10 inked three of their seven selections in the 2024 NFL Draft. Minnesota announced the signings of kicker Will Reichard, offensive lineman Michael Jurgens and defensive lineman Levi Drake Rodriguez. Minnesota also announced the signings of all 17 undrafted free agents who had agreed to terms
By Craig Peters For the second time this week, the Vikings have added to their tight ends room. Minnesota on Thursday announced the signing of veteran Robert Tonyan (pronounced TUN-yin). The addition provides 85 games of experience and 24 starts. It also gives Tonyan a sweep of spending time as
Start spreading the news. The 2024 Minnesota Vikings regular-season schedule will open with a visit to the New York Giants. The Week 1 game is scheduled for noon (CT) Sept. 8 at MetLife Stadium. It starts a run of four consecutive Vikings games and 12 total that are scheduled for
By Craig Peters Down, set, Jets. Tottenham-Hotspur Stadium will provide the runway for the Minnesota Vikings and the New York Jets on Oct. 6 as part of the 2024 London Games, the teams and the NFL announced Wednesday. The Week 5 contest will be just the 13th meeting between the
James Lynch is back in action and back with the Vikings. A fourth-round pick by the Vikings in the 2020 NFL Draft, Lynch hit free agency this March when his rookie contract expired. Lynch's fourth season ended before it had the chance to start because of a knee
On Friday, the Vikings inked three of their seven selections in the 2024 NFL Draft. Minnesota announced the signings of kicker Will Reichard, offensive lineman Michael Jurgens and defensive lineman Levi Drake Rodriguez. Minnesota also announced on Friday the signings of all 17 undrafted free agents who agreed to terms
The Vikings have signed tight end Sammis (pronounced SAM-is) Reyes after he participated on a pro tryout basis in last weekend's rookie minicamp. Reyes joins Minnesota through the International Player Pathway (IPP) program and does not count against the 90-player off-season roster limit. The native of Talcahuano, Chile,
By Craig Peters The new year means new players, as well as new numbers for some Vikings returnees. Minnesota on Tuesday announced the jersey numbers assigned to 15 veterans added during free agency, the seven 2024 draft picks and 17 undrafted free agents. The Vikings also announced jersey changes for
By Lindsey Young The Vikings have added a second punter to the roster. Minnesota signed free agent Seth Vernon, the team announced Tuesday. Mostly recently, Vernon spent the 2022 offseason and training camp with the Atlanta Falcons, who signed him as an undrafted rookie. He was released on Aug. 16,
By Craig Peters The Minnesota Vikings on Monday announced the team has exercised the fifth-year option on tackle Christian Darrisaw, extending his rookie contract through the 2025 season. Darrisaw was selected by the Vikings in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft out of Virginia Tech. He
By Lindsey Young EAGAN, Minn. – C.J. Ham exchanged a football jersey for a football jersey. Wait, what? Things can get a little confusing when you put an NFL fullback and English Premier League legend in the same room, but Ham and former Tottenham Hotspur defender Ledley King had nothing
The team's voluntary offseason workout program will kick off Monday, April 15, at Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center. Minnesota's voluntary Organized Team Activity (OTA) practices are scheduled for the following dates at TCO Performance Center: ■ Monday, May 20 and Tuesday, May 21 ■ Thursday, May 23 ■ Tuesday,
By Craig Peters EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings on Wednesday continued adding to the defense by signing lineman Jihad Ward and agreeing to terms with linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill. Ward joins the Vikings after spending the past two seasons with the Giants, for whom he started 20 of 34 games played. He
By Craig Peters Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson has dazzled on the field for four seasons, routinely landing in highlight reels. This summer, he'll shine on screens in a new way, thanks to Netflix's new docuseries, Receiver, which was announced by the streaming service and the NFL
