Super Bowl odds, long-shots and value picks (The National Football Post) - New York City isn’t the only town on the planet that never sleeps. Less than 24 hours after the Giants put...
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:30:00 PSTTwo new proposals for new Vikings stadium (Yahoo! Sports) - Two new proposals are being floated for a new home for the Minnesota Vikings, one of which would certainly drive home the fact that the name of the team is not the "Minneapolis Vikings." State Sen. Roger Reinert of Duluth has proposed building a new stadium there and...
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:01:13 PSTVikings Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) -
There are no guarantees when it comes to the draft, but the Vikings certainly appear to be in a no-lose situation with the No. 3 overall pick this year.
No matter what happens, they're in prime position to fill a glaring need, or needs, that will make them a better team immediately. Whether it's Southern Cal left tackle Matt Kalil, Oklahoma State receiver Justin Blackmon or a trade down for more picks, the Vikings will be overjoyed and still holding potentially nine or more picks coming out of the first round.
Cornerback is the team's No. 1 priority, but that's not a position that's typically filled with a top-three pick. So look for them to fill another big need at a position, left tackle, that typically dominates the top of the first round.
If the Rams snag Kalil at...
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:33:28 PST
Rams hope to have a GM in place soon (The National Football Post) - The long and winding process the St. Louis Rams are using to find a general manager should end by next week.
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:20:00 PST
NFL roundup: Burress wants to play for Eagles (Yahoo! Sports) - The New York Jets have one of their star wide receivers back in the fold for the 2012 season, but another may be interested in flying south this winter, if only to Philadelphia. Plaxico Burress, who signed a one-year, $3.017 million contract with the Jets last July following his...
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:05:15 PST
Hall of Fame still sinking in for Doleman (The Canadian Press) - EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - When Chris Doleman got the news that he was headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he said he went numb and didn't hear the names of the players who were called after him.
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:25:37 PST
Vikings' new stadium could be next to Metrodome (Yahoo! Sports) - The latest plan for a new home for the Minnesota Vikings would keep them in a familiar neighborhood, but there are still fears the team could leave the state altogether. The current site on the table is adjacent to the Vikings current home at the Hubert H.
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:45:17 PST
Rams expand their GM search to a 10th candidate (The National Football Post) - The St. Louis Rams have expanded their search for a new general manager to 10. That’s because Omar Khan of...
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:34:00 PST
Vikings Re-sign OT Brown to One-year Deal (Yahoo! Contributor Network) - We all know that it's going to be a long offseason for the Minnesota Vikings as they try to bounce back from a horrid 3-13 2011 season in which nothing went right. At least for now, it appears that the Vikings and their front office have become aware of that reality.
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:44:00 PST
Your 2012 first round draft order is set (almost) (The National Football Post) - When one season ends, another begins. The NFL concluded its “on field” season when the clock hit...
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:56:00 PST