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Several teams have canceled the virtual team meetings for Thursday in honor of the George Floyd memorial. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports the Seahawks are one of those teams allowing players time off to watch the memorial. Running back Kenyan Drake tweeted the Cardinals are doing the same. “Cardinals have granted us the day off [more] … [Read more...] about Seahawks, Cardinals cancel team meetings for George Floyd memorial

A memorial service for George Floyd is taking place in Minneapolis on Thursday afternoon and members of the Vikings are among those mourning his death. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that running back Alexander Mattison and tight end Kyle Rudolph organized the group of about a dozen players who are in attendance. The Vikings canceled [more] … [Read more...] about Vikings players in attendance at George Floyd memorial service

Photo Illustration by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images What’s the opposite of “cha-ching?” In recent years, the Minnesota Vikings haven’t had to worry too much about salary cap issues, thanks to the work of Rob Brzezinski and the front office. Prior to this season, the Vikings had been able to retain a lot of their own talent and continue adding pieces. This past … [Read more...] about Rapoport: NFL Salary Cap could drop by $40 million for the 2021 season

Photo by James Flores/Getty Images Thorsday Open Thread Good Morning, It’s Thorsday! Your Thorsday Open Thread is up, running, and ready for business. I’m off service for the next seven days, I’ll be back and forth moderating the two threads I posted. My plans on my seven days off include working off the honey do list, hitting the range to get my scopes sighted back in, … [Read more...] about Minnesota Vikings News and Links: June 4th, 2020

Picture supplied by the Minnesota Vikings Let’s feed some people The recent events in Minneapolis have left a great number of people without access to grocery stores and other basic necessities. In one of what I’m sure will be many things that the Minnesota Vikings will be doing to help the Twin Cities community, they are making sure that people that don’t have access to … [Read more...] about Vikings Table is helping to provide meals for those in need

A number of teams have been burned by giving lucrative contracts to running backs. The Cardinals (David Johnson), Rams (Todd Gurley), and Falcons (Devonta Freeman) are among the clubs that have absorbed significant cap charges for players who did not live up to their big payday. None of those players made it to the end of their second contract before being traded or cut. In … [Read more...] about Poll: Should The Vikings Extend Dalvin Cook?