Minnesota Vikings: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights | Yardbarker (2024)

The 5 Strongest Spots on the Vikings’ Roster

The Minnesota Vikings kick off training camp in 24 days, with the NFL regular season exactly 10 weeks away. The team won just seven games last year, and sportsbooks also forecast that number for the Vikings in 2024.

A Look at the Vikings’ Late Day Three/UDFA Draft Strategy

Some insight into how Kwesi hunts for draft diamonds By the time Day Three of the NFL Draft rolls around, most of the top 100 players have been taken. The top performers from Power Five conferences that aced the Combine are off the board.

Vikings’ Defensive Line is Facing a Ton of Doubt Even as Competition and Depth Grow

Over the past little bit, I’ve been unveiling a position-by-position roster projection for the Vikings. As things flip over to defense, we begin up front with the Vikings’ defensive line.

Video surfaces of J.J. McCarthy throwing passes to former Vikings WR

Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy wasted no time getting together with NFL wide receivers this summer.

Two Minnesota Vikings Get the Dark-Horse Treatment

Following the 2022 season, Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson was named the league’s Offensive Player of the Year. It was the first hardware to go to a player employed by the Vikings since Adrian Peterson earned his MVP trophy.

Another Vikings’ Star Player Is Expected to Ask for a Huge Contract

The Minnesota Vikings have just handed three-time Pro Bowler Justin Jefferson his contract extension after four years of excellence. Jefferson will make $140 million in the four seasons following his fifth-year option and is under contract through the 2028 campaign.

Watch: JJ McCarthy Goes Through Summer Workout With Veteran Wide Receiver

By all accounts, Vikings rookie QB JJ McCarthy has his hands full battling for the starting job in Minnesota. His primary competition is with six-year veteran and former first-round pick, Sam Darnold.

New PFF Article Slams Vikings’ Defensive Line

Pro Football Focus has been busy ranking individual positions, entire position units, as well as entire rosters this off-season, as I’ve personally covered over the last month.

So, Why Are the Vikings Saving Money?

The Minnesota Vikings have completed their 2024 NFL Draft and paid Justin Jefferson to be the wealthiest non-quarterback in the sport. They still have money to spend but are sitting on it, and the reason seems curious.

NFL Insider Has Terrible Odds for Vikings Rookie

Are you in the camp that would like to see Minnesota Vikings rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy start right away in 2024? It probably won’t happen. That’s the word from SI.com and Albert Breer, who wrote last week that McCarthy has less than 10% odds of becoming the starter for Week 1.

Who Will Win Vikings’ WR3 Battle? 8 Outcomes.

The Minnesota Vikings begin training camp in 25 days and the regular season in about 10.5 weeks. The team finished 7-10 in 2023 and will hope to improve on that mark with some combination of Sam Darnold and J.J.

Minnesota Vikings Receive Shockingly Good Update On 2024 First-Round Pick

The Minnesota Vikings made the decision to make a bold trade in the 2024 NFL Draft in order to select pass-rusher Dallas Turner. It was a move that excited the fan base, especially after losing Danielle Hunter in NFL free agency.

Vikings Have a “Dark Horse” Award Contender

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson already won the NFL’s Offensive Player of the Year award — two years ago during Kevin O’Connell’s first hurrah as head coach.

Will the Vikings Guard Who Loses … Start Ever Again?

The Minnesota Vikings brought Dalton Risner back this offseason, and while it took them a considerable amount of time to do so, he would provide continuity for the offensive line.

Analyst provides troubling take on Vikings rookie J.J. McCarthy

Perhaps just as troubling, McCarthy didn’t show much improvement with his production year over year at the tail end of his college career.

How hard is it to replace an NFL franchise QB?

Minnesota Vikings Urged to Sign Former Pro Bowl WR

We’re still just over two months away from getting to watch the Minnesota Vikings take on the New York Giants in the regular season opener on Sept. 8. Yet, while GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has spent the better part of the offseason addressing key Vikings needs, there’s still one area that hasn’t completely been solved, the team’s No.

Matthew Coller: How the perfect Vikings meme came to be

Over a Zoom call it was hard to tell at first whether Chuck Tatham was amused, confused or honored by my request to talk to him about authoring the scene in the show How I Met Your Mother that has the most prominent and perfect GIF in the history of Minnesota Vikings fans on the internet.

Vikings: J.J. McCarthy continues to work through growing pains early on

The Minnesota Vikings are entering a new era with Kirk Cousins long gone, and with 2024 NFL Draft first rounder J.J. McCarthy now at the center of attention.

Minnesota Vikings Insider Reveals Bold Report On Jordan Addison

A lot of attention was given to Minnesota Vikings star wide receiver Justin Jefferson this offseason. His contract situation was a major headline, but fellow wide receiver Jordan Addison is making waves of his own.