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Minnesota Vikings Free Agency Grade and Review

Contributor: Ryan Rust, mvn.com/nfl-vikings

Team Needs: WR, DE, QB, S

Key additions: Madieu Williams (S - Bengals), Bernard Berrian (WR - Bears), Thomas Tapeh (FB - Eagles)

Key Losses: Tony Richardson (FB), Dwight Smith (S), Mewelde Moore (RB)

Key Free Agents Retained: Robert Ferguson (WR), Heath Farwell (LB)

Free Agency Notes: The Vikings made a splash early in the free agency by acquiring both Madieu Williams and Bernard Berrian. Both Williams and Berrian bolster weaknesses in the Vikings roster and are quality additions. (Even if the Vikings did overpay, slightly.) Tapeh provides a suitable replacement for the departed Tony Richardson. The Vikings also made a wise decision to re-sign Heath Farwell, a cornerstone of their special teams packages. Since they failed to address DE through free agency, look for the Vikings to draft DE early again this season.

Grade: B-

startribune.com

McKinnie at court hearing instead of Winter Park today

Rams pick Wisconsin's Concordia University for summer training camp

NFL opts out of labor agreement as part of plan to renegotiate new contract

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nfl.com

Vikings find solid fit for West Coast offense in Booty

The latest quarterback drafted from Southern California does not have a Heisman Trophy, but John David Booty certainly comes with plenty of polish.

Chiefs agree to send Allen to Vikings for three draft picks

The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to trade Pro Bowl defensive end Jared Allen to the Minnesota Vikings, reports NFL Network's Adam Schefter.

Recovering Udeze finds bone marrow donor for transplant

Kenechi Udeze's leukemia is in remission, and the Minnesota Vikings' defensive end has found a bone marrow donor for a yet-to-be-scheduled transplant.

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dailynorseman.com

Honest-to-God News from the Vikings' OTAs

Just a Few Quick Notes

Vikings News: It Must Be Mid-May

Coming Soon - The Daily Norseman's All-Time Vikings Team

Around the Viking Blogosphere

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pacifistviking.blogspot.com

"Jollity and gloom were contending for an empire."

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Little Night Blizzard

PV at 10,000 Takes

Tuesday Blizzard

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Matt Birk Skips OTAs; Chester Taylor Also a No-Show

OTAs began Monday for the Vikings, with the media access period to start on Tuesday (so there will be plenty of legit reports for me to paraphrase). The big news so far is not news…that Matt Birk has decided not to show up for the voluntary workouts. Matt is still angry that the team has...

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Vikings Not the Only Team That Hates Dead Grandmothers

If we’ve learned anything the last couple of years, it’s that being sad over your dead grandmother is not considered a valid excuse for being absent from your NFL team. The Vikings taught us this last year when they fined Troy Williamson for not getting back in time after the funeral of...

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Matt Birk Thinks Tarvaris Jackson is Ready

Matt Birk (who remains disgruntled about his contract situation as far as I know) appeared on KFAN’s Power Trip Morning Show, which is hosted by his old buddy Mike Morris, former Vikings long-snapper. Naturally the conversation turned to QB Tarvaris Jackson and whether he’s ready to...

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Vikings Notes: OTA Tidbits, Defensive End Rankings

With a hat tip to the Daily Norseman for spotting this article, here’s a noteworthy tidbit from Vikings.com about Monday’s OTA at Winter Park: The three most impressive plays were turned in by familiar Vikings faces. Tarvaris Jackson and Robert Ferguson hooked up for the first highlight-caliber play. Jackson took the snap, stumbled a bit on [...]

Props for the Vikings Offensive Line

The praise from the national media just keeps rolling in. Yesterday, we linked to an article from the Sporting News that stated the Vikings have the best safeties in the NFL — and today, we tracked down offensive line rankings from NFL.com that list the Vikes as having the eighth-best blockers in the league: Based [...]

Vikings Notes: Praise for Sharper, Williams, and Company

News and notes as you enjoy the 21 greatest mugshots of all time… *Happy trails, Jared Allen’s Sports Arena & Grill. Talk about bad timing: Allen opened the restaurant (which was located in the Kansas City area) roughly two weeks before he was traded to the Vikings; his move to Minnesota quickly led to the [...]

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OTA’s Begin At Winter Park

Organized team activities got underway for the Vikings at Winter Park yesterday. This round of OTA’s will run through Thursday. The league allows each team to conduct 14 days of organized team activities each offseason. Contact is not allowed during OTA’s and the sessions are voluntary. Most players are expected to attend.

Vikings Announce Key Training Camp Dates

Now that the NFL Draft is complete, players are looking ahead to the 2008 regular season. The Vikings this week released some key dates for this year’s training camp in Mankato. Players will report on July 23rd with their first practice on July 25th. The preseason kicks off with a game against the Seahawks at [...]

Team Puts Udeze on Reserve List for the 08 Season

The season is already over for Vikings DE Kenechi Udeze, as today the team placed him on the reserve-non-football-illness list as he continues his fight against leukemia. The move will ensure that Udeze will get his $807,500 salary for the 08 season. “He can focus on getting well. He’s done a great job with that [...]