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Minnesota Vikings Linked To Veteran Free Agent Star Defensive Back For 2024

The Minnesota Vikings are going to be an intriguing team to watch early in the 2024 NFL season. No one truly knows what kind of team they’re going to be when everything is said and done.

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Here is the 2024 Minnesota Vikings Schedule if You Believe the Leaks

The 2024 Minnesota Vikings schedule release is nearly upon us and the NFL season, itself, is not as far away as you might believe. We are getting a heavy reminder of that this week, as the NFL prepares to release its 2024 schedule to the masses this evening at 7 p.m.

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Your (mostly confirmed) 2024 Minnesota Vikings Schedule

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We think we’ve got everything here

After a morning (and early afternoon) of wading through leaks, rumors, and other information, we have what we believe to be the Minnesota Vikings’ 2024 regular season schedule.

We are still awaiting start times for all of the games as well as which networks most of these games will be aired on. When we get that information for all of the games, we will add it to this post. For now, however, here...

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Vikings’ Coach Gives Major Update On Justin Jefferson Contract Talks

The Minnesota Vikings have still not reached an agreement on a contract extension with wide receiver Justin Jefferson, but head coach Kevin O’Connell says not to panic.

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Minnesota Vikings’ QB Competition Gets Another Big Update About Week 1

Kevin O’Connell and the Minnesota Vikings will head into training camp and preseason action with an active quarterback competition raging. After signing veteran quarterback Sam Darnold in free agency and drafting J.J.

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Minnesota Vikings News and Links, 15 May 2024

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Vikings sign Sammis Reyes via International Player Pathway Program

Vikings re-sign DL James Lynch, release CB JoeJuan Williams

What Brian Flores is Gearing Up for This Season

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No discussion of politics or religion No feeding of the trolls Leave the gender hatred at the door Keep the bad language to a minimum (using the spoiler tags, if you must) Speaking of which,...

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1 Position Minnesota Vikings Improved Most in 2024 NFL Offseason

The Minnesota Vikings have done a lot of work on their roster during the 2024 NFL offseason. Over the last few years, they have seen some long-time players depart and this year was no different.

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Vikings HC shares big Justin Jefferson contract update

Vikings HC Kevin O'Connell isn't losing sleep over the fact that Justin Jefferson hasn't yet signed a contract extension.

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ESPN analyst suggests free agent wide receiver addition for Vikings

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Do you think it would help?

At this point of the offseason, there isn’t a whole lot left out there in the NFL’s free agency pool, but there could still be a few players that could help our Minnesota Vikings at positions of need.

Behind the great E$PN paywall, Bill Barnwell makes one such suggestion for the purple at the wide receiver position. That suggestion is former Las Vegas Raiders receiver Hunter Renfrow, who is still without a...

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Vikings to face Jets in London on 6 October

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The first game of this year’s schedule has been revealed

The full 2024 NFL Schedule will not be released until 7:00 PM Central time this evening, but we now officially know all of the information about one of the matchups that the Minnesota Vikings will be a part of.

Week 5 will see the Vikings “host” the New York Jets at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London as a part of this year’s International Series. The announcement was...

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NFL reveals crucial part of the Minnesota Vikings 2024 schedule

The NFL reveals the entire slate of its 2024 schedule on Wednesday evening, but the league has also been dropping breadcrumbs along the way, aka, key games that serve as an appetizer of sorts while we await the main course.

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What Brian Flores is Gearing Up for This Season

And how he plans to put the hurt on opposing offenses

Perhaps the only positive that came out of last season for the Vikings was the improvement of the defense under Brian Flores.

After three seasons as one of the worst defenses in the league in both yards and points allowed, the Vikings defense improved to 13th in points allowed and 16th in yards allowed last season. And despite not having any top-tier defensive tackles, Flores’ defense yielded the 4th lowest yards per rushing...

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Vikings sign Sammis Reyes via International Player Pathway Program

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An interesting addition to the roster

The Minnesota Vikings have made an interesting addition to their roster following their first minicamp, which they held last week.

The team has signed tight end Sammis Reyes as a part of the International Player Pathway Program. Because he was signed as a part of the IPPP, Reyes will not count against the team’s 90-man preseason roster.

Reyes played college basketball at Tulane University for a couple of...

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Vikings re-sign DL James Lynch, release CB JoeJuan Williams

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A pair of roster moves on this Tuesday

On Tuesday, the Minnesota Vikings made a couple of roster moves, swapping out a veteran cornerback for a veteran defensive lineman.

The team has announced that they have re-signed defensive lineman James Lynch. In order to make room for him on the 90-man roster, the team released cornerback JoeJuan Williams.

Lynch was a fourth-round pick of the Vikings in the 2020 NFL Draft after a successful career at Baylor....

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Minnesota Vikings Reacts Survey: What does the team still need?

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What spots on the roster need enhancing?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Minnesota Vikings fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.

It is once again time to take the pulse of Vikings fans everywhere with another SB Nation Reacts survey. Since we don’t have a whole lot to do for the next...

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Vikings Sign Sixth-Round OT Walter Rouse

The Minnesota Vikings announced they’ve signed sixth-round OT Walter Rouse to a rookie contract on Tuesday.  Minnesota has now signed all but three of their picks from the 2024 NFL Draft.

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Kevin O’Connell Jokingly Optimistic About Justin Jefferson’s Contract Talks

The Minnesota Vikings’ head coach Kevin O’Connell is seen as one of the more calm, cool and collected NFL head coaches in the National Football League, but would you blame him if he was feeling anxiety regarding ongoing contract talks between the Vikings and superstar receiver Justin Jefferson?

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Vikings release James Lynch, JoeJuan Williams

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A couple of roster moves to talk about

While we’re all waiting for the release of the 2024 NFL Schedule that will happen on Wednesday, the Minnesota Vikings have said goodbye to a pair of veteran players.

The Vikings have announced that they have released cornerback JoeJuan Williams and defensive lineman James Lynch.

Williams was signed by the Vikings as a free agent last offseason after starting his career with the New England Patriots. He...

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Vikings Cut CB Joejuan Williams

According to Tom Pelissero, the Vikings have cut CB Joejuan Williams. Williams, 25, is a former second-round pick of the Patriots back in 2019. New England traded up with the Rams to select him and exchanged their No.

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Vikings are interested in signing a former rival that could help ease some concern at a key position

The Minnesota Vikings were able to ease some roster concerns through free agency and the draft, but there is still work to do. Especially at the cornerback position.

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