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Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin is unhappy and reportedly wants out of Minnesota. According to the “Star-Tribune,” Harvin has requested a trade. The Florida product is entering the fourth year of a five-year, $12.05-million …
21 Jun 12
The Vikings wrapped up Organized Team Activities in Eden Prairie yesterday. The Vikings will hold their mandatory three-day minicamp next week at Winter Park. The camp will be the last time the team works out …
15 Jun 12
The Minnesota Vikings are wrapping up their third and final week of Organized Team Activities. The Vikes will be back on the field next week for a mandatory three-day mini-camp. After Tuesday’s OTA session in …
13 Jun 12
The NFL has suspended Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jerome Simpson three games and fined him an additional game paycheck for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. Simpson was sentenced to 15 days in jail after …
12 Jun 12
More than 80 concussion-related lawsuits against the NFL are now merged into one. Lawyers representing more than two-thousand former NFL players have filed a “master complaint” in U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania. The suit alleges …
08 Jun 12
Vikings fullback Jerome Felton apologized for last weekend’s arrest during OTAs yesterday. Felton was arrested in Eden Prairie last Friday night for driving while impaired. He appeared in nine games with the Panthers last year …
07 Jun 12
The Vikings signed wide receiver A.J. Love yesterday. Love is an undrafted free agent out of South Florida. Love missed the 2010 season after tearing his ACL. He had nine catches for 122 yards and …
06 Jun 12
The NFL is moving forward in hiring replacement officials for the 2012 season. The league has thus far been unable to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement with its regular officials. The league issued a …
05 Jun 12
High school graduations continue around the area this weekend, with a total of 8 local schools holding their commencement ceremonies. School districts with their graduations today (FRI) include: Butterfield, New Ulm, Nicollet and Wabasso. Schools …
