Minnesota Vikings Archive
Dolphins Trade WR Camarillo to Vikings
The Dolphins provided some clarity to their depth chart at wide receiver on Wednesday, trading WR Greg Camarillo to the Minnesota Vikings. “I think that when you come in here and you’re a young head coach and you’re trying to put together a team and you want to surround yourself with the right people, [...]
Vikings Confident They Can Treat Harvin Going Forward
The Minnesota Vikings training staff is confident that they can prevent wide receiver Percy Harvin from having episodes like the on that landed him in the hospital this week in the future. While they are confident that they can prevent another episode, they still don’t know exactly what causes them. Head trainer Eric Sugarman told [...]
Favre’s Return a Brief One: Four Plays, One Pass and One Hell of a Sack
Four plays. That’s how long Brett Favre played Sunday night in his first game since coming out of pseudo retirement. Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress stated earlier in the week that Favre would see as many as 10 snaps, but settled for much less against the 49ers. Favre finished the night 1-of-1 passing [...]
Brett Favre to Start Sunday vs 49ers, Vikings Not Wasting Time
The Minnesota Vikings aren’t wasting any time in getting Brett Favre back into the fold. Vikings head coach Brad Childress announced that the 40-year-old will start Sunday night’s game against the San Francisco 49ers. Fittingly, Favre’s return will be broadcast nationally on NBC with kickoff set for 8 p.m. eastern. The start comes just five days [...]
Vikings Workout Former Raiders Receiver Javon Walker
With the Minnesota Vikings receiving corps being as thinned out at the moment, the team decided to bring in Javon Walker for a workout. Walker, who was released by the Oakland Raiders in May, hasn’t received many (if any) calls from teams until now. The has previous stints with the Green Bay Packers and Denver Broncos. With Percy [...]Percy Harvin to Spend Night in Hospital Following Collapse
Percy Harvin will remain hospitalized overnight after collapsing at the Minnesota Vikings practice Thursday afternoon. Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress issued a brief statement updating Harvin’s condition Thursday evening. “Percy appreciates everyone’s concern. He is alert and resting comfortably, but will remain in the hospital overnight.” Fellow Vikings wide receiver Bernard Berrian tweeted his optimism on Harvin’s [...]
Vikings WR Percy Harvin Rushed to Hospital After Collapsing at Practice
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin was taken to the hospitial via ambulance Thursday after he vomited and collapsed at practice. The wide receiver was not participating in practice at the time. Rather, he jogged onto the field to watch practice after speaking with Vikings head athletic trainer Eric Sugarman and a few [...]Brett Favre Takes Page from Michael Jackson Playbook: This Is It
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre swears this is it. His 20th NFL season will be his last. After a third straight summer of guessing games and dragging out his decision of whether or not to play, Favre has taken a page from the Michael Jackson playbook and declared this is it. And that is [...]Report: Brett Favre Getting $7 Million Raise from Vikings
Conflicting reports have emerged regarding Brett Favre’s contract this season with the Minnesota Vikings. Although it was initially reported that Favre would not see any increased salary this season, Judd Zulgad of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune says the quarterback could see as much as an additional $7 million over his current base salary of $13 million. Per Zulgad, [...]Brett Farve’s Return Not About the Money
For Brett Favre it turned out not to be about the money after all. When the 40-year-old was close to retiring recently the Minnesota Vikings quickly offered to increase his salary by a few million this season in an effort to get him to come back. With his decision to return yesterday Favre [...]