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• ‘I Swear The Same As You’: Women On Breaking Into Vikings’ Boys’ Club

  20-10-2017 23:46
  EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings’ new college scouting director still occasionally catches scouts, executives and coaches apologizing for swearing in a meeting.
  “I have to swear back and say I swear the same as you,” she said.
  That’s right. She.
  Kelly Kleine is in her first season in that job for the Vikings and her responsibilities are many. She coordinates travel for scouts and visits for draft prospects. She organizes reports from those in the fie
  
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• Packers Place Rodgers On Injured Reserve

  20-10-2017 23:32
  GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers have placed Aaron Rodgers on injured reserve after the quarterback had surgery on his broken collarbone.
  The team made the move on Friday. Rodgers and Packers coach Mike McCarthy have said that the surgery went well. The procedure was done Thursday outside of Green Bay.
  The two-time NFL MVP is out indefinitely. McCarthy has said Rodgers could miss the rest of the season after getting hurt last weekend against the Minnesota Vikings.
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• .@AnthonyBarr talked earlier about what happened last week during #GBvsMIN. 📰: mnvkn.gs/lbhsqa https://t.co/qbC55IGz8H

  20-10-2017 23:15 via twitter.com
  
  .@AnthonyBarr talked earlier about what happened last week during #GBvsMIN.📰: mnvkn.gs/lbhsqa https://t.co/qbC55IGz8H
  
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• Jake Ryan fined for horse collar tackle

  20-10-2017 22:53
  Packers linebacker Jake Ryan likely knew he was going to be fined for a horse collar tackle the moment he pulled down Vikings running back Jerick McKinnon illegally. The league did, in fact, fine Ryan $18,231 for his illegal tackle on the final play of the first quarter. To make matters worse, McKinnon scored on [more]
  
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• Laquon Treadwell fined for blindside block

  20-10-2017 22:31
  Vikings receiver Laquon Treadwell was fined $24,309 for an illegal blindside block in Sunday’s victory over the Packers. Treadwell was penalized for his block on Green Bay cornerback Lenzy Pipkins in the second quarter. Offensive lineman Mike Remmers was penalized the previous play for a facemask, giving the Vikings a first-and-40. “I tried to keep [more]
  
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• Anthony Barr not fined for hit that injured Aaron Rodgers

  20-10-2017 22:13
  In the debate about Anthony Barr‘s hit that injured Aaron Rodgers, the league office has ruled: It was legal. The NFL did not fine Barr, the Vikings pass rusher who may have ended the Packers quarterback’s season on Sunday by driving him to the ground after a pass. Barr was also not flagged on the [more]
  
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• Barr Wouldn’t Have Done Anything Differently On Rodgers Hit

  20-10-2017 21:51
  EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr said Friday that he had no intent to injure Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who left last Sunday’s game against the Vikings with a broken right collarbone.
  Barr hit Rodgers after he threw the ball on a rollout during the first quarter, but the contact did not draw a penalty. Rodgers was evaluated on the sideline and carted off the field. He was quickly ruled out for the game.
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• This is...well...it's adorable. 📺: mnvkn.gs/84Nkya https://t.co/NkXbZT2a3f

  20-10-2017 21:47 via twitter.com
  
  This is...well...it's adorable.📺: mnvkn.gs/84Nkya https://t.co/NkXbZT2a3f
  
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• Anthony Barr: “I don’t play dirty”

  20-10-2017 21:07
  Much has been written and said this week about the hit that led to the fracture of the clavicle of Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Linebacker Anthony Barr, now cleared from his concussion and able to talk to reporters, defended his actions on Friday when talking to reporters. “I don’t play dirty,” Barr said, via Chris [more]
  
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• The Skinny Post: Vikings Set for Rare Matchup with Ravens

  20-10-2017 20:45
  The Vikings will face an unfamiliar foe Sunday when they welcome the Ravens to U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday for a noon (CT) kickoff. Minnesota has faced Baltimore just five times, the second-fewest...
  
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• Barr: It Wasn't My Intent to Injure Aaron Rodgers

  20-10-2017 20:41
  EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr spoke to reporters on Friday for the first time since Sunday’s win over the Packers, and told the Twin Cities media that it was not his intent...
  
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• Sam Bradford, @makeitlookeasyy and @stefondiggs have been ruled out for #BALvsMIN. 📰: mnvkn.gs/3pod5h https://t.co/qYHvf7Fbha

  20-10-2017 20:11 via twitter.com
  
  Sam Bradford, @makeitlookeasyy and @stefondiggs have been ruled out for #BALvsMIN.📰: mnvkn.gs/3pod5h https://t.co/qYHvf7Fbha
  
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• Stefon Diggs, Sam Bradford, Nick Easton Ruled Out Against Ravens

  20-10-2017 20:07
  EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Vikings (4-2) have released the team’s Friday injury report in advance to Sunday’s match up against the Baltimore Ravens (3-3). Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer confirmed i...
  
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• NOTEBOOK: Vikings Wary of Opportunistic Ravens Defense

  20-10-2017 20:00
  EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — NFL coaches routinely say that whichever team wins the turnover battle is likely to be victorious at the end of the game. That could certainly be the case Sunday when the Vik...
  
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• Bradford Out, Keenum Gets Another Start Against Ravens

  20-10-2017 20:00
  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford will miss another game, the team announced Friday.
  Head coach Mike Zimmer said Case Keenum will be the starter when the team takes on the Baltimore Ravens at U.S. Bank Stadium.
  Keenum has started four games in Bradford’s absence and relieved him in the second quarter of a fifth. In those games, Keenum has completed 64.2 percent of his passes for 1,134 yards, five touchdowns and one interception. The Vikings have gone 3-2
  
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• Vikings confirm it’s Case Keenum again this week

  20-10-2017 19:49
  The main focus around the Vikings quarterbacks this week was Teddy Bridgewater‘s return to practice 14 months after the severe knee injury that wiped out his 2016 season and called his playing future into doubt. Bridgewater’s appearance on the field relegated the issue of who would be starting at quarterback into the background, although there [more]
  
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• Zimmer on Ravens' Run Game, Teddy's Week, Bradford

  20-10-2017 19:29
  Head Coach Mike Zimmer addressed the media from Winter Park on Friday.
  
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• .@casekeenum7 will be the starter for the #Vikings on Sunday.

  20-10-2017 19:29 via twitter.com
  .@casekeenum7 will be the starter for the #Vikings on Sunday.
  
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• 🎥 LIVE: Head Coach Mike Zimmer #Skol pscp.tv/w/bLjXHzFXZ0tn…

  20-10-2017 19:23 via twitter.com
  🎥 LIVE: Head Coach Mike Zimmer #Skol pscp.tv/w/bLjXHzFXZ0tn…
  
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• .@XavierRhodes29_ has transformed into one of the premier shutdown corners in the NFL. 📺: mnvkn.gs/I9Gbs4 https://t.co/PRCKhicE4g

  20-10-2017 18:55 via twitter.com
  
  .@XavierRhodes29_ has transformed into one of the premier shutdown corners in the NFL. 📺: mnvkn.gs/I9Gbs4 https://t.co/PRCKhicE4g
  
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• Rhodes on NFL Debut, Most Memorable Play, Smith's Leadership

  20-10-2017 18:00
  Now in his fifth NFL season, Xavier Rhodes has developed into one of the premier corners in the NFL. Hear from Rhodes on playing the position, how nervous he was debuting in the NFL against Calvin Johnson, his most memorable play so far in the NFL and more.
  
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• Lunchbreak: Vikings Defense Winning with Collective Effort

  20-10-2017 18:00
  The Vikings defense has Pro Bowlers at every level, and is using a collective effort to produce on-field success so far in 2017. Matthew Coller of 1500ESPN.com recently wrote that Minnesota’s succ...
  
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• The experts like the #Vikings chances to pick up another W this weekend. 📰: mnvkn.gs/bRmTvi https://t.co/DuAmr4kVSm

  20-10-2017 17:45 via twitter.com
  
  The experts like the #Vikings chances to pick up another W this weekend.📰: mnvkn.gs/bRmTvi https://t.co/DuAmr4kVSm
  
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• ‘Surgery Went Well’: Aaron Rodgers Gives Surgery Update On Instagram

  20-10-2017 17:36
  GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says in a post on social media that surgery went well on his broken collarbone.
  Rodgers posted an Instagram message early Friday thanking well-wishers for their “love, support, thoughts and prayers” in a photo of himself in a hospital bed.Rodgers gives a “hang loose” sign with his left hand, with bandages covering the area near his injured shoulder. He added the phrase “comeback start
  
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• Expert Picks: Pundits Picking the Vikings over Ravens?

  20-10-2017 17:30
  The Vikings (4-2) are back at home this weekend for a matchup with the Baltimore Ravens (3-3). Baltimore is coming off a 27-24 loss at home against the Chicago Bears. Minnesota has won two games i...
  
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• Sounds of the Game: Vikings 23, Packers 10

  20-10-2017 16:47
  The Vikings won their second straight division game to move into a tie for first place, topping the Packers by a 23-10 score at U.S. Bank Stadium. Look back on the win via our weekly 'Sounds of the Game' segment.
  
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• What’d They Say: Ravens Talk About Vikings

  20-10-2017 16:10
  On Sunday, the Vikings (4-2) will play their second straight home game, hosting the Ravens (3-3) at U.S. Bank Stadium. Baltimore has snagged nine interceptions in its first six games, but quarterb...
  
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• The #Vikings defense currently ranks 3rd in yards allowed per rush (3.23). 📰: mnvkn.gs/kak8mD https://t.co/i8o3ZXir9D

  20-10-2017 15:56 via twitter.com
  
  The #Vikings defense currently ranks 3rd in yards allowed per rush (3.23). 📰: mnvkn.gs/kak8mD https://t.co/i8o3ZXir9D
  
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• Vikings-Ravens Game Elements

  20-10-2017 15:13
  The Vikings (4-2) will host the Ravens (3-3) at noon (CT) Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium. This will be just the sixth meeting between the franchises and second ever in Minnesota. The Ravens have a 3-...
  
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• Winning Formula: Injury-Riddled Ravens Come To Town

  20-10-2017 15:01
  vikings.com's Mike Wobschall and former Gophers WR Ron Johnson join the Voice of the Vikings, Paul Allen, to break down several topics, including if the Packers can still make a run at the playoffs, Trae Waynes' 2017 season, and if the banged-up Ravens can push the Vikings to the limit on Sunday.
  
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• #FridayFeeling https://t.co/ASzjkDn3c4

  20-10-2017 14:58 via twitter.com
  
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• Everson Griffen: Director's Cut

  20-10-2017 14:47
    There’s a reason Everson Griffen ranks among the league leaders in sacks. Again. In almost every interview the Vikings defensive end has done this season, Griffen has mentioned that he has consis...
  
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• Kyle Rudolph says Vikings can win with any of their three quarterbacks

  20-10-2017 14:44
  No team in the NFL has more uncertainty at the quarterback position than the Vikings, who are starting Case Keenum now but could go back to either Sam Bradford or Teddy Bridgewater when their respective knee injuries are fully healed. But Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph says that uncertainty is not a problem. Rudolph said [more]
  
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• Bricks Working Together in Vikings Run Defense Wall

  20-10-2017 02:55
  EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Linval Joseph, the mammoth Vikings nose tackle, has cemented himself as the man in the middle of Minnesota’s defense against the run.
  There’s been plenty of Vikings men on th...
  
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• Offensive line coach Tony Sparano joined the Wobcast this week to talk about the improved play of his group in 2017. cards.twitter.com/cards/f7iy4/4x…

  20-10-2017 01:40 via twitter.com
  Offensive line coach Tony Sparano joined the Wobcast this week to talk about the improved play of his group in 2017. cards.twitter.com/cards/f7iy4/4x…
  
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• You've had our back, now we've got yours. You've got this, Travis! #CrucialCatch https://t.co/HLBx4QuEFb

  20-10-2017 00:30 via twitter.com
  
  You've had our back, now we've got yours.You've got this, Travis!#CrucialCatch https://t.co/HLBx4QuEFb
  
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• Packers defenders come to Aaron Rodgers’ defense

  20-10-2017 00:19
  Clay Matthews and Ha Ha Clinton-Dix refused to call Anthony Barr‘s hit on Aaron Rodgers dirty, but they were surprised when officials didn’t penalize the Vikings linebacker. The NFL still could fine Barr, with fines made public Friday. “I’ve been hitting quarterbacks for almost a decade now and generally when you see a quarterback get [more]
  
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