• Vikings add backup quarterback Sean Mannion

    The Vikings are bringing in a backup quarterback just before the start of the offseason program. Sean Mannion will sign with Minnesota, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports. Mannion worked out for the Vikings last week. The Vikings have been looking for a backup to starting quarterback Kirk Cousins since Trevor Siemian, last year’s backup, [more]
  • Jordan Taylor taking free agent visits this week

    Free agents who haven’t found a home are feeling a bit of heat now, as they try to find a spot before draft picks and undrafted rookies start filling roster spots. If they’re coming off injuries, there’s even more urgency. According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, Broncos wide receiver Jordan Taylor is visiting [more]
  • Vikings stadium seamlessly transitions to basketball hub

    Contrary to popular belief and a football-first shtick, I periodically enjoy other sports. On Saturday, I very much enjoyed college basketball, because Florio Jr. and I made a bucket-list trip to the Land of 10,000 Lakes, to take in the sport that started in 1891 with a pair of peach baskets. Making the Final Four [more]
  • Patrick Mahomes gave “veins popping” pep talk to Texas Tech basketball team

    Patrick Mahomes and Kirk Cousins will meet on the football field for the first time in 2019. They squared off this weekend as basketball-team hype men, and the end result was Mahomes 1, Cousins 0. Cousins spoke at a Michigan State pep rally on Friday night, in advance of Saturday’s semifinal game against Texas Tech. [more]
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  • Gerald Hodges announces retirement

    Veteran NFL linebacker Gerald Hodges won’t return for another season. Hodges announced his retirement via Twitter on Friday. He spent six seasons in the NFL. Hodges entered the league as a fourth-round pick of the Vikings in 2013 and appeared in 29 games for the team before being traded to the 49ers during the 2015 [more]

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