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• NFL divisional round viewership up 2 percent

  13-01-2020 23:59
  
  The NFL saw a slight uptick in TV viewership for the divisional round of the playoffs. The league says that average viewership for the four divisional round games was 33.2 million viewers, a 2 percent increase over the 32.6 million viewers that last year’s divisional round averaged. On Saturday the afternoon game was up and [more]
  
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• Report: George Paton agrees to interview with Browns

  13-01-2020 23:57
  
  Vikings assistant General Manager George Paton turned down three opportunities to interview with the Jets in previous seasons. He accepted the opportunity to talk with the Browns, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Paton is close with new Browns coach Kevin Stefanski, who was the Vikings offensive coordinator. The Browns are also interviewing Andrew Berry [more]
  
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• Report: Adam Zimmer a candidate to become new defensive coordinator in Minnesota

  13-01-2020 23:48
  
  Football is family. Literally. Nepotism in the NFL has become commonplace and accepted. Indeed, it’s hard for owners who pass teams from generation to generation to balk at coaches who try to involve family members of their own. Also, for coaches who saw their kids grow up without ever being there to actually see much [more]
  
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• Kyle Shanahan defends Nick Bosa against “cheap shot” accusation

  13-01-2020 23:19
  
  San Francisco defensive end Nick Bosa picked up a 15-yard penalty for an illegal blindside block on Minnesota offensive tackle Brian O'Neill on Sunday, but 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan says Bosa wasn’t trying to do anything dirty. Asked about comments from the Vikings that Bosa had hit O’Neill with a “cheap shot,” Shanahan took issue [more]
  
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• Kevin Stefanski agreed to certain specific terms that limit his authority

  13-01-2020 21:58
  
  Head football coaches like to run the show. In Cleveland, the head football coach won’t be. As explained by Steve Doerschuk of the Canton Repository, new Browns coach Kevin Stefanski showed during his interview a willingness to yield to certain expectations of part-time chief strategy office Paul DePodesta, including having someone from the analytics group [more]
  
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• Vikings let defensive backs coach Jerry Gray go

  13-01-2020 20:06
  
  The changes to the Vikings coaching staff will go beyond the departures of their offensive and defensive coordinators. The Vikings let defensive coordinator George Edwards go on Sunday and Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that defensive backs coach Jerry Gray is also leaving the team. Offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski took the Browns head coaching [more]
  
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• Browns ask to interview George Paton for G.M. job

  13-01-2020 19:36
  
  The Browns are looking for a General Manager who can work well with their new head coach, so they want to talk to a guy who literally worked with him. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Browns have requested permission to interview Vikings assistant G.M. George Paton. He obviously has a relationship with new [more]
  
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• Saturday afternoon up, Saturday evening down in the ratings

  13-01-2020 19:06
  
  Saturday night’s playoff game was compelling, but a matchup of Baltimore and Nashville simply won’t generate the same eyeballs as an L.A. team versus America’s Team. Via Austin Karp of Sports Business Daily, the average audience for Titans-Ravens on Saturday night dropped by nearly four million viewers in comparison to last year’s Saturday night divisional-round [more]
  
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• Mike Zimmer hopes to figure out how to get over the hump

  13-01-2020 18:34
  
  But for stepping on a rake in the Super Bowl, Mike Zimmer’s six years in Minnesota have provided a microcosm of the Vikings’ postseason experience. Playoff appearances half the time, a couple of euphoric January wins, inevitable disappointment. Zimmer said during his end-of-season press conference that he has spoken to his mentor, Hall of Famer [more]
  
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• Mike Zimmer likes continuity with offense, no timeline on OC hire

  13-01-2020 17:23
  
  The Vikings need to hire new offensive and defensive coordinators and head coach Mike Zimmer talked a bit about what the team is looking for on the offensive side of the ball during a Monday press conference. Kevin Stefanski left to become the Browns head coach and Zimmer said he’s not looking for a major [more]
  
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• Report: Vikings’ Defensive Coordinator George Edwards Not Expected To Return

  13-01-2020 15:48
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota Vikings are expected to part ways with defensive coordinator George Edwards, according to reports.On Sunday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that, per source, Edwards is not expected to return to Minnesota for next season.
  Vikings’ defensive coordinator George Edwards is not expected to return to Minnesota for next season, per source.
  — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 13, 2020
  Edwards was in the last year of contract, and there’s s
  
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• Mike Zimmer expects to have conversations about his contract soon

  13-01-2020 15:24
  
  The 2020 season is the last season on Vikings coach Mike Zimmer’s current contract, but he doesn’t want it to be his last year in Minnesota. Zimmer said today that he expects to have conversations with ownership about his contract and a possible extension soon, and that he’s confident he’ll be happy with the outcome [more]
  
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• Spots 1-28 now set for 2020 NFL Draft

  13-01-2020 13:20
  
  Yesterday was a crushing loss for the Texans, but at least they can comfort themselves with their future, and how they can use the 26th pick in the 2020 NFL Draft to make a good team better. Oh wait, they already traded that one to the Dolphins. Sorry guys, that was probably too soon. With [more]
  
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• Everson Griffen wants to stay with Vikings

  13-01-2020 13:13
  
  The Vikings reworked defensive end Everson Griffen‘s contract ahead of the 2019 season and included a clause that would void the remainder of the deal if he recorded at least six sacks during the regular season. Griffen had eight sacks for the Vikings, which means that he’s now on track for free agency after the [more]
  
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• What We Learned in the N.F.L.’s Divisional Round

  13-01-2020 06:22 via nytimes.com
  
  The Titans pulled off a stunning upset, the Chiefs won in a blowout, the 49ers got healthy and the Packers survived a comeback attempt. The conference championship field is set.
  
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• George Edwards isn’t returning to the Vikings

  13-01-2020 04:55
  
  The Vikings have plenty of decisions to make for 2020. One has been made. Defensive coordinator George Edwards will not be returning, per a source with knowledge of the situation. (Adam Schefter of ESPN.com tweeted that Edwards is not expected to return. It’s stronger than that; he’s not returning.) His contract has expired, and the [more]
  
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• ‘It Was A Great Year’: Vikings Clean Out Lockers After Playoff Loss To 49ers

  13-01-2020 01:12
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Football season in Minnesota has been laid to rest for the next few months, and it’s a time for reflection.
  The Minnesota Vikings cleaned out their lockers and said their goodbyes Sunday at TCO Performance Center before hibernating for the winter after their loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday.
  The Vikings performed respectably well this past season. They turned around an offense that was in danger of being completely inept, and grinded and fought through
  
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