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• Vikings push back season ticket payments until June

  27-03-2020 20:21
  
  The Vikings are the latest team to give their customers a break during the coronavirus outbreak. Via Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com, the Vikings sent a memo to season-ticket holders to tell them that final payments on season tickets have been pushed back to June 1. They were originally scheduled for April 15. It’s a common-sense [more]
  
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• Minnesota Vikings Bring Back RB Ameer Abdullah, C Brett Jones

  27-03-2020 17:55
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Vikings team announced it has re-signed running back Ameer Abdullah and center Brett Jones.Abdullah, 26, was the Vikings’ primary kickoff returner in 2019 and handled 13 returns for 325 — with an average of 25 yards per return. He also chipped in on the offense sparingly over the course of the season, notching 23 carries for 115 yards (5 yard average per carry) and hauled in 15 receptions for 88 yards and a touchdown. He joined the team in 201
  
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• Vikings bring back Ameer Abdullah

  27-03-2020 17:43
  
  Ameer Abdullah doesn’t get many carries, but has carved out a niche for himself with the Vikings. So they decided to keep him. The team announced they had re-signed the free agent running back and return man. He only got 23 carries and 15 receptions as an offensive player, but he was their primary kick [more]
  
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• What will Xavier Rhodes do for the Colts in 2020?

  27-03-2020 16:28
  
  The Colts made a couple of uncharacteristic moves during the first week of free agency, plunking down big money for quarterback Philip Rivers and giving up a first-round pick (and plunking down big money) for defensive tackle DeForest Buckner. This week, they went bargain shopping for cornerback Xavier Rhodes. So what will Rhodes do for [more]
  
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• AP Source: Colts Continue Building Defense By Signing Fmr. Viking Xavier Rhodes

  27-03-2020 15:22
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts signed free agent cornerback Xavier Rhodes on Thursday, adding another potentially key piece to their defense.
  Rhodes agreed to a one-year deal, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because Indianapolis has not yet announced the deal.
  The seven-year veteran has spent his entire career with Minnesota after the Vikings took him in the first round of the 2013 draft. He was selected
  
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• Tajae Sharpe likes opportunity with Vikings in wake of Stefon Diggs trade

  27-03-2020 13:21
  
  Tajae Sharpe became the first wideout to join the Vikings since the team traded Stefon Diggs last week and the decision to deal Diggs to the Bills helped him make up his mind about going to Minnesota. Sharpe signed a one-year deal to become part of a wide receiver depth chart that is unsettled behind [more]
  
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• New Vikings Receiver Tajaé Sharpe Follows Stefon Diggs Departure

  27-03-2020 02:30
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — To fill a glaring hole at wide receiver opened by the departure of Stefon Diggs, the Minnesota Vikings have turned first to Tajaé Sharpe.
  Whenever NFL teams are able to gather for practice, Sharpe should at least have a head start on offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak’s playbook.“That’s always a good thing when you don’t have to kind of completely start from scratch as far as learning the offense if you hear certain words and certain terms t
  
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• Brett Jones re-signs with Vikings after Cowboys show interest

  27-03-2020 01:25
  
  The Vikings have reached agreement to re-sign center Brett Jones, Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press reports. The Cowboys showed interest in Jones after Travis Frederick retired, according to Tomasson. Jones will receive the veteran minimum contract with a base salary of $910,000. Jones, 28, played two games last season as a backup to first-round [more]
  
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