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• Colts will host up to 2,500 fans for home opener

  04-09-2020 22:38
  
  The Colts are one of a handful of teams planning to have fans in attendance for their home opener and they announced on Friday how many people will be allowed to attend their Week Two game against the Vikings. After discussions with the Marion County Public Health Department, the team has announced that up to [more]
  
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• Yannick Ngakoue: “Fresh start” worth massive pay cut

  04-09-2020 21:14
  
  Yannick Ngakoue took a nearly $6 million pay cut to get out of Jacksonville. And he said Friday it’s worth every penny. Via Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com, the new Vikings defensive end said he was grateful to have been traded, regardless the financial implications. “Money was never my drive coming into this business,” Ngakoue said. [more]
  
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• You Can Get A Cardboard Cutout Of Yourself At U.S. Bank Stadium

  04-09-2020 20:53
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — As of now, you can’t watch a Vikings game in-person at U.S. Bank Stadium, but a cardboard cutout of you can.
  Vikings fans can now submit photos to get their likeness in the stands at the stadium.
  It costs $150 per cut out, but all the new proceeds are going to local charities.
  You only have a few days to buy one. You have to order by 10 a.m. Tuesday morning. Click here for more information.
  
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• Yannick Ngakoue has Hall of Fame aspirations

  04-09-2020 20:42
  
  Yannick Ngakoue‘s tour of the TCO Performance Center included the wall of photos of the Vikings’ Hall of Famers. He saw defensive linemen Alan Page, Carl Eller, John Randle and Chris Doleman as well as the team’s other all-time greats. In his first week as a Viking, Ngakoue already knows what he wants. “I see [more]
  
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• PFT’s 2020 NFC 53-man roster cuts tracker

  04-09-2020 18:23
  
  [Editor’s note: We’re keeping track of the moves as NFC teams make them this weekend, as they have to get to their 53-man roster limit by Saturday at 4 p.m. Check back throughout the weekend, as we’ll update throughout.] Dallas Released safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix. Waived quarterback Clayton Thorson, offensive lineman Adam Redmond, wide receiver [more]
  
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• Washington Releases Former Vikings RB Adrian Peterson

  04-09-2020 17:43
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/CBS Sports) — The Washington Football Team is releasing 13-year NFL veteran running back Adrian Peterson, the team announced Friday morning. Peterson, 35, intends to pursue opportunities elsewhere rather than consider retirement.
  Peterson was with Washington for two seasons after splitting the 2017 campaign with the Saints and Cardinals. In 15 games last season, he rushed 211 times for 898 yards and five touchdowns in addition to 17 rece
  
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• Couple of teams already have inquired about Adrian Peterson

  04-09-2020 15:28
  
  In 2018, running back Adrian Peterson didn’t sign with Washington until late August. He still had more than 1,000 rushing yards that season. In 2020, Washington has sent Peterson packing the day before the mandatory reduction of the roster to 53. It will make it harder for Peterson to land elsewhere, but there’s already interest [more]
  
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