• Vikings-Bears Game Stirs College Memories For Kirk Cousins, Nick Foles

    Vikings-Bears Game Stirs College Memories For Kirk Cousins, Nick Foles
    CHICAGO (AP) — Kirk Cousins remembers signing to play for Michigan State, then finding out a few weeks later some prospect from football-obsessed Texas was joining the Spartans as part of Mark Dantonio’s first recruiting class.
    It wasn’t a good feeling.
    Nick Foles set all sorts of records previously held by Drew Brees at Westlake High School in Austin. Cousins, lightly recruited out of Holland, Mich., figured his own chances at playing were about as good as completing a Hail Ma
  • Report: Dru Samia out for Monday after positive COVID-19 test

    Report: Dru Samia out for Monday after positive COVID-19 test
    There was word of an inconclusive COVID-19 test for a Vikings player on Sunday morning and it appears that the test has now been confirmed. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that guard Dru Samia tested positive and will not play on Monday night against the Bears as a result. The team is doing contact [more]
  • Bears will promote Lamar Miller for Monday night

    Bears will promote Lamar Miller for Monday night
    When the Bears ruled running back David Montgomery out for Monday night’s game against the Vikings, Bears head coach Matt Nagy said the team would consider promoting Lamar Miller from the practice squad to flesh out the backfield. The decision has reportedly been made. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Bears will indeed [more]
  • Vikings Cut Pat Elflein; Former Starter Had Slow Injury Recovery

    Vikings Cut Pat Elflein; Former Starter Had Slow Injury Recovery
    EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings waived guard Pat Elflein on Saturday, in the middle of another injury-impacted season for a player who started 43 games over four years at three positions on the offensive line.
    “We just felt like we had some better options,” coach Mike Zimmer said.
    Elflein was reinstated to the roster from injured reserve on Friday, but his recovery from thumb surgery had been uneven, according to offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak: “He’ll h
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