Minnesota Vikings News

IRVING, Texas -- Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress wanted to take one final look at John David Booty and Brooks Bollinger on Thursday night before deciding which one to keep as his third quarterback.

Neither QB may have done anything to show why they deserve the 3rd string QB job last night, but one showed why he doesn't.

August 28, 2008 8:45 PM Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf turned down an invitation to meet recently with Los Angeles developer Edward Roski, who is planning to build a privately funded stadium in Southern ...

The starters watched from the sidelines as the Dallas Cowboys beat the Minnesota Vikings 16-10 in a preseason finale that amounted to a glorified tryout for both teams.

' When Minnesota Vikings defensive end Brian Robison takes the field tonight for the preseason finale at Dallas, his heart will be pounding a little faster for two reasons.

Every year I seem to get more and more into football. Every year I seem to spend more time scouring the internet looking for articles on the Vikings, reading forums and newsgroups, talking to NFL fans. More and more I figure out that most people look at generic stat lines and think they know a team inside and out.

Vikings' rookie quarterback taking place of Jackson, Frerotte. By JON KRAWCZYNSKI The Associated Press EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.

The Minnesota Vikings are taking a vacation in 2008. Their destination: the top of the NFL.

On paper the Minnesota Vikings look good, if not great, except for one position, quarterback.

Stars like Tony Romo, Terrell Owens, and Adrian Peterson probably won't see much of the Texas Stadium field on Thursday night, when the Dallas Cowboys play host to the Minnesota Vikings in the final preseason ...

The Vikings maintained all along that nothing was seriously wrong with their defense.

The Minnesota Vikings released veteran linebacker Derrick Pope on Friday. Pope, who was signed by Minnesota this past March, started a career-high nine games with the Miami Dolphins last season and posted 64 ...

The week before the regular season in the NFL becomes a game of roster roulette, and the Minnesota Vikings are busy calculating their risks and potential rewards.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Tarvaris Jackson's sprained right knee was still stiff and lacking full range of motion on Monday, though he said he's feeling better.

The NFL is a quarterback's game, but the New York Giants and San Diego Chargers showed in the playoffs last season that there's one surefire way to beat a great passer, and that is to put pressure on him.

This was supposed to be the year when Johnnie Johnson was going to regularly get to see his son, Spencer, play football.

August 21st, 2008 1:42 PM by Mark Craig Vikings center Matt Birk, one of Gene Upshaw's many critics over the years, said he was "shocked" Thursday morning when he heard the NFL Players Association executive ...

Jeff Reed nailed a 47-yard field goal as time expired and Byron Leftwich was 16-of-23 passing for 129 yards to lead the Pittsburgh Steelers in a 12-10 victory over the Minnesota Vikings in the third preseason ...

August 23rd, 2008 5:59 PM by Chip Scoggins UPDATE: As expected, Vikings quarterback Tarvaris Jackson is not going to play tonight because of a sprained MCL in his right knee.

The Baltimore Ravens' trend of fielding an injury-riddled lineup continued in the second preseason game Saturday night against the Minnesota Vikings.