NFC North News

Abdullah pounded his hands in frustration at not making the interception. After spending a year away from football while on a religious pilgrimage, he knows every play counts in his NFL comeback, so he had to be satisfied with merely breaking up the pass.

For years now, the Minnesota Vikings have been tirelessly trying to put together a defensive backfield that can slow down the high-octane passing attacks of the NFC North.

The fiery, dedicated and passionate player-turned-coach will forever embody one of the NFL 's most storied franchises, one steeped in tradition that dates back to the league's inception in 1920.

Only 10 teams in the NFL haven't had a single PED suspension since 2010, and the Detroit Lions are one of them.

It's probably best that the Vikings' rumored interest in Brian Urlacher went unrequited.

The former president’s yacht, the USS Williamsburg, has had one tow line in the grave for 20 years, about as long as it has been deteriorating at a shipyard in northern Italy.

Brett Favre made a surprise joint appearance with Aaron Rodgers at the NFL Honors award ceremony earlier this year to present Peyton Manning with his Comeback Player of the Year honor.

The Green Bay Packers will enter the 2013 NFL season in a sort of limbo zone between respected juggernaut out of the NFC and erstwhile Super Bowl favorite.

The Green Bay Packers are coming off of their third consecutive NFC North championship but have been struggling to get back the form they were in when they won Super Bowl XLV .

Brian Urlacher made it official Wednesday, hanging up his cleats after 13 seasons with the same NFL franchise .

Although it looked as though Brian Urlacher's tenure with the Bears would end on a sour note after his release this offseason, the idea of playing in a new uniform proved to unpalatable for the future Hall of Famer.

The Green Bay Packers lost a promising rookie -- perhaps for the season -- on the first day of their organized team activities , according to multiple reports.

Our friends over at Football Outsiders have released their " Aggressiveness Index " for the 2012 NFL season, and it turns out that Minnesota Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier is one of the least aggressive coaches in the league when it comes to going for it on fourth down.

As you might have noticed, ESPN and ESPN.com will begin counting down the top 20 coaches in NFL history later this week.

With OTAs just one week away, the upcoming 2013 NFL season is laced with all sorts of questions for our beloved Minnesota Vikings.

Despite a stellar NFL career, former Oakland Raider and Green Bay Packers star Charles Woodson still remains unsigned.

Jim Schwartz, center, and Leslie Frazier, right, weren't nearly as frisky as Mike McCarthy was on fourth-down plays in 2012.

In 2003, the NFL scheduled the Minnesota Vikings as the Green Bay Packers ' first opponent in the renovated Lambeau Field.

We're Black and Blue All Over: We're down to five unsigned draft choices here in the NFC North after the Chicago Bears wrapped up contracts for their 2013 class over the weekend.

Although the Vikings made the postseason a year ago, I have them finishing 6-10 in 2013.