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Dickerson joins list of players suing NFL

His 2105 rushing yards in 1984 is still a single-season NFL record. Randlehad 137.5 sacks in 14 seasons for the Vikings and Seahawks, including eightseasons in a row with 10 or more, which ranks second all-time [...]

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Vikings stadium depends on e-gambling

Minnesota will use taxes on new electronic versions of pulltabs to helpcover its $348 million contribution to a new Minnesota Vikings NFL footballstadium. Photo: Jim Mone / AP In this Thursday, May 17, 2012, photoJennifer Dressen [...]

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The Newest Vikings: Audie Cole

by Christopher Gates on May 21, 2012 1:00 PM CDT in 2012 NFL Draft Aftertaking the weekend off, it’s time to start wrapping up our series on theVikings’ draft class of 2012. With their first of [...]

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Minnesota Vikings 2012: Why Christian Ponder Will Improve

But, he did show enough promise to give me hope that he can be a legitimateNFL starting quarterback. It is unlikely he will be the next Aaron Rodgers,but I believe he has the potential to be [...]

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Vikings net next big subsidized monstrosity

And now the Vikings will get a football stadium to replace the Metrodome in2016, with half of the funding coming from Ma and Pa Twin Cities — $348million in state money, $150 million from Minneapolis. So [...]

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Vikings stadium now in Mpls. council’s hands

by Tim Nelson, Minnesota Public Radio MINNEAPOLIS — What may be the finalact in Minnesota’s NFL stadium drama — at least on the political stage –may play out this week, starting at Minneapolis City Hall on [...]

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Ed: Greg Lloyd Still Ripping NFL

Kevin and Pat Williams of the Vikings were suspended for four games in 2008by the NFL. They went to federal court and received some early rulingsagainst them. However, the NFL kept appealing and ultimately, the MinnesotaSupreme [...]

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2013 NFL Draft: Which Teams Are Best for USC Quarterback Matt Barkley?

The Vikings are the worst team in the NFL by a mile. They could be evenworse than last year if running back Adrian Peterson misses significanttime. They’ll be in a prime position next year to land [...]

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Our Vikings Stadium wish list

For the Vikings, the answer as to who should be honored is simple: FranTarkenton and Cris Carter. Tarkenton is a no-brainer, the greatest Vikingsquarterback and one of the greatest NFL quarterbacks of all time. Besidesholding just [...]

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Stop Subsidizing Stadiums

33 Republicans in the House and 15 Republicans in the Senate voted“yes” on a $975 million stadium project for the Vikings. NFLCommissioner Roger Goodell basically pranced into town and toldlegislators: “Minnesota needs football.” And, guess what? [...]