http://www.mail.com/organizations/13700-minnesota-vikings.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/13700-minnesota-vikings.html http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2083354-vikings-light-with-design-stadium.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Opening the roof over the new home of the Minnesota Vikings would have forced planners of the $975 million project to eliminate some of the fancy features. So the team, the public agency in charge of the stadium and the architects designing it literally saw the light. The yet-to-be-named multi-purpose facility will have a translucent ro... Tue, 14 May 2013 02:56:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2083354-vikings-light-with-design-stadium.html 2013-05-14T02:56:45Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2066760-kluwe-hes-released-vikings.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Vikings released punter Chris Kluwe on Monday, bringing an end to his colorful and outspoken eight-year stay in Minnesota. Kluwe announced the news on Twitter shortly after meeting with Vikings GM Rick Spielman, a move that had been expected ever since the team spent a fifth-round draft pick on punter Jeff Locke at the end of last m... Mon, 06 May 2013 18:59:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2066760-kluwe-hes-released-vikings.html 2013-05-06T18:59:40Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1958622-vikings-sign-wr-greg-jennings-rival-packers.html EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Greg Jennings spent seven years getting the best of the Minnesota Vikings secondary while playing for their bitter rivals in Green Bay. No longer feeling as important to the Packers after two seasons shortened by injuries, Jennings crossed the border and found a team that welcomed him with desperately open arms. Jennings signed ... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 03:14:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1958622-vikings-sign-wr-greg-jennings-rival-packers.html 2013-03-16T03:14:32Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1955948-falcons-steven-jackson-matt-cassel-to-vikings.html The Atlanta Falcons replaced Michael Turner with another proven, productive running back. Steven Jackson, the top running back in free agency, agreed to a three-year, $12 million deal with the Falcons on Thursday. Also getting new deals were backup quarterback Matt Cassel in Minnesota, pass rusher Cliff Avril in Seattle and cornerback Keenan Lewis in New ... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:44:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1955948-falcons-steven-jackson-matt-cassel-to-vikings.html 2013-03-15T02:44:49Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1954594-vikings-land-qb-cassel-talk-with-wr-jennings.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two of the Minnesota Vikings' biggest priorities this offseason were to bolster a thin receiver corps and get a quality veteran to backup quarterback Christian Ponder. One down, one to go. The Vikings agreed to terms with Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel on Thursday, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Pres... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:58:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1954594-vikings-land-qb-cassel-talk-with-wr-jennings.html 2013-03-14T20:58:59Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1946678-ap-sources-vikings-trade-percy-harvin-to-seahawks.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Percy Harvin is headed to Seattle, and Adrian Peterson isn't happy about it. Harvin, Minnesota's moody and multi-talented young wide receiver, will join the Seahawks for a package of draft picks that includes Seattle's first-round selection next month, No. 25 overall. Two people with knowledge of the deal confirmed the details Monday to... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:24:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1946678-ap-sources-vikings-trade-percy-harvin-to-seahawks.html 2013-03-11T23:24:41Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1895170-vikings-to-play-2-cold-seasons-outdoor-stadium.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Next season will be the Minnesota Vikings' last in the 31-year-old Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, and fans of the purple and gold can look forward to blue lips and red cheeks as they shiver through two seasons of old-school, outdoor football. Vikings vice president Lester Bagley said Friday that the team plans to play at the University o... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:54:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1895170-vikings-to-play-2-cold-seasons-outdoor-stadium.html 2013-02-15T18:54:55Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1893304-carter-thanks-vikings-help-through-drug-issues.html EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Walking the corridors of Minnesota Vikings headquarters for the first time since he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the memories came flooding back for Cris Carter. He came to Minnesota in 1990 with drinking and drug problems weighing him down, having been kicked to the curb by Philadelphia despite scoring 11 touch... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:59:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1893304-carter-thanks-vikings-help-through-drug-issues.html 2013-02-14T23:59:01Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1890236-fraziers-deal-with-vikings-thru-2014.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After leading the Minnesota Vikings to a surprising playoff berth last season, coach Leslie Frazier had a contract option picked up for 2014. The Vikings announced they exercised the fourth-year option on his Wednesday, helping Frazier avoid what would have been a lame-duck season in 2013 while also giving the team some flexibility goin... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 05:24:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1890236-fraziers-deal-with-vikings-thru-2014.html 2013-02-14T05:24:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1875956-adrian-peterson-sports-hernia-surgery.html EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Adrian Peterson put up one of the best seasons by a running back in NFL history to run away with the MVP award. Now imagine what he could do if he was actually fully healthy. Peterson had surgery on Thursday to repair a sports hernia in his abdomen, an injury that bothered him for much of the last month of the season while he ca... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1875956-adrian-peterson-sports-hernia-surgery.html 2013-02-07T21:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1864448-super-bowl-watch-nfl-awards-real-fun-to.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Around the Super Bowl and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the game: REAL FUN TO COME The NFL's best have been mingling with celebrities, signing autographs for adoring fans and enjoying all the festivities New Orlean... Sun, 03 Feb 2013 04:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1864448-super-bowl-watch-nfl-awards-real-fun-to.html 2013-02-03T04:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1864758-peterson-double-winner-ap-nfl-awards.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Adrian Peterson called it a blessing in disguise. Strange way to describe career-threatening major knee surgery. The Minnesota Vikings' star came back better than ever, just missing Eric Dickerson's longstanding rushing record and closing out the season with two of the top NFL awards from The Associated Press: Most Valuable Player and O... Sun, 03 Feb 2013 02:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1864758-peterson-double-winner-ap-nfl-awards.html 2013-02-03T02:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1864806-peterson-beats-peyton-manning-mvp.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Adrian Peterson's sensational season following major knee surgery has earned him The Associated Press 2012 NFL Most Valuable Player Award. Earlier Saturday, Peterson won Offensive Player of the Year. The Minnesota Vikings running back finished with 2,019 yards, a mere 9 yards short of breaking Eric Dickerson's rushing record. Peterson b... Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1864806-peterson-beats-peyton-manning-mvp.html 2013-02-03T00:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1864782-peterson-runs-with-offensive-player.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Adrian Peterson has won The Associated Press 2012 NFL Offensive Player of the Year award just one year after major knee surgery. The Minnesota Vikings running back rushed for 2,109 yards, 9 short of Eric Dickerson's record. He dominated voting by a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the NFL, getting 36 ballots to e... Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1864782-peterson-runs-with-offensive-player.html 2013-02-03T00:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1818030-ap-source-eagles-interviewed-brian-billick.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles have interviewed former Ravens coach and current Fox analyst Brian Billick for their coaching vacancy, a person familiar with the meeting told The Associated Press on Sunday. Billick, who led Baltimore to a Super Bowl title in the 2000 season, met with the Eagles last Monday, according to the person who spoke on... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 05:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1818030-ap-source-eagles-interviewed-brian-billick.html 2013-01-14T05:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1802108-packers-depth-24-10-win-vikes.html GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Deep on offense and scary-good on defense, the Green Bay Packers were way too much for the Minnesota Vikings. Maybe everyone else in the NFC, too. Aaron Rodgers, Charles Woodson and the Packers reminded everyone of how dangerous they can be when they're at full strength Saturday night, overwhelming the Vikings 24-10 in an NFC wild-c... Sun, 06 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1802108-packers-depth-24-10-win-vikes.html 2013-01-06T05:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1801918-ponder-out-webb-qb-vikings-vs-packers.html GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Christian Ponder was out, and backup Joe Webb was in at quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings. Ponder was inactive for Minnesota's wild-card playoff game against Green Bay on Saturday night because of a right elbow injury, a pre-kickoff surprise that didn't deter the Packers in a 24-10 victory over the Vikings. W... Sun, 06 Jan 2013 04:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1801918-ponder-out-webb-qb-vikings-vs-packers.html 2013-01-06T04:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1802014-texans-beat-bengals-packers-rout-vikings.html More rematches ahead. After Green Bay routed Minnesota 24-10 Saturday night, it set up a trip to San Francisco. The 49ers beat the Packers at Lambeau Field to open the season. The Packers didn't let 2,000-yard rusher Adrian Peterson run over them again. Indeed, Packers fullback John Kuhn had a bigger impact with two touchdowns. ... Sun, 06 Jan 2013 03:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1802014-texans-beat-bengals-packers-rout-vikings.html 2013-01-06T03:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1798560-fear-wild-card-round-nfl.html NFL teams have no fear of playing in the wild-card round. Recent history shows the playoff bye isn't such a big deal anymore. In six of the last seven years, one of the Super Bowl participants didn't get a bye to begin the postseason. And five of those teams wound up winning the NFL title. So Green Bay's blowing the bye by losing to M... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 22:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1798560-fear-wild-card-round-nfl.html 2013-01-03T22:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1798434-pass-happy-nfl-helps-to-to.html ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — As a wideout, Santana Moss wants Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III to throw the ball as much as possible, of course, preferably in his direction. As a football player hoping to advance in the playoffs, Moss wants the Redskins to do what they've done as well as anyone in the NFL this season: run, run, run. "That's big t... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1798434-pass-happy-nfl-helps-to-to.html 2013-01-03T21:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1796184-playoff-picks-packers-good-bet-this-time.html Six days after Adrian Peterson blistered them for nearly 200 yards and helped lift his team to a stunning playoff berth, the Green Bay Packers get another taste of "A.D." This time, they will deal with "All Day" Peterson at Lambeau Field. And in the playoffs. The stakes are similar to last week for the Vikings, who would have been out of the playoffs had ... Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1796184-playoff-picks-packers-good-bet-this-time.html 2013-01-02T19:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1794638-regular-season-winners-champions.html DENVER (AP) — The Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons, who tied for the league's best record at 13-3, are well aware of one of the NFL's biggest truisms: more often than not, the regular season is for suckers. Over the last decade, just two of the 13 teams that had the best regular season record — or tied for the best mark — went on to win the Super Bowl: ... Tue, 01 Jan 2013 20:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1794638-regular-season-winners-champions.html 2013-01-01T20:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1792442-vikings-rb-peterson-finishes-9-yards-shy-record.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Adrian Peterson ran right past everyone this season. Past all those running backs before him who couldn't make it to 2,000 yards in a season. Past every doubter who dared to think he wouldn't make it back from a devastating knee injury. Past everyone except Eric Dickerson. Peterson became the seventh player to rush for 2,000 yards in a ... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 01:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1792442-vikings-rb-peterson-finishes-9-yards-shy-record.html 2012-12-31T01:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1792482-49ers-win-nfc-west-with-27-13-victory-arizona.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bare-chested Joe Staley and Mike Iupati jumped up and down wearing only their shorts, each offensive lineman doing his best to will the Vikings to victory from afar. The 49ers — sporting fresh red NFC West champion caps after beating the Arizona Cardinals 27-13 on Sunday — crammed into the cozy confines of their locker room and became... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 01:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1792482-49ers-win-nfc-west-with-27-13-victory-arizona.html 2012-12-31T01:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1792546-peterson-vikings-top-pack-37-34-to-playoffs.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Adrian Peterson picked up the Minnesota Vikings and gave them a thrilling ride to the playoffs, where the next stop on this improbable journey is, yes, Green Bay. This game was so full of action, intrigue and tension they're going to stage it again next weekend. Peterson finished 9 yards shy of breaking Eric Dickerson's single-season ru... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 01:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1792546-peterson-vikings-top-pack-37-34-to-playoffs.html 2012-12-31T01:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1787568-peterson-ready-to-help-vikings-chase-playoff-berth.html EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — It's all right there for Adrian Peterson now. One more game in his remarkable comeback season, and the only thing that remains on the line is everything. A win against the rival Green Bay Packers on Sunday would put his Minnesota Vikings into the playoffs for the first time since the 2009 season. The milestones of 2,000 yards an... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1787568-peterson-ready-to-help-vikings-chase-playoff-berth.html 2012-12-26T20:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1786504-manning-peterson-pagano-2012-year-to-remember.html DENVER (AP) — From Peyton Manning overcoming four neck surgeries to Adrian Peterson's rebound from a shredded knee to Chuck Pagano's fight with leukemia, this has been the Year of the Comeback in the NFL. A season besmirched by tragedies, replacement officials and a bounty scandal also will go down as one in which some of the game's greats not only regain... Tue, 25 Dec 2012 19:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1786504-manning-peterson-pagano-2012-year-to-remember.html 2012-12-25T19:27:00Z