The Minnesota Vikings have hired former San Francisco 49ers head coach Mike Singletary as their linebackers coach.
Singletary is no stranger to the job, having held the same position with the Baltimore Ravens in the middle part of the decade.
The former 49ers head coach said it would be an honor to get a chance to work under Leslie Frazier.
He said he believes that the organization has a lot of the pieces necessary to put together something special. ( Read More…)
Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 10:58 am by steve
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre took a huge step toward officially ending his football career by filing retirement papers with the NFL.
Favre has announced a few times in the past that was he was retiring, but never went about filing the official paperwork with the league.
Many NFL fans are probably thrilled at the news, and it makes it much more unlikely that Favre will be back in the spotlight come training camp.
However, I do wonder whether or not Favre might still get the itch to play sometime after next season starts and join a team that needs a quarterback. ( Read More…)
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 5:15 pm by steve
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The weary Minnesota Vikings came up just a little bit short in a 20-13 loss to the Detroit Lions.
Who can blame the Vikings for the loss considering it was their second straight road game after playing Tuesday night?
The Vikings are beat up at the quarterback position, having their top two guys injured, and have been subjected to a brutal travel schedule because of weather issues.
Quarterback Joe Webb finished with 145 yards passing and an interception. He also lead the team with 35 yards rushing. ( Read More…)
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at 4:24 pm by steve
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