The Minnesota Vikings signed free-agent wide receiver Greg Jennings to a five-year contract Friday, after he spent the last seven years with the Green Bay Packers. The contract has a maximum value of $47.5 million, with $18 million guaranteed. Over the first three years of Jennings contract he is scheduled to make a minimum of [...]
NFL Players Show Support For Same-Sex Marriage in California
March 1, 2013 | Posted by
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo and Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe have been outspoken about their support of same-sex marriage, but on Thursday the two wrote and filed an amicus brief on the matter in California. Kluwe and Ayanbadejo filed the document on Thursday, which was the Supreme Court’s deadline in the case of Hollingsworth [...]
Adrian Peterson Wins MVP, Offensive Player of Year Awards
February 3, 2013 | Posted by
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson took the stage in New Orleans Saturday evening to accept the 2012 NFL MVP and offensive player of the year awards. Peterson had a remarkable comeback year after suffering an ACL injury in December 2011. He rushed for 2,097 yards this season, nine yards short of Eric Dickerson’s ancient [...]
Randy Moss: ‘I’m The Greatest Receiver to Ever Play This Game’
January 30, 2013 | Posted by
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Randy Moss addressed the media on Tuesday as he prepared for his second Super Bowl appearance and declared himself the greatest receiver to ever play in the NFL. “Now that I’m older, I do think I’m the greatest receiver to ever do it,” Moss said when asked about his place [...]
Charles Woodson To Return For Packers’ Playoff Game
January 2, 2013 | Posted by
Charles Woodson returns to the Green Bay Packers’ lineup, just in time to help their defense figure out a way to contain Minnesota Vikings running back extraordinaire, Adrian Peterson, in Sunday night’s first-round NFC playoff game. Peterson rushed for 210 yards and 199 yards, respectively, in the two games the teams played Green Bay this [...]
Osi Umenyiora and Giants to Potentially Split Ways
December 25, 2012 | Posted by
The New York Giants and their defensive end Osi Umenyiora could potentially be splitting ways after Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Umenyiora said Monday during a conference call with reporters that there is a “high probability” that Sunday will be his final game in a Giants uniform. “If it does turn up to be [...]
Eric Dickerson: Adrian Peterson Will Not Break Rushing Record
December 19, 2012 | Posted by
Adrian Peterson has earned Eric Dickerson’s admiration. But that does not mean the Hall of Fame running back wants or even believes the phenomenal Minnesota Vikings running back will break his single-season rushing record. Truth be told, Dickerson would rather maintain his place in the NFL record annals. ”He’s a phenomenal player and seems like [...]
Resisting Arrest Charges Dropped Against Adrian Peterson
November 13, 2012 | Posted by
Adrian Peterson had misdemeanor resisting arrest charges against him in Houston have been dropped, giving the Minnesota Vikings’ remarkable running back relief. “They dropped the charges. Thank God,” he wrote in the text to someone at ESPN. Derek Hollingsworth, one of Peterson’s attorneys, said Tuesday the case stemming from Peterson’s July 7 arrest outside a [...]
Adrian Peterson Expects Derrick Rose To Be Force When He Returns
November 9, 2012 | Posted by
The way Adrian Peterson sees it, Chicago Bulls star guard Derrick Rose will come back from his torn ACL just as the Minnesota Vikings’ All-Pro running back has this season. If. . . “(Rose) just attack(s) it. Right now, the ligament is strong enough to cut with it,” Peterson told ESPNChicago.com. “Don’t be hesitant. When [...]
Calvin Johnson: Nerve Damage Effecting Grip on Football
November 9, 2012 | Posted by
Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson said that he suffered nerve damage from hits suffered in the Detroit Lions’ loss to the Minnesota Vikings in September, which has made it hard for him to grip the ball. The Detroit Free Press highlighted two particular hits Johnson suffered in the Week 4 game, one by safety Harrison [...]
