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Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski remembers when undrafted free agent Chad Beebe showed up for a long-shot audition to make the team. Beebe had a famous last name, but Stefanski knew little else about the undersized wide receiver from Northern Illinois. “He showed up last

The 2018 season was a huge disappointment for the Vikings as they finished the year with an 8-7-1 record and didn’t make the playoffs. Minnesota was not only the preseason favorite to win the NFC North title, most expected them to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. The release of the schedule provides

NFL teams are always looking to either acquire or retain a game-changing wide receiver who can make big plays anywhere on the field. If a team has one, they’re in a good spot. And if they have two, even better. With that in mind, Gil Brandt recently combed through each NFL roster and picked out the

With the eyes of the National Football League focused on the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis this week, there are rumors flying fast and furious. One, from Jason LaCanfora of CBS Sports, is going to be of particular interest to fans of the Minnesota Vikings. In line with some of the speculation that

The most important person in the entire Minnesota Vikings organization right now, regardless of whether anyone agrees or not, is Kirk Cousins. That’s because the quarterback is guaranteed $56 million the next two seasons, and the most important thing the Vikings can do now is build an offense around

When the calendar flips to December, NFL football is supposed to be synonymous with the pursuit of playoff excellence. Monday night’s matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks should have provided a precursor to that level of distinction, given both clubs are currently projected

It’s that time of the year where we as NFL fans get an opportunity to decide who. . .if anyone. . .represents the Minnesota Vikings (and 31 other less important teams) in the upcoming Pro Bowl. You can officially cast your votes online for your favorite players at NFL.com, and you can vote for numerous

According to SI.com, former Vikings defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd will sue Dr. James Andrews for $180 million after a surgery led to the end of his career.

Matt Harmon reveals five things he cares about from Week 9 and five things he does not care about. Dalvin Cook’s revival and Keenan Allen’s big game lead the top takeaways.

Halfway through the season, fantasy owners should know who to trust on a weekly basis. START: Latavius Murray, RB, Vikings: By now, trusting Dalvin Cook is a fool’s errand. The Minnesota ground game hasn’t missed Cook as Murray has scored four touchdowns in the last three games and faces a

A few NFL teams are living on the edge right now as they float on or around the .500 mark and hope to improve their playoff-picture prospects. Some of those clubs are playing each other in Week 7, and we’ll take a look at three of those contests below. You can also find the latest odds (via OddsShark

In the three weeks since Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen was told to pause his football career and seek a mental health evaluation, teammates have expressed continuous support, saying the three-time All-Pro selection should take all the time he needs. Meanwhile, for better or worse, these players

While Drew Brees and Tom Brady continue making history, the rookie quarterbacks are making their mark.

How would your fantasy draft look if you got the chance draft today? Liz Loza and Dalton Del Don examine what’s changed since the start of the season and more on the latest podcast episode.

When last they met, the Eagles and Vikings were vying for a spot in the Super Bowl.

The Vikings defense was disappointing again, this time in a 38-31 loss to the Rams.

Take a look at some of the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angles Rams fans outside of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum prior to their Week 4 matchup.

ORIGINAL POST: 6:40 p.m. Friday Strange things happen in the NFL. The Cleveland Browns win a game. Josh Gordon finds another employer. The stars you took at the top of your fantasy draft start to stink. There’s no worse feeling then starting off 0-2 with a team filled with players “the experts” told

Aaron Rodgers, a primary benefactor of the NFL’s stringent roughing the passer rules, is not a fan of them.

Dean Blandino and Mike Pereira, the last two NFL vice presidents of officiating, think the league is going overboard with roughing the passer emphasis.

Seven months after U.S. Bank Stadium was lit up for a Super Bowl-record 1,151 yards and 74 points, it’s easy to wonder whether “defense wins championships” is a crumbling cliché. The answer will be no when Jacksonville’s “D” carries Blake Bortles past the Falcons in Atlanta

Before you draft this year, you need to find accurate, trusted 2018 Fantasy Football rankings. They’ll help you figure out who to pick in every round, which 2018 Fantasy Football breakouts are primed for career-changing years, which sleepers to target late, and which busts can wreck your season.

Numerous NFL skill-position players suffered injuries that prematurely ended their 2017 seasons, including Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook (torn ACL), Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson (wrist fracture), New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (broken ankle) and Houston Texans

Editor’s note: You may have heard of SportsLine.com. We want to introduce you to what they can offer, so today all over CBS Sports, we’ll be posting some of their exclusive content here. That includes their newly launched Fantasy analysis, featuring experts from around the industry. This piece

Running back is the most critical of the fantasy positions. Scott Pianowski takes his best crack at pricing the current market.

Getting the groundbreaking contract was the relatively easy part, given the way that Kirk Cousins had tilted the NFL’s economic landscape in his favor by hitting the unrestricted free agent market this past offseason following two franchise tags by the Washington Redskins. Now, as Cousins’s first

Vikings defensive end Brian Robison is hardly overjoyed with some of the NFL rule changes. In the fourth quarter of Saturday’s 14-10 preseason loss to Jacksonville at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minnesota linebacker Antwione Williams sacked quarterback Cody Kessler for a seven-yard loss. But Williams was

Matt Harmon runs through his fantasy football wide receiver tiered rankings to show why Michael Thomas is elite and Tyler Lockett and Emmanuel Sanders are sleepers.

The expectations for Fournette and Hunt, among other players, are soaring this preseason, so fantasy football owners should be wary when drafting them

NFL.com asked its personalities what team boasts the NFL’s best secondary. Former No. 1 pick David Carr was stuck between the Vikings and the Ravens, but chose the Vikings. Here’s what Carr wrote about Minnesota’s secondary: I have to go with Minnesota. Xavier Rhodes can shut down an entire