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NFL Rumors – Minnesota Vikings Confusing Quarterback Situation
A bad season always brings changes, but things aren’t radical for the Minnesota Vikings. The plan right now seems to be giving the starting quarterback spot to Matt Cassel, while disappointing Christian Ponder and Teddy Bridgewater fill the backup slots. However, things can change radically in a few months between now and the start of the season.
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2014 NFL Draft Day Trades
Trading down or up, draft day is always a busy time for General managers of NFL teams swapping picks. The Cleveland Browns were the busiest team on day 1, using their moves up the chains to land Justin Gilbert and Johnny Manziel, while the Bills had the highest trading up move of them all to help them select Sammy Watkins.
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NFL Rumors – Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles & Minnesota Vikings Interested in Signing Michael Johnson
After putting the franchise tag on Michael Johnson last season, the Cincinnati Bengals are moving on from the talented defensive end, who is going to be one of the most coveted free agents out there, picking up a lot of interest from the Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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NFL Rumors – Oakland Raiders & San Francisco 49ers Interested in Signing Michael Vick
He might not be one of the best players in free agency, but Michael Vick is definitely one of the biggest names available. There’s plenty of interest in him, mostly as a backup quarterback, with the an Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers & Houston Texans all showing interest in him, although the Philadelphia Eagles might eventually re-sign him.
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NFL Rumors – Tampa Bay Buccaneers Interested in Signing Jared Allen
One of the more productive defensive players of the last decade, Jared Allen, is becoming a free agent. While there is the option of re-signing with the Minnesota Vikings, there’s a very good chance he’ll find himself playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next.
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NFL Rumors – Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, Houston Texans & St. Louis Rams Interested in Signing Louis Delmas
Many were surprised when the Detroit Lions released safety Louis Delmas before this weekend as they made some cap clearing moves, as he’s definitely a player who won’t have much trouble finding a good contract on a new team, with interest possibly coming from the Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, Houston Texans & St. Louis Rams.
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NFL Rumors – New York Giants, Cleveland Browns & Miami Dolphins Interested in Signing Toby Gerhart
One of the most important potential roles for the Minnesota Vikings is being the running back to act as cover for Adrian Peterson. Both Toby Gerhart and Matt Asiata are hitting free agency this offseason, but only one of them is likely to be re-signed by the Vikings.
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Seattle Seahawks – Percy Harvin Needs to Start Fulfilling Promises
One might say the Seattle Seahawks have done pretty well without Percy Harvin actually helping, bit it doesn’t mean that a full game from him in the Super Bowl of all places won’t mean a huge positive impact for the NFC champions; perhaps one that will swing the game in their favor.
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Minnesota Vikings – Mike Zimmer is Their New Head Coach
The Minnesota Vikings are the next team to fill their vacant head coach slot, naming Mike Zimmer, the defensive coordinator of the Cincinnati Bengals, as the man to replace Leslie Frazier.
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NFL Head Coaches Fired at the End of the Season
As always, right after the 2013 NFL regular season ended, a long list of head coaches found themselves out of a job. Gary Kubiak was fired before the season was over, but he also found himself in good company along with Jim Schwartz, Greg Schiano, Mike Shanahan, Leslie Frazier and Rob Chudzinski.