| NFC North Standings | |
|---|---|
| Green Bay | 13-3-0 |
| Minnesota | 8-8-0 |
| Detroit | 7-9-0 |
| Chicago | 7-9-0 |
| 2008 Pre Season Schedule | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Time |
| 8/8 | Seattle | 7:00 |
| 8/16 | @ Baltimore | 6:30 |
| 8/23 | Pittsburgh | 7:00 |
| 8/28 | @Dallas | 7 :00 |
| 2008 Regular Season Schedule | ||
| 9/8 | @ Green Bay | 6:00 |
| 9/14 | Indianapolis | 7:00 |
| 9/21 | Carolina | Noon |
| 9/28 | @ Tennessee | Noon |
| 10/6 | @ New Orleans | 7:30 |
| 10/12 | Detroit | Noon |
| 10/19 | @ Chicago | Noon |
| 10/26 | Bye Week | |
| 11/2 | Houston | Noon |
| 11/9 | Green Bay | Noon |
| 11/16 | @ Tampa Bay | Noon |
| 11/23 | @ Jacksonville | Noon |
| 11/30 | Chicago | 7:15 |
| 12/7 | @ Detroit | Noon |
| 12/14 | @ Arizona | 3:05 |
| 12/21 | Atlanta | Noon |
| 12/28 | N Y Giants | Noon |
May NFL Calendar
May 19-21 - NFL Spring Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia
Mini Camp Schedule
The Vikings announced Wednesday that they have set the dates for the
team’s veteran mini-camp. Friday, June 6 through Sunday, June 8.
The minicamp will have four sessions, an afternoon session on June 6, a
morning and afternoon session on June 7, and a morning session on June 8.
The four practice sessions will be open to the media.
In addition, the team announced when it would be having OTA (Organized Team
Activities) that would be open to the media. The team has up to 14 OTA days
and five of those have been announced as open to the media. Tuesday, May 20
through Thursday, May 22 and Tuesday-Wednesday May 27-28.
2008 Vikings Commercials
The Vikings have been kind enough to send us two of the first seven "You Made The Team" commercials for 2008. The first two feature Ben Leber and Adrian Peterson. You can find them on our Downloads Page.
2008 Draft Party
Photos from the
2008 Vikings Draft Party and the
2008 Vikings
Cheerleader link have now posted to the site!
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Positional Analysis: Wide
Receiver
The Vikings are hoping that their approach to recent free-agent periods and
the draft can bring the big play from the receiver position back to their
offense.
Vikings Positional Analysis:
Running Backs
The Vikings' hope of making a Super Bowl run in 2008 is being tied directly
to the success of the their running game.
Vikings on KFAN
Vikings wide receiver Bernard Berrian and 2008 fifth round draft choice John
David Booty recently appeared on KFAN programming.
Vikings' Positional Analysis:
Quarterback
Brad Childress is tying the success of the Vikings ship to Tarvaris Jackson,
a familiar theme in during Childress’ time in Minnesota. With a
free-spending free-agent period, the hopes of many are dependent on adequate
quarterback play.
Inside Slant
Defensive end Kenechi Udeze won't play a single down for the Vikings in
2008, but the franchise is showing its support for the veteran as he fights
an acute form of leukemia.
Wilf and Peterson to visit Brainerd
The American Heart Association has joined forces with the Minnesota Vikings
and the National Football League to establish the What Moves U program.
Post-Draft Guide
This 54-page PDF gives you everything you need to know about the new
additions to the Minnesota Vikings, including:
Minicamps, OTAs on the Horizon
The Vikings just completed a rookie minicamp last weekend, but they will get
into (mostly) full-team workouts in the coming weeks as the offseason moves
from a conditioning program to organized team activities (voluntary
practices).
Vikings'
undrafted signees are talented
The team had six players it liked on its draft board that weren't selected,
and the team managed to sign all six. They'll get a good shot at making the
team.
Purple Haze 5/8: The Meeting We Do Not Speak Of
Brad Childress, Rick Spielman, and other members of the Vikings’ staff held
a football tutorial for local media members at Winter Park on Wednesday.
Spielman explains
draft day dealings
How tough is it to trade up four spots in the NFL draft?
A shallow pool
The Vikings, who added only five players in last month’s draft, received the
second-smallest amount for their rookie pool, according to ESPN.
Minicamp dates set
Although these dates have been circulated previously, the Vikings officially
announced today that their veteran minicamp will be held June 6-8.
MVC in Mexico
We are excited to tell you about our recent trip to Mexico! Four lucky MVC
were chosen to represent the Vikings and UPA (United Performance
Association) at a National Dance & Cheer Competition in Cancun.
Vikings
Host Media Clinic
Vikings Head Coach Brad Childress, along with Vice President of Player
Personnel Rick Spielman, hosted a media clinic inside Winter Park on
Wednesday.
Chiefs on the
schedule?
The Vikings released a few of their key dates for training camp this week.
One thing not on the schedule was a practice against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Former Viking Darrion Scott is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday to
answer to three charges surrounding an alleged incident with his young son.
All about respect
Safety Tyrell Johnson was raised to give it, and he has earned it with his
strong character and solid play.
Ex-Viking
charged with felony assault
According to the criminal complaint, Darrion Scott held a plastic bag over
his 2-year-old's head at their Eden Prairie townhome.
Kyle
Wright's first goal: Making the Vikings
From praised prep prospect to college disappointment, Kyle Wright hopes his
next step is NFL backup.
The scene alleged is frightening: Former Vikings defensive end Darrion Scott
— 6 feet 3 inches and 289 pounds of football fury — put a dry-cleaning bag
over the head of his 2-year-old son and then held him down as he kicked and
screamed, according to charges filed Tuesday against Scott.
Purple Haze 5/6: Troubling Scott Details, and lol@JonKitna
Disturbing details have surfaced from last week’s arrestof former Vikings
defensive lineman Darrion Scott. He was originally arrestedfor child abuse,
although details were unclear at the time.
NFL Rookie and Full Minicamp
Dates
The Vikings were among the majority of NFL teams that held some form of a
minicamp this past weekend, but the rest of the minicamp schedules vary
greatly over the next six weeks.
Notebook: Training Camp Dates
Announced
The Minnesota Vikings recently announced the start and stop dates of their
2008 training camp in Mankato.
Reaching out
Former NFL OL Joe Andruzzi is trying to get in touch with Vikings DE Kenechi
Udeze, who is fighting an acute form of leukemia.
Ex-Viking
charged with holding bag over son's head
Former Vikings defensive end Darrion Scott was charged today with allegedly
assaulting his son last week by holding a plastic dry cleaning bag over the
kicking and crying boy's head in his Eden Prairie town home.
Former Vikings defensive end Darrion Scott — 6-foot-3 and 289 pounds of
football fury — put a dry-cleaning bag over the head of his 2-year-old son
and then held him down as he kicked and screamed, according to charges filed
today against Scott.
Former Park star Tom
Busch waiting for Vikings to call
Before departing Sunday's minicamp at the Vikings' headquarters in Eden
Prairie, the undrafted free agents were told to leave their phone numbers
with team officials.
Vikings
Training Camp Dates
Free agents have been signed, the NFL draft is complete and this year’s
rookies even have one minicamp under their belt. All of the hard offseason
work is done with one thing in mind – the 2008 regular season.
Training camp dates
announced
Here are a few key dates for 2008 training camp at Minnesota State, Mankato
courtesy of the Vikings’ web site: