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The Minnesota Vikings have traded for Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Jalen Reagor. The compensation is a 2023 7th round pick and conditional 2024 4th rounder. A fresh start for the former TCU star. (And the guy drafted one spot ahead of Justin Jefferson.) [NOTE: This video was published before news that ISM was waived]

Timestamps:
• (0:40) Vikings Trade for WR Jalen Reagor
• (7:06) WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette Waived? 

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Here's 10 waived/cut players that the Minnesota Vikings NEED to be interested in. 

Timestamps:
• (0:40) Cut/Waived Players to Be In On
• (9:09) One More Big Move?
• (15:06) OBJ Time?
• (19:48) Why is Mannion Still Here?

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Reaction to the Minnesota Vikings initial 53 man roster. Who's in, who's on waivers, who got traded. Full recap. 

Timestamps:
• (0:40) 53 Man Roster
• (7:00) Armon Watts Waived
• (9:52) Vikings Trade for DT Ross Blacklock
• (15:11) Tyler Johnson!
• (19:23) Vikings Trade Jesse Davis to Steelers
• (22:37) Chad Beebe?

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The Minnesota Vikings are reportedly "certainly listening" to trade offers for backup running back Alexander Mattison, per NFL insider Matt Lombardo.

Timestamps:
• (0:40) Vikings Listening to Trade Offers for Mattison
• (5:44) 53 Moan Roster Tracker
• (7:31) Spielman Wants to Trade Mattison
• (11:21) Jason Kelce?
• (16:19) Three Deep 2.0 

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Projection of the Minnesota Vikings 53-Man roster and practice squad with the entire preseason done and dusted. 

Timestamps:
• (0:40) 53 Man Roster
• (9:17) Should Have Drafted a QB?
• (16:43) Ed Ingram Starting?
• (20:27) Ballad of Ryan Wright
• (24:33) Bisi Torn ACL
• (26:48) Jefferson #17 

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The Minnesota Vikings mercifully wrapped up the preseason against the Denver Broncos Saturday night. Here are the Winners and Losers from the game. 

Timestamps:
• (0:40) Winners & Losers
• (10:27) 10 Takeaways
• (31:38) Bradbury Solid?
• (39:08) ESPN Evaluates Lewis Cine

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The Minnesota Vikings round out the preseason Saturday night in Denver taking on the Broncos. Here's 10 things to watch for. 

Timestamps:
• (0:40) VIKINGS-BRONCOS PREVIEW
• (9:18) JC Tretter Retires
• (12:26) Vikings Never In?
• (17:55) Jordan Berry Cut, Ryan Wright Wins Punting Job
• (21:26) Rookie Roundup
• (28:53) Bradbury Solid?
• (36:20) 6 Preseason Winners
• (42:07) Dalvin #31 on NFL Top 100

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List of 6 Minnesota Vikings players who NEED to have a strong performance in the final preseason game to have a chance to make the 53 man roster. 

Timestamps:
• (0:40) 6 Bubble Vikes
• (7:31) Bisi's Back
• (11:18) Mullens Feeds Media Jackals
• (16:37) Punting Competition
• (20:42) Thielen 5th Best UDFA?
• (25:10) Pettine LMAO 

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The Minnesota Vikings made the necessary transactions to reduce the roster to the requireed 80. Including waiving CB Harrison Hand and TE Shaun Beyer, and plaching WR Blake Proehl and LB Ryan Connelly on the reserve/PUP list. 

Timestamps:
• (0:40) Transactions
• (3:45) 8 Tradeable Vikes
• (12:11) Injury Report
• (17:01) Kirk 5K?
• (22:26) 18th Most Valuable Team
• (33:08) Spielman's Regret

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The Minnesota Vikings have traded for Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Nick Mullens in exchange for a conditional 2024 7th round pick, per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.

Timestamps:
• (0:40) Vikings Trade for QB Nick Mullens
• (5:02) Nick Mullens Scouting Report
• (12:36) What Now for the QBs?
• (17:38) Top-9 Storylines
• (27:20) WR Bert Wilson and DE Jullian Taylor Cut
• (30:18) Starting Center Austin Schlottmann?
• (35:09) O'Connell Talks Mullens

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Projection of the Minnesota Vikings 53-Man roster and practice squad with the second preseason game in the rearview mirror. 

Timestamps:
• (0:40) 53 Man Projection
• (8:45) QB2 Issue?
• (14:00) TY McGill. Stud. 
• (16:59) Booth Jr Injury Update
• (19:45) Irv Smith Jr Injury Update
• (23:34) No on Jimmy G

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The Minnesota Vikings drifted to a 17-7 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the second preseason game. Here are the Winners (only TY McGill) and Losers from the game. 

Timestamps:
• (0:40) Winners & Losers
• (13:18) 10 Takeaways

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The Minnesota Vikings host the San Francisco 49ers Saturday for their second preseason game of the 2022 season. Here are 10 things to watch for. 

Timestamps:
• (0:40) Vikings-Niners Preview
• (8:46) Joint Practices Day 2
• (16:29) Chris Reed Arm Injury?
• (20:40) Center Wyatt Davis?
• (25:23) Trade for Darren Waller?
• (29:42) Za'Darius is Thriving

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Recapping Day 1 of the Minnesota Vikings-San Francisco 49ers joint practices. Kirk Cousins cussed, Justin Jefferson was uncoverable, Ed Ingram NEEDS to start, and emotions and tensions ran high. 

Timestamps:
• (0:40) Vikings-Niners Joint Practices Day 1
• (9:17) FRICK AROUND AND FIND OUT
• (15:24) Ed Ingram NEEDS to Start
• (20:20) MJD Disrespects JJ and Kirk
• (27:48) Diggs Love MN State Fair
• (33:47) Zimmer Joins Deion's Staff

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5 things to expect as the Minnesota Vikings begin two morning of joint practices with the San Francisco 49ers ahead of their Saturday Night preseason game. 

Timestamps:
• (0:40) Vikings-Niners Joint Practices
• (6:38) Kirk Cousins Returns from COVID
• (9:32) Vikings Cut 5 Players
• (13:20) Odds for Center
• (21:12) Packers WRs Are Garbaggio
• (26:37) Donatell's 3-4
• (35:07) Thielen Has a Cereal

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Assessment of how new Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell fared in his first game (yes, preseason) at the helm of the Vikes ship. 

Timestamps:
• (0:40) O'Connell's First Game as HC
• (5:40) Mattison Calls Out Fans
• (9:53) 5 Bubble Players
• (16:08) Cousins DISRESPECTED by NFL Top 100
• (22:08) Overreactions?
• (30:48) Patrick Jones II is LEGIT

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Projection of the Minnesota Vikings 53-Man roster and practice squad with their first preseason game in the books.

Timestamps:
• (0:40) 53 Man Projection
• (5:12) Start Ed Ingram
• (13:26) Ty Chandler SZN
• (18:33) Trade Mattison?


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The Minnesota Vikings first preseason game is in the books. Here are the Winners & Losers from the exhibition versus the Las Vegas Raiders. SPOILER: QB Kellen Mond and RB Ty Chandler *might* make the Winners list.

Timestamps:
• (0:40) Vikings-Raiders Recap
• (9:52) 10 Takeaways
• (22:17) Kellen Mond QB2?


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5 things we're watching for as the Minnesota Vikings take the field Sunday for their first preseason game at the Las Vegas Raiders. 

Timestamps:
• (0:40) Vikings-Raiders Recap
• (8:59) Mannion Expected to Start
• (13:49) Bynum Rising, Bradbury Falling
• (17:20) Trade for Graham Glasgow?

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The Minnesota Vikings are reportedly "Exploring the Possibility of Trading for a Center", per Darren Wolfson of KSTP Sports. 

Timestamps:
• (0:40) Trade for Center?
• (4:26) Trade for QB2?
• (11:35) Cousins Illness
• (13:37) Trade for G Graham Glasgow?
• (18:55) Cam Dantzler Emerging
• (23:54) Harrison Phillips Stud
• (29:05) Love Jordan Hicks
• (35:06) JJ Shining

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Minnesota Vikings rookie guard Ed Ingram took snaps with the first team offense on Wednesday with veteran Jesse Davis participating. 

Timestamps:
• (0:40) Ingram with 1s
• (5:15) Recap Wednesday Practice
• (12:42) JJ Barely Makes Ja'Marr's Top-5
• (17:25) Roster Cut Dates
• (21:37) First Unofficial Depth Chart

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Projection of the Minnesota Vikings 53-Man roster and practice squad after the annual Night Practice. 

Timestamps:
• (0:40) Dalvin Tomlinson Underrated
• (5:11) 53 Man Roster Projection
• (12:41) 10 SPICY Preseason Predictions
• (20:07) Trade for Roquan Smith?
• (25:47) Will O'Connell Rest Starters?
• (33:14) Zimmer & Spielman Reunited 

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Recapping the Minnesota Vikings annual Night Practice that went down on Monday. 

Timestamps:
• (0:40) MNP Recap
• (10:25) 5 Winners
• (19:11) P2 Loving Zone
• (24:39) Darrisaw = Trent Williams?
• (29:36) Cowherd Triples Down
• (34:06) Kyle Hinton Rising
• (37:40) Our Wager

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Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell confirmed that the starting center job is still open to competition and fourth-year incumbent Garrett Bradbury won't be handed the job. 

Timestamps:
• (0:40) Center Competition
• (5:10) Weekend Practice Recap
• (14:59) Phillips Hypes Ingram
• (19:14) JJ > Kupp?
• (23:52) Mond Not QB2 Yet
• (28:49) Team Captains?

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Free agent defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh remains on the market and despite multiple conversations with the Minnesota Vikings, the two sides "aren't remotely close", per Darren Wolfson of KSTP Sports. 

Timestamps:
• (0:40) Not Close to Suh
• (5:00) Friday Practice Recap
• (15:15) Rookie Recap
• (25:42) Darrisaw Arm
• (29:23) Why Asamoah Picked #33
• (32:48) CJ or Bradbury to TE?
• (37:04) HOF Game

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We polled you the people asking: Who Do You Want the Minnesota Vikings to Start at Center? Incumbent Garrett Bradbury, veteran Chris Reed, free agent JC Tretter, or other?

Timestamps:
• (0:40) POLL Results Center
• (7:00) KJ Year 3
• (11:52) Cousins +5000 to Win MVP
• (19:03) TE Addition?
• (23:40) Top-5 Most Sensitive Vikings?
• (30:31) Super Bowl Baby

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A week into Minnesota Vikings Training Camp, where's some players who have helped themselves with a good start to camp and a few... Who... Not so much. 

Timestamps:
• (0:40) Camp Winners & Losers
• (11:10) Wednesday Practice
• (22:30) Barr to the Cowboys
• (25:39) Chris Reed at Center?
• (30:48) Darrisaw = Trent Williams
• (35:53) 1st Three Picks with 1s

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Minnesota Vikings Training Camp rolled along on Tuesday with a number of finger-related injury scares and their Top-3 draft picks getting some run with the first team. 

Timestamps:
• (0:40) Tuesday Practice
• (7:18) Time to be Done with Bradbury
• (14:21) Irv Undergoes Thumb Surgery
• (18:50) TE Options
• (25:05) Zach Davidson in 2-Minute Drill
• (29:57) Trade for Teven Jenkins?
• (36:07) Greg Joseph Gets Hyped
• (40:09) UDFA LB Zach McCloud SZN

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The Minnesota Vikings had their first padded practice on Monday. Here's a recap of the action. The offense looked ELITE in 2-minute drill, Danielle Hunter and Za'Darius Smith show off in 1-on-1s, and TE Irv Smith Jr misses practice time with potential injury. 

Timestamps:
• (0:40) First Padded Practice
• (10:05) 10 Loose Training Camp Thoughts
• (22:49) Sheldon's in MN
• (26:11) Trade Wyatt Davis?
• (32:30) Chris Reed's Role?

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The Minnesota Vikings had their first practice open to fans on Saturday. Here's a recap of what went down, including an odd request from the team. 

Timestamps:
• (0:40) Saturday Practice
• (11:57) 53 Man Projection
• (19:29) Jesse Davis RG1?
• (23:41) Chandon in the Slot
• (27:37) Jefferson Chides Beat Writer
• (31:47) Kwesi Backs Kirk
• (37:49) Adam Zimmer Re-Joins Bengals

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