The Vikings begin the regular season on the road for the first time in Kevin O’Connell’s tenure, but their trip to New Jersey is especially important given what awaits them at the start of their home schedule. They will face the Giants for the first time since losing to New York in the 2022 NFC Wild Card round. Read more
For Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and head coach Kevin O’Connell, the year 2024 has always been their goal. They would then feel that they would have a renewed roster with players who fit a certain culture and that they would have enough room to sign top-class talent. Read Ben Goessling’s analysis
The Vikings have bet $10 million in one year that quarterback Sam Darnold, a former No. 3 overall pick by his fourth NFL team, can turn his career around if he finds the right culture, coaching and talent. Read more
Every NFL season is full of moving parts, and many of the Vikings’ moving parts have to prove they’re moving in the right direction, writes Jim Souhan. Read more
Receiver Justin Jefferson has been one of Kirk Cousins’ most vocal supporters, but he will enter the next phase of his career with more NFL status than his quarterback. He wants Sam Darnold and JJ McCarthy to believe they can make every throw on the field and trust him to catch every ball they throw to him. Read more
Edge rusher Dallas Turner, selected 17th overall by the Vikings in the first round of the NFL Draft in April, has thrived in the pressure cooker of youth football in South Florida and college football in Alabama, and those around him have little to worry about how he will transition to the biggest stage. Read more
Although the Vikings have one of the game’s best receivers, a quarterback looking to revive his career and a coach searching for balance, the Vikings’ entire success could depend on Aaron Jones’ performance in the backfield, writes La Velle E. Neal III. Read more
The Vikings need to go from being a team that talks about running to being a team that can actually run, and that starts with an interior line that has been maligned and is now looking to prove people wrong. Read more
