A great deal of attention has been placed on Vikings quarterback JJ McCarthy playing in Saturday’s preseason opener against Houston. But there’s another quarterback who wants to get on the field Saturday: Brett Rypien, who’s fighting for a place on the Vikings 53-man roster. Rypien is a seven year veteran who has moved around a…
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Bobby Bryant found his way to the football and the end zone. Now, he’s making his way to the Vikings Ring of Honor. The cornerback who recorded two interceptions and a touchdown in the 1973 and 1976 NFC Championship Games will become the 28th inductee, third defensive back and first cornerback in the Vikings Ring of Honor. A…
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Former Minnesota Vikings punter Neil Clabo has died at age 71. He died Wednesday from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Clabo was the Vikings’ punter from 1975 to 1977 and was a member of the Vikings team that played in Super Bowl XI. He was also named to the Pro Football Writers Association All-Rookie Team in…
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Prep Bowl participants will wait an additional week to play for a football championship after the Minnesota State High School League’s Executive Committee of the Board of Directors today approved the move to Dec. 2-3, 2022, for the seven-game series at U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis. While the League’s annual Prep Bowl is…
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