The New York Times19d
Vikings, Kevin O’Connell agree to extension: Why now? What comes next?
The Minnesota Vikings agreed to terms on a multi-year contract extension with head coach Kevin O’Connell on Tuesday. The deal comes as no surprise, considering the Vikings have made the playoffs ...
Financial Post19d
Bjorn Lomborg: Climate spending costs the world more than climate change does
Across the world, public finances are stretched dangerously thin. Per person growth continues dropping while costs are climbing for pensions, education, health care, and defence. These urgent ...
NBC Sports20d
Lions, Vikings, Packers went from dominant to duds outside NFC North
After the regular-season finale in Detroit, Lions coach Dan Campbell said to Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell, “See you in two weeks.” Less than two weeks later, both teams had said “see ya” to the ...
CBSSports.com20d
Lions, Vikings and Packers combine for ugly playoff collapse that NFL hasn't seen from a division in 42 years
662) by any division since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, but somehow, the Lions (15-2), Vikings (14-3) and Packers (11-6) all ended up crashing and burning in the postseason. The playoff failures ...
Heavy.com21d
Vikings Expected to Consider $160 Million QB as Sam Darnold Replacement
The Minnesota Vikings must eventually choose between Sam Darnold and J.J. McCarthy, but there is a potential surprise factor in the team’s QB equation garnering less attention. Brent Sobleski of ...
Athlon Sports22d
Kevin O'Connell Hedges on Vikings' Outlook at QB Heading Into 2025
Last summer, Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell gave J.J. McCarthy a ringing endorsement as the team's quarterback of the future. "Everyone should be excited that we got our young franchise ...
NBC News23d
Sam Darnold led the Vikings to their best record in years. But two bad games may have cost him his job — and millions.
Originally intended to be the Vikings’ backup, only to be thrust into a starting job on the eve of the regular season because of a preseason injury to rookie and first-round pick J.J. McCarthy ...
CBS News24d
What's next for Sam Darnold and the Minnesota Vikings?
MINNEAPOLIS — Another season ends in that old, familiar fashion for the Minnesota Vikings — with a whimper, with the other sideline in jubilant celebration, with questions about where things ...
Bleacher Report24d
Vikings' J.J. McCarthy Has Resumed On-Field Training amid Knee Injury Rehab
Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell confirmed Thursday rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy has resumed on-field training. McCarthy missed the entire 2024 NFL season because of a torn right ...
Star Tribune25d
Reusse: If only Vikings fans had their own version of ‘Uncle Carl,’ Monday’s heartbreak may have been spared
Monday's season-ending loss to the Rams was nothing new to generations of Vikings fans. However, it was an introduction of expected heartbreak for the next generation. NFL playoffs, wild card ...
New York Post25d
Sam Darnold, ugly Vikings loss broke team’s iconic radio voice: ‘Throw it, man!’
Monday night’s wild-card round disappointment for the Vikings seemed to be felt viscerally by the voice of the team. Paul Allen, the team’s iconic radio voice on KFXN, felt all of the emotions ...
The New York Times25d
Vikings’ collapse vs. Lions, Rams makes need for interior O-line help frustratingly clear
Only the abrupt finality and then the quick shift of the gaze to the future. This is where the Minnesota Vikings find themselves: marinating in Monday night’s loss and regrouping to prepare for ...