6/28/26 – 7/12/26
Roster Transactions:
- Signed: Marshal Lang TE, Jahvaree Ritzie DL
- Waived: Caleb Etienne T, Monkell Goodwine DL
6/29/26 We are getting into the, ‘I can’t find a good scoop so let’s make some recency bias lists’ territory of the Summer. The hot list this week is the worst draft picks of the last 10 years and while missing an entire draft pick and Christian Ponder should still count on any list, I can still play along. I won’t spoil the list but the names Irv Smith Jr and Cameron Dantzler should entice you since they aren’t even in the top 5.
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/minnesota-vikings-5-worst-draft-130000409.html (Cory Bonini)
6/29/26 Dianna Russini is in the news again and this time, we get to see Coach Kevin O’ Connell get thrown under the bus. Russini uses her phone to show a text thread from KOC to get out of a speeding ticket. I am sure the world is sick of hearing about her, but the original sickos that hate the Patriots will most likely be teaming up with degenerates from the NFC North to keep Russini’s name at the top of the feed
Source: https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/the-dianna-russini-traffic-stop-bodycam-emerges-with-no-facetime-to-any-nfl-coach (Mike Florio)
6/30/26 Local Minnesota State University of Mankato football player Adam Thielen has made it as a finalist for ESPN’s Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award. He and his wife Caitlin have the Thielen Foundation that focuses on youth mental health and wellness. Adam will always be a hometown hero to Minnesotans everywhere
Source:https://www.vikings.com/news/adam-thielen-espy-humanitarian-award-finalist-2026 (Lindsey Young)
7/9/26 In the offseason, football fans grasp at straws to find controversies to follow and comment on. For the Vikings in the year of our Lord 2026, it has to be the QB competition that strings us along until we can finally get into the preseason. Murray vs McCarthy is always a fun argument to have amongst friends or coworkers (Murray has to start, right?) but the media has to make full articles based off of a few sentences made by Kevin O’Connell. This week, our head coach was in Lake Tahoe talking to Dan Patrick and of course he had to be asked who will be the QB 1. KOC made it clear the competition was open and Patrick was not going to get the breaking news we want to hear. Coach O’Connell also went on to talk about his time as a QB involving Tom Brady and Bill Belichick
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnQKjTxvUlw&t=630s (The Dan Patrick Show) (NFL on NBC)