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Kevin SeifertMar 4, 2026, 07:10 PM ET

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EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings are expected to release defensive tackle Jonathan Allen in the coming days as they continue to whittle down their salary cap deficit and reduce their cash commitments, sources told ESPN’s Jeremy

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Kevin SeifertMar 3, 2026, 01:30 PM ET

CloseKevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia.Open Extended Reactions

EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings are open to trading outside linebacker Jonathan Greenard as they work through a salary cap deficit that could have a wide-ranging impact on their roster, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday.

Greenard, 28, is one

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Kevin SeifertMar 1, 2026, 12:01 PM ET

CloseKevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia.Open Extended Reactions

EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings have begun whittling down their salary cap deficit by informing veteran running back Aaron Jones Sr. and defensive tackle Javon Hargrave that they will be released later this month

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INDIANAPOLIS — Rob Brzezinski has the kind of poker face that one develops in 27 years of negotiating NFL contracts. It helped him Tuesday as he spoke publicly for the first time since the Minnesota Vikings elevated him, on a temporary basis, into what amounts to an interim general manager role.

Asked twice if he wants the permanent job, which owners Zygi and Mark Wilf intend to fill after the draft, Brzezinski — the Vikings’ primary football administrator since 1999 — smiled and said nothing that betrayed his true feelings.

“I am just focused right now on the next two

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Kevin SeifertFeb 24, 2026, 03:37 PM ET

CloseKevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia.Open Extended Reactions

INDIANAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings are “exploring all possibilities” to improve their quarterback play in 2026, executive vice president of football operations Rob Brzezinski said Tuesday in his first public comments since the team elevated him to lead the

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Kevin SeifertFeb 24, 2026, 06:50 AM ET

CloseKevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia.Open Extended Reactions

The United Football League is taking two significant steps to turbocharge offenses as it prepares for its 2026 season.

It will award four points for any field goal of at least 60 yards and has banned most punts inside of the opponent’s

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Kevin SeifertFeb 23, 2026, 03:20 PM ET

CloseKevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia.Open Extended Reactions

INDIANAPOLIS — The NFL competition committee is discussing the possibility of authorizing replay officials to throw flags for specific penalties.

Although the appetite might be limited for what would be a major change to the league’s officiating approach, some members are coalescing

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Kevin SeifertFeb 21, 2026, 09:34 PM ET

CloseKevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia.

NFL wide receiver Rondale Moore died Saturday, according to a statement released by Louisville football coach Jeff Brohm, who coached Moore during his college career at Purdue.

Police in New Albany, Indiana, told WHAS11 that Moore was found in a garage with

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EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings reset their organization after the firing of general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah last Friday. The Vikings are creating new pathways for communication, establishing workflow and setting the table for an offseason full of important — and, in some cases, far-reaching — decisions.

In three months, they’ll do it again when owners Zygi and Mark Wilf hire Adofo-Mensah’s replacement.

This temporary fix is far outside NFL convention and raises the likelihood that the Vikings’ next general manager will inherit a quarterback depth chart and a draft class that they have no connection to. Unless the Wilfs

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