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Kevin SeifertApr 20, 2026, 03:25 PM ET

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EAGAN, Minn. — As the Minnesota Vikings navigate a likely quarterback change this offseason, receiver Justin Jefferson has found himself squarely in the middle.

On the one hand, Jefferson has worked extensively this offseason with 2025 starter <a

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Kevin SeifertApr 15, 2026, 06:44 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

The NFL has started onboarding potential replacement officials as the expiration of its collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Referees Association approaches, clubs were informed Wednesday in a memo from Perry Fewell, the league’s senior vice president of officiating.

“Several” replacements have

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Kevin SeifertApr 11, 2026, 06:00 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

Ohio State safety Caleb Downs presents the kind of NFL draft riddle that scouts and executives have puzzled over for decades.

He was an undeniably outstanding player during his college career, twice earning All-America honors while winning the Jim Thorpe

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Kevin SeifertApr 10, 2026, 06:00 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

EAGAN, Minn. — For the past decade, no rational draft analyst has considered wide receiver to be a “need” position for the Minnesota Vikings. From Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs, to Justin Jefferson and <a

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Kevin SeifertApr 9, 2026, 09:00 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 UFL has an agreement to place a new team in Oklahoma City in time for the 2028 season, the league announced Thursday morning.

According to UFL president and CEO Russ Brandon, Oklahoma City will be one of two expansion markets that

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PHOENIX — At times it is easy to forget how unusual the Minnesota Vikings‘ operation has been this offseason. There is no recent precedent for their decision to move through the primary team-building months of the year — February, March and April — with an interim general manager.

And without any assurances that he will get the permanent job — and no clear indication that he wants it — Rob Brzezinski has led the team through what he called this week a “strategic offseason.” The approach is geared in large part toward 2027, he said at the annual NFL

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Kevin SeifertApr 1, 2026, 01:36 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

NFL player safety requires “trained, professional officials on the field,” NFL Players Association executive director JC Tretter said Wednesday in a statement to support the ongoing contract negotiations between the NFL and the NFL Referees Association.

The NFL has begun compiling a

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Kevin SeifertMar 31, 2026, 02:10 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

PHOENIX — NFL owners approved an extensive contingency plan Tuesday to centralize officiating in the event of a work stoppage as negotiations continue on a collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Referees Association.

The series of changes will not apply if the

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Kevin SeifertMar 31, 2026, 12:28 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

PHOENIX — After experiencing firsthand the nuances of flag football, Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton said Tuesday that he would be “surprised” if there are any NFL players on the United States team in the near future.

Earlier this month, Payton coached

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Kevin SeifertMar 30, 2026, 06:13 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

PHOENIX — The Minnesota Vikings will exercise the fifth-year option on receiver Jordan Addison‘s contract, interim general manager Rob Brzezinski said Monday.

That means Addison is now signed through the 2027 season. The No. 23 pick of the

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