Frazier, Vikings Looking To Draft For New QB
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Leslie Frazier has his coaching staff pretty much assembled, and the decisions he made hint at the direction the Minnesota Vikings want to go as they look to replace...
View ArticleVikings To Face Cardinals’ Backup QB
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb has rib cartilage damage and will be sidelined, in the team’s words, “an unspecified period of time.” Kolb, who took over when starter John...
View ArticleGophers Start Freshman Nelson At QB
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Minnesota freshman quarterback Philip Nelson has made his college debut at Wisconsin. Nelson started the season as the third-stringer, but starter MarQueis Gray has been bothered...
View ArticleFrazier Sticking With Ponder As Vikings QB
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The only passes from Christian Ponder that didn’t sail over a receiver’s head or bounce harmlessly out of bounds seemed to land in the arms of a Green Bay defender just as...
View ArticleVikings Land QB Cassel, Talk With WR Jennings
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two of the Minnesota Vikings’ biggest priorities this offseason were to bolster a thin receiver corps and get a quality veteran to backup quarterback Christian Ponder. One down, one...
View ArticleNelson Back For Gophers With Confidence, Competition
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When Minnesota took Philip Nelson’s redshirt off at midseason, Gophers fans howled about the potential waste of a year of eligibility for a well-regarded recruit. The upside to his...
View ArticleMcLeod Bethel-Thompson Aims To Stick Around
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — At the QB for the Vikings, Christian Ponder is the starter, Matt Cassell is the back-up, and then there’s McLeod Bethel-Thompson. He got a look last week in the preseason game...
View ArticleFreeman’s Here Now, But Who Starts For The Vikings?
WINTER PARK, Minn. (WCCO) – The Vikings have three quarterbacks in Christian Ponder, Matt Cassel and Josh Freeman – but who starts against Carolina? It won’t be Freeman – and will most likely be...
View ArticleAs Expected, Vikings Pick Cassel As QB This Week
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Matt Cassel will start at quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings against Carolina on Sunday. Coach Leslie Frazier confirmed Friday what was widely expected, keeping Cassel in...
View ArticleFrazier: Ponder Or Freeman Will Start Vs. Dallas
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings coach Leslie Frazier says he will decide later this week whether Josh Freeman or Christian Ponder will start at quarterback against Dallas on Sunday. The...
View ArticleChristian Ponder’s Status For Next Game Uncertain
(credit: Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings are unsure if Christian Ponder will be healed in time for their next game. Ponder dislocated his non-throwing left...
View ArticleAs The QB Carousel Turns: Vikings Wait On Starter
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The quarterback merry-go-round in Minnesota is on the verge of spinning again. Christian Ponder was pulled for Matt Cassel early in the fourth quarter on Sunday at Seattle,...
View ArticleVikings QB Freeman Inactive For 6th Time In 8 Games
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chicago Bears strong safety Major Wright has been deactivated for the game at Minnesota because of a hamstring injury. Wright was hurt in practice Friday. His absence Sunday brought...
View ArticleVikings’ GM Spielman On QBs: ‘I Haven’t Got It Right Yet’
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Fair or not to now-fired coach Leslie Frazier, the Minnesota Vikings have had a glaring void at quarterback since he was hired. General manager Rick Spielman said he’s...
View ArticleOnce Again, Vikings Have QB Decision To Make
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings spent the weekend at the NFL scouting combine poring over quarterbacks, as thoroughly as any other team in the league. They’re among the frustrated few — well,...
View ArticleBridgewater Questionable For Vikings Vs. Packers
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have listed quarterback Teddy Bridgewater as questionable for their game at Green Bay. The final injury report of the week was released Wednesday, as...
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