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Zygi (middle) is principal owner of the team; Mark (right) is the president and co-owner; Leonard is co-owner and vice chairman.

How They Acquired the Franchise: The Wilfs purchased the Vikings in 2005 from Red McCombs for $600 million. The ownership group pushing for the purchase was originally led by Reggie Fowler, but Fowler ended up taking a lesser role and ultimately withdrawing from the ownership group entirely due to financial difficulties. This put the sale in peril until Zygi stepped forward as majority owner.

 

https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/nfl-owners-guide-32-teams-franchises

All you ever wanted to know about all of the NFL owners, including our team's as well...

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The Vikings signed undrafted center J.P. Quinn on Tuesday, Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press reports. They waived tight end Josiah Price in a corresponding move.

Quinn started all 13 games last season for Central Michigan. He made 11 starts at center, one at right guard and one at left guard.

Price, 25, signed with the Vikings as an undrafted free agent out of Michigan State last year. The Vikings waived him before the start of the season. He had re-signed with the Vikings in March.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/07/24/vikings-sign-j-p-quinn-waive-josiah-price/

 

 

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I didn't see this posted anywhere, but Bud Grant's son, Bruce Grant, died yesterday at the age of 57

 

https://www.twincities.com/2018/07/24/bruce-grant-son-of-former-vikings-coach-bud-grant-dead-at-57/

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Grant had been diagnosed with Glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. He was a quarterback in the early 1980s at Minnesota Duluth, a three-year starter from 1981-83, passing for 3,690 yards and setting numerous school records as the team won 22 games in a row.

 

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1 minute ago, SteelKing728 said:

I hate all of these early deaths. Its very sad. RIP

Make sure to listen to what your mom told you and eat your vegetables.  While they can't completely prevent things like cancer and heart disease, they can certainly go a long way in warding them off.  ^_^  :D

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On 7/25/2018 at 10:08 PM, SteelKing728 said:

I hate all of these early deaths. Its very sad. RIP

Completely agree. I wish people would stop doing that. It is depressing.

On the other hand, I don't want to have to live through any of my kids dying. Early-ish death would decrease my chances of having to deal with that pain. I hope Bud and the rest of the family are coping.

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FOOTBALL OR FUTBOL?

A few members of Tottenham Hotspur had a field-goal kicking competition at Vikings camp. It served as brief mental reprieve before Tuesday’s soccer match against A.C. Milan at U.S. Bank Stadium.

“Obviously, the ball is shaped a bit different,” said left back Ben Davies. “It went off OK, so I was quite happy.”

Goalkeeper Michel Vorm stood in front of a makeshift net as Vikings players tried their hand, or foot, in a round of penalty kicks. Only running back Latavius Murray converted, and it sure looked like Vorm let him score.

“I must say they have the power,” Vorm said with a laugh. “Just the technique was not right.”

https://www.twincities.com/2018/07/30/vikings-dalvin-cook-says-return-from-torn-acl-has-been-quicker-than-expected/

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Assistant General Manager George Paton has been promoted to Vice President of Player Personnel/Assistant General Manager.

Director of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer Eric Sugarman has been promoted to Vice President of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer.

Executive Director of Public Relations Bob Hagan has been promoted to Vice President of Football and Media Communications.

 

https://www.vikings.com/news/vikings-promote-five-front-office-staff-members-to-executive-positions

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15 hours ago, swede700 said:

It would be interesting to see if there are any additional responsibilities and pay with these shiny new titles.  I once worked for an organization that handed out the Vice-President title like it was Halloween candy, but the VP's did the exact same job as when they were "Directors."  I'm not sure that much of a raise, if any, came with the title.

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Depth Chart, Aug 7

 

OFFENSE

WR

19 Adam Thielen

11Laquon Treadwell

13 Stacy Coley

12 Tavarres King / 18 Korey Robertson / 9 Jake Wieneke

WR

14 Stefon Diggs

17 Kendall Wright

15 Brandon Zylstra

16 Cayleb Jones

85 Jeff Badet / 84 Chad Beebe

LT

71 Riley Reiff

76 Aviante Collins

78 Dieugot Joseph

LG

62 Nick Easton

79 Tom Compton

64 Josh Andrews

68 Cedrick Lang

C

65 Pat Elflein

67 Cornelius Edison

59 J.P. Quinn

RG

74 Mike Remmers

63 Danny Isidora

73 Colby Gossett

RT

69 Rashod Hill

75 Brian O'Neill

72 Storm Norton

TE

82 Kyle Rudolph

89 David Morgan

81 Blake Bell / 83 Tyler Conklin

87 Josiah Price / 86 Tyler Hoppes

QB

8 Kirk Cousins

3 Trevor Siemian

1 Kyle Sloter

6 Peter Pujals

FB

30 C.J. Ham

48 Johnny Stanton

HB

33 Dalvin Cook

25 Latavius Murray

31 Mack Brown

32 Roc Thomas

44 Mike Boone

 

DEFENSE

LE

99 Danielle Hunter

96 Brian Robison

61 Ade Aruna

78 Jonathan Wynn

DT

93 Sheldon Richardson

95 Ifeadi Odenigbo

92 Jalyn Holmes

NT

98 Linval Joseph

94 Jaleel Johnson

60 David Parry

66 Curtis Cothran

RE

97 Everson Griffen

91 Stephen Weatherly / 90 Tashawn Bower

WLB

42 Ben Gedeon

50 Eric Wilson

43 Reshard Cliett

49 Mike Needham

MLB

54 Eric Kendricks

40 Kentrell Brothers

57 Devante Downs

45 Brett Taylor

SLB

55 Anthony Barr

56 Antwione Williams

58 Garret Dooley

LCB

26 Trae Waynes

23 Terence Newman

21 Mike Hughes

24 Horace Richardson

46 Trevon Mathis

RCB

29 Xavier Rhodes

20 Mackensie Alexander

35 Marcus Sherels

37 Holton Hill

36 Craig James

SS

34 Andrew Sendejo

27 Jayron Kearse

38 Tray Matthews

FS

22 Harrison Smith

41 Anthony Harris

39 Jack Tocho

 

SPECIAL TEAMS

P

4 Ryan Quigley

K

2 Kai Forbath / 7 Daniel Carlson

LS

47 Kevin McDermott

KR

35 Marcus Sherels

21 Mike Hughes

13 Stacy Coley

PR

35 Marcus Sherels

21 Mike Hughes

13 Stacy Coley

https://www.vikings.com/news/vikings-release-unofficial-depth-chart?sf195102271=1

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