Dayton, Lawmakers To Meet With NFL Commissioner
Gov. Mark Dayton and state lawmakers sponsoring a Vikings stadium bill have plans to meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to talk about the project.
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Gov. Mark Dayton and state lawmakers sponsoring a Vikings stadium bill have plans to meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to talk about the project.
As a first-time head coach with an almost completely new offensive staff, the NFL lockout couldn't come at a worse time for Leslie Frazier.
Brett Favre says he might become a coach or work as a television analyst in the future, though he has no plans to enter either field anytime soon.
Calvin Simon grew up in Shakopee and went to Concordia University in St. Paul where he established himself as a wide receiver. Vancouver owns his rights in the CFL, but Simon would like to play in the NFL.
Gov. Mark Dayton says he would sign legislation for a new Vikings stadium even if lawmakers blow a deadline to finish the budget.
Its players again barred from coming to work, the NFL told a federal appeals court Monday it believes the appeal over whether the lockout is legal can "readily be resolved" during the offseason.
If these are not fun times for football fans, they are captivating days for lawyers.
The Minnesota Vikings have taken Arkansas offensive tackle DeMarcus Love in the sixth round of the NFL draft.
The Minnesota Vikings have taken Slippery Rock center Brandon Fusco in the sixth round of the NFL draft.
The Minnesota Vikings have taken Utah cornerback Brandon Burton in the fifth round of the NFL draft.
A federal appeals court in St. Louis late Friday granted the owners' request to temporarily put on hold U.S. District Judge Susan Nelson's ruling that lifted the lockout.
The NFL cleared the way for some basic football operations to begin at 8 a.m. EDT Friday, five days after a federal judge declared the lockout illegal and nearly seven weeks after it began.
The Minnesota Vikings had gone 12 years without taking a quarterback in the first round of the draft. With Brett Favre back to retirement, NFL free agency not yet begun and no other proven options on the roster, the Vikings grabbed gritty Christian Ponder from Florida State with the 12th overall pick on Thursday night.
The Minnesota Supreme Court has cleared the way for the NFL to suspend Minnesota Vikings defensive lineman Pat Williams, perhaps the final chapter in the closely watched anti-doping case.
The NFL has told teams to resume football operations, which includes allowing players to begin voluntary workouts and meet with coaches beginning on Friday.
The NFL is falling behind in its court fight with the players over the future of the $9 billion business.
Leslie Frazier has dreamed for years about one day stepping into an NFL draft room as a head coach.
A Minneapolis federal judge could rule today on a request from NFL owners to put on hold on her decision to lift the lockout. Commissioner Roger Goodell, meanwhile, says owners are preparing for every contingency.
The Minnesota Vikings have contingency plans in place for every conceivable scenario surrounding the labor situation and the NFL draft.
The NFL and the players' union were in a holding pattern Tuesday, the day after a federal judge ended a 45-day lockout.
After seven weeks of bitter back and forth, failed talks and growing uncertainty about the 2011 season, a federal judge has ordered an immediate end to the NFL lockout.
The Minnesota Department of Revenue has completed a study on how much money potential taxes would bring in for a new Vikings stadium.
The Minnesota Vikings now know their 2011 regular season schedule.
The NFL and its players resumed court-ordered mediation Tuesday with a federal judge's decision expected soon on a request to immediately halt a lockout now in its second month.
The two Minnesota lawmakers most important to the Vikings' push for a new stadium at the Capitol this year don't live anywhere near the Twin Cities and are not even huge Minnesota Vikings fans.
