I know he's been out on IR but have we heard definitively what his injury is and the prognostics for it? Why the radio silence?

The Purple Persuasion
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The Minnesota @Vikings are the 20th most valuable NFL Franchise according to @Sportico
worth an estimated 6.28 Billion dollars.  An 18% increase over last year.

I remember a few years ago, Minnesota was around the 29th or 30th range, now 20th. Wowzer. Not bad when your multi-billion dollar organization jumps up almost 20% in overall worth.

https://www.si.com/nfl/sean-payton-had-d...ucceed-nfl

"Per Wickersham, Payton "loved" Williams's arm at USC, but "worried a little about his processing speed" and saw "too many easy completions left on the field, open receivers that Williams fails to spot quickly." Payton has a formula that weighs negative plays, which Williams had a higher number on than either Nix or No. 2 pick Jayden Daniels. Additionally, Wickersham detailed that Payton questioned how Williams would handle failure."

I despise this guy (Payton), but he might very well be right in his pre-Draft assessment of Caleb Williams. He also appears spot-on in his assessment of Bo Nix, who seems to be killing it physically and mentally on the field. There's more than one way to skin a cat as a successful QB type in the NFL, but some of those required traits are shared. And it sure doesn't seem like Caleb has those traits....and a big one is handling failure and moving on to the next play. We've seen William's frustrated hissy fits already. Stay tuned in Chicago.

Vikings waive LB Brian Asamoah

Getting some good vibes from the Brosmer kid. A lot to like about these plays. Check out Huber's perfectly executed zone block in the first clip and a well-managed 1v1 in the next. 

Anybody else catch this? The Vikings now have male cheerleaders that will be flip flopping around with the female cheerleaders this year. I'm already getting my balls busted over it at work. "Vi-queens" living up their names and all kinds of things. I'm sure I'm not the only one..

I know the Wilfs are the most progressive of progressive owners and use the teams platform to support any and every one of their social causes, but dudes....do you not have a read on who your audience is and who makes up a majority of your fanbase? This is akin to the Bud Light debacle, in that a majority of the fanbase (safe assumption) does not want to see male cheerleaders flopping around and twerking with their pompoms during the games. I've heard some rumor that their are season ticket holders threatening to cancel their tickets over this. Anybody else heard anything similar? It sure would be nice if the league and owners would just focus on football and stop trying to cram social narratives that most don't agree with down the throats of their fanbases. Just a thought

For those you don't know, McCarthy wanted to go to Ohio State. They told him they were not going to recruit any other QBs. He was the guy. After his visit to Columbus, they brought in Kyle McCord, so JJ went to Michigan and has hated Ohio State and Ryan Day ever since. 

A quick glance of ESPN's NFL headlines this morning...

The Cowboys and Jerrah Jones' mismanagement of contracts
Injuries
Alternate pass rush approach
...and so forth.  Not one headline about the Vikings.

Do you miss the times when the Vikings were in the sports headlines?
Favre Watch
Cousins' negotiations
Holdouts...galore...

I for one don't miss those days.

Vikings pass rusher Gabe Murphy is ‘man on a mission’ to make up for lost time

Murphy, the coveted 2024 undrafted signing out of UCLA, was catching the eye of coach Kevin O’Connell before he twice sacked Texans quarterbacks in Saturday’s win.

By Andrew Krammer
The Minnesota Star Tribune

The elation shown by Vikings edge rusher Gabe Murphy, the purple blur responsible for two sacks and three other hits on Texans quarterbacks during Saturday’s preseason win, had been building for a year.

Murphy, a second-year undrafted defender out of UCLA, chopped down on the outside arm of Texans left tackle Zach Thomas, gaining the edge around Thomas with speed before he clocked Texans quarterback Kedon Slovis from behind for his first sack.

From both knees, Murphy celebrated the play by looking skyward with his arms extended.

“This time last year I was on the sidelines watching,” Murphy said after the game, “so it was good getting out there with the guys and I thank God every morning that I can.”

Murphy credits “the grind” of training at his home in Texas with his twin brother, Dolphins linebacker Grayson Murphy, and a healthy offseason after he spent much of his rookie year rehabbing a left knee injury.

The Vikings chased after Murphy following the 2024 draft, guaranteeing him $245,000, which led all of the team’s undrafted rookies last year. Coaches liked what they saw through his first couple of weeks of training camp, but a left knee injury prevented him from playing in the preseason.

Murphy didn’t practice as a rookie until Week 10 and didn’t play until Week 14 against the Falcons, when he said he first started getting his legs back. He said he’s been running in the right direction ever since.

His standout play had been noticed by coach Kevin O’Connell before he racked up the hits in Saturday’s game.

“Gabe’s been a guy that has shown up daily at camp, highlighted in front of the team,” O’Connell said. “It feels like a man on a mission right now in a lot of ways. And I’m just proud of him, proud of where he’s at in camp right now.”

Murphy is behind many edge rushers on the depth chart — Jonathan Greenard, Andrew Van Ginkel and Dallas Turner — but he is on track to make the team as a healthy contributor this time.

“Sky’s the limit,” Murphy said. “I’m just going to keep working and see where the chips fall.”