Free agency is around the corner in the NFL. On March 10, the legal tampering period kicks off where pending free agents are permitted to speak with prospective teams and even come to agreements in principle on contracts. Just a few days later on March 12, the new league year rings in at 4 p.m. … Read more
The NFL had its fair share of surprises in 2024, starting with the Minnesota Vikings winning 14 games and the Washington Commanders making the conference championship game for the first time since 1991. The league also had some disappointments, starting with Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets plummeting to five wins and the San Francisco … Read more
The NFL had its fair share of surprises in 2024, starting with the Minnesota Vikings winning 14 games and the Washington Commanders making the conference championship game for the first time since 1991. The league also had some disappointments, starting with Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets plummeting to five wins and the San Francisco … Read more
2024 season: 14-3, second in NFC North, lost to Rams in wild-card round Overview: Before it fell apart in the end, this was the best Vikings season in years, which is remarkable considering their rookie quarterback didn’t play a single snap. The Vikings had a chance at landing the No. 1 seed in the NFC, … Read more
With a win in Week 17, the Minnesota Vikings look to set up a winner-take-all showdown in Week 18 as they host NFC North rival, the Green Bay Packers, on Sunday afternoon. The Vikings (13-2) are tied with the Detroit Lions at the top of the division and NFC after a 27-24 road win at … Read more
With a win in Week 17, the Minnesota Vikings look to set up a winner-take-all showdown in Week 18 as they host NFC North rival, the Green Bay Packers on Sunday afternoon. The Vikings (13-2) are tied with the Detroit Lions at the top of the division and NFC after a 27-24 road win at … Read more
Rob Demovsky Close Rob Demovsky ESPN Staff Writer Rob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA. You can follow him on Twitter at … Read more
Last August, in the midst of NFL training camps, I visited the Minnesota Vikings and found myself camped out with a member of the team’s brain trust. Not far away, Sam Darnold and J.J. McCarthy were alternating in 11-on-11 drills when the conversation turned into an art versus science debate about when to turn a … Read more
Welcome to the Week 17 picks and let me be the first to wish you a Merry Christmas, but that’s only to the people who are reading this on or before Dec. 25. If you’re reading this after Christmas, then happy early new year. And if you’re reading this five years down the road because … Read more
Every week in the NFL season brings a host of new questions … and answers some old ones, too. Let’s run down what we learned in Week 15 … and what we’ll be wondering about in Week 16 and beyond. ANSWERED: Minnesota might just do this thing, at last The ghosts of the past hang … Read more