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![The end of Anthony Edwards' postgame press conference last night will live rent free in my head all offseason... Reporter: "[what's] the biggest thing that's maybe causing you guys to come up short in these series? Like the one thing you are seeing again and again that's making it tough?" Edwards: "Uuhhmmm -- good question -- uuuhhh -- no comment. [chuckles]"](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2055626581255581788/amplify_video_thumb/2055625088884412416/img/Kaigup3Jct45h4o4.jpg)
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Bill Guerin sent a stark reminder to players at every level of the MN Wild organization yesterday -- closing his final presser before the offseason by announcing to the entire NHL world that NOBODY on his roster is untouchable. "Nobody in this game is untouchable. Wayne Gretzky got traded. Anybody can get traded." Billy G is entering the summer with dangerous levels of aura...
Minnesota Sports Fan540,125 görüntüleme • 20 gün önce
![The NFL forced Al Michaels to 'correct the record' on-air... WOW. Apparently, the league's official status on the controversial missed FG is that it DID NOT hit the wire. "The league wants to take my lunch away because I said before that Reichard's only miss came when he hit a wire in London. The league says, 'no, no it was an optical illusion.' [That's] not what Reichard thinks."](https://image.24vids.com/tw-1981548947547070600/amplify_video_thumb/1981547298124398592/img/ccn6hKA8MzNTxZaA.jpg)
The NFL forced Al Michaels to 'correct the record' on-air... WOW. Apparently, the league's official status on the controversial missed FG is that it DID NOT hit the wire. "The league wants to take my lunch away because I said before that Reichard's only miss came when he hit a wire in London. The league says, 'no, no it was an optical illusion.' [That's] not what Reichard thinks."
Minnesota Sports Fan2,227,449 görüntüleme • 7 ay önce
This morning, the Hughes brothers told the TODAY that when Jack got his teeth knocked out vs Canada, Quinn lied to him over its severity in the moment -- "It's all good man, it's only chipped. You're gonna be ok..." Jack: "The first guy closest to me when I'm laying on the ice is obviously my older brother and he has the puck and you can see he's looking at me to see what's going on with my teeth and I remember him coming up to me and going, 'It's all good man, it's only chipped. You're gonna be ok...'" Quinn: "I could see him right there and I saw his smile and I thought 'uh-oh, that doesn't look good...'"
Minnesota Sports Fan682,265 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce
There it is. Kevin O'Connell told Tracy Wolfson before the game today that, while JJ McCarthy is going to Europe, he will NOT return to the field until week 7, after the Vikings' bye. "The plan for JJ McCarthy is to make the trip to Europe and continue to rehab there, and then they have the bye and he will hopefully play week 7."
Minnesota Sports Fan1,295,796 görüntüleme • 8 ay önce
![This morning, Stephen A Smith undressed the Vikings and put KOC on the hot seat for choosing McCarthy over Darnold last offseason, accusing MN of throwing away their 2025 season and "jeopardizing the career of Justin Jefferson" in the process... 👀 "Two bad games... and you threw [Sam Darnold] to the wolves... That's why their GM is gone, that's why Kevin O'Connell no longer should be called the QB whisperer, that's why he's lucky to have his job... Bottom line is, the Vikings threw away a football season and jeopardized the career of Justin Jefferson by [choosing McCarthy over Darnold]." PRESSURE MOUNTING IN EAGAN... | 🎥: First Take](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2020910448854393288/amplify_video_thumb/2020905842220916736/img/j76n5zMySiJOHiBZ.jpg)
This morning, Stephen A Smith undressed the Vikings and put KOC on the hot seat for choosing McCarthy over Darnold last offseason, accusing MN of throwing away their 2025 season and "jeopardizing the career of Justin Jefferson" in the process... 👀 "Two bad games... and you threw [Sam Darnold] to the wolves... That's why their GM is gone, that's why Kevin O'Connell no longer should be called the QB whisperer, that's why he's lucky to have his job... Bottom line is, the Vikings threw away a football season and jeopardized the career of Justin Jefferson by [choosing McCarthy over Darnold]." PRESSURE MOUNTING IN EAGAN... | 🎥: First Take
Minnesota Sports Fan458,658 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce
Mike Florio reported on a recent episode of ProFootballTalk Live that KOC was "overruled" during the Vikings' 2025 offseason QB search -- that he wanted Darnold, Jones and Rodgers but didn't have a choice but to role with JJ McCarthy and Sam Howell. "As I understand it, O'Connell got overruled. He wanted to have Darnold or Jones or Aaron Rodgers, and he got overruled. They said no to Rodgers. Rodgers wanted to play for them last year, and they said no. They're sticking with JJ McCarthy."
Minnesota Sports Fan225,967 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce
![Anthony Edwards is watching Tim Connelly's next move VERY closely, after the Timberwolves sold off Mike Conley's contract today, per Brian Windhorst: "[The Wolves] could have gotten Coby White in this trade, and they need help with the guard position. So I want to watch what Minnesota does between now and Thursday, and I'm sure Ant Edwards does too... ...I don't wanna overreact on Tuesday when the deadline is Thursday, but if you come out of this week and Minnesota's only move is just to save money, they're gonna have to answer to Ant on that." -- NBA on ESPN](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2018791222517616720/amplify_video_thumb/2018790092446277632/img/eEj65CpfkR4kosED.jpg)
Anthony Edwards is watching Tim Connelly's next move VERY closely, after the Timberwolves sold off Mike Conley's contract today, per Brian Windhorst: "[The Wolves] could have gotten Coby White in this trade, and they need help with the guard position. So I want to watch what Minnesota does between now and Thursday, and I'm sure Ant Edwards does too... ...I don't wanna overreact on Tuesday when the deadline is Thursday, but if you come out of this week and Minnesota's only move is just to save money, they're gonna have to answer to Ant on that." -- NBA on ESPN
Minnesota Sports Fan319,877 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce
After his visit today, Kyler Murray is expected to sign a one-year deal with the Minnesota Vikings, per Adam Schefter "I would imagine they'll go through that visit today, and would imagine we'll hear about a Kyler Murray deal later today." (via Get Up)
Minnesota Sports Fan200,639 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce
After Game 1, Nazem Kadri revealed a weakness the Avs scouted pre-series on MN Wild goalie Jesper Wallstedt... then quickly backtracked when asked about all the COL goals scored from the left faceoff circle. 👀👀 Kadri: "I feel like I was in a pretty good scoring area... I've been watching a lot of this goaltender, so I just picked my spot and definitely, definitely picked it properly." Reporter: "It looked like a lot of you guys were picking that spot...?" Kadri: "Yeah. I mean they were just really good shots. As a goaltender, I'm not sure you can do much about it..."
Minnesota Sports Fan75,432 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce
Everything changed last night in the MN Vikings locker room. The players felt it, KOC felt it... and so did the Get Up crew. "You walk in that locker room coming off that victory and you say to each other, 'hey we got a dude.'...I think they found out something about their quarterback, that he has the moxy to get us where we need to go." -- Jason McCourty
Minnesota Sports Fan325,146 görüntüleme • 9 ay önce
The Sunday Countdown crew spent nearly 10 minutes this morning completely UNDRESSING the MN Vikings organization for letting Sam Darnold and Daniel Jones walk in the offseason. Here's the climax... which got a little heated 👀 "100% they made a mistake...this was a horrendous decision." 📽️: ESPN
Minnesota Sports Fan245,486 görüntüleme • 7 ay önce
Well well well this sure is interesting... Per Darren Wolfson, Kevin Durant vetoed a trade to the Timberwolves last year because he didn't want to play for Chris Finch... 👀 "A lot of superstars want to play with Ant. KD was the exception, and that had nothing to do with Ant... I don't have all the inner-workings of this, but my understanding is KD had trepidation playing for Chris Finch... Superstars want to play with Anthony Edwards." 📽️: SKOR North - Minnesota Sports (Flagrant Howls)
Minnesota Sports Fan139,679 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce
![According to Tom Pelissero, the Vikings agreed to terms on an extension with Brian Flores last week, before making it official yesterday. B-Flo's new deal is "huge" -- a contract that he (as a DC) could not refuse. "My understanding is [The Wilfs] made a huge offer, the type that Flores as a D-coordinator was not going to be able to refuse. He is still in the mix [for the Steelers and Ravens jobs]...we'll see what shakes out in those head coaching searches but right now, it looks like he will be back in Minnesota." -- via Power Trip KFAN](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2014350356663197897/amplify_video_thumb/2014347816835948544/img/rvJfxuHwVQDD3IXh.jpg)
According to Tom Pelissero, the Vikings agreed to terms on an extension with Brian Flores last week, before making it official yesterday. B-Flo's new deal is "huge" -- a contract that he (as a DC) could not refuse. "My understanding is [The Wilfs] made a huge offer, the type that Flores as a D-coordinator was not going to be able to refuse. He is still in the mix [for the Steelers and Ravens jobs]...we'll see what shakes out in those head coaching searches but right now, it looks like he will be back in Minnesota." -- via Power Trip KFAN
Minnesota Sports Fan126,357 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce
What a segment this morning on Get Up 👀 SCOTT: JJ McCarthy worst QB ever, wants MN to land M. Willis --> SCHRAGER: That's NOT happening --> TANNENBAUM: Murray should pay MN to acquire him ALL agree that Vikings have a Super Bowl roster and MUST get Justin Jefferson a real QB for 2026... or else.
Minnesota Sports Fan64,884 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce
![This was quite a moment this morning on Purple Daily (SKOR North - Minnesota Sports) -- Mackey straight-up challenges Doogie's reporting on current relations between the Vikings and Brian Flores... 👀 Wolfson: "I have not heard of any sort of schism with KOC, or others...I have not heard of any sort of fallout [between] Flo and others out in Eagan..." Mackey: "There is drama in some form behind the scenes. The exact nature of it has not come out." Wolfson: "Well, define drama, Phil, because expectations were enormous this year, even if Vegas said 8.5 over under, right? Mackey: "It's not that...It's not football. There's something off behind the scenes with Brian Flores that's not football...There's enough smoke here, where him going to interview for a DC job makes it even more interesting...."](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2011859761676038368/amplify_video_thumb/2011858522435473408/img/barIusOaLHnJm_Rk.jpg)
This was quite a moment this morning on Purple Daily (SKOR North - Minnesota Sports) -- Mackey straight-up challenges Doogie's reporting on current relations between the Vikings and Brian Flores... 👀 Wolfson: "I have not heard of any sort of schism with KOC, or others...I have not heard of any sort of fallout [between] Flo and others out in Eagan..." Mackey: "There is drama in some form behind the scenes. The exact nature of it has not come out." Wolfson: "Well, define drama, Phil, because expectations were enormous this year, even if Vegas said 8.5 over under, right? Mackey: "It's not that...It's not football. There's something off behind the scenes with Brian Flores that's not football...There's enough smoke here, where him going to interview for a DC job makes it even more interesting...."
Minnesota Sports Fan72,599 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce