Vikings

The NFL draft concluded Saturday with the Vikings making 15 picks and acquiring a pair of picks in next year's draft. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He thought the Vikings did a good job getting value throughout the draft.

The Vikings selected Boise State left tackle Ezra Cleveland with the 58th overall pick in the 2nd round before taking Mississippi State cornerback Cameron Dantzler with the 89th overall pick in the 3rd round. The Vikings traded the 2nd 3rd round pick to New Orleans and acquired additional 4th, 5th,…

The NFL Draft goes virtual tonight with the first round set to begin at 7pm. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says if the Vikings were to trade up a few spots it would likely be to get a left tackle not a receiver.

The Vikings have a pair of first round picks in tomorrow night's NFL draft. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the Vikings will likely take a cornerback with either pick #22 or #25 and they could trade down with the other pick.

A rumor surfaced this week from a New York radio talk show host reporting that the Vikings were talking with the Cleveland Browns about acquiring receiver Odell Beckham Jr. in exchange for a pair of 2021 draft picks.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport is reporting that former Viking quarterback Tarvaris Jackson died in a car crash Sunday night in Alabama. He was 36-years old. Jackson was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2006 NFL draft by the Vikings and played 10 years in the NFL including his first 5 with the Vik…

The Vikings during the Rick Spielman/Mike Zimmer regime have had some tendencies during the NFL draft. Mike Zimmer has a specific type of defensive that he liked and Rick Spielman has a type of receiver he's had success with.

Dave and I talked today about the NFL adding a regular season, 2 playoff teams and removing a preseason game. We also discussed whether the Vikings should trade Stefon Diggs and/or sign quarterback Kirk Cousins to a contract extension.

Rudolph gave the signed gloves to a member of the media who asked for them as a charity fundraiser donation. The media member then went and sold them on Ebay 3 days later.

The Vikings play at San Francisco against the top seeded 49ers Saturday in the NFC Divisional playoffs at 3:35 p.m. pregame on WJON at 2:00. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.