Yesterday was the first cut down day for NFL teams. The Vikings reduced their roster to 75 by making a decision on Sidney Rice’s status and sending three other men packing.
First Rice. After hinting at the possibility of the receiver being placed

Chris Cook made a big impression in his first start as an NFL corner Saturday night vs. the Seahawks. Unfortunately, Cook had to leave the game prematurely after suffering a knee injury.
Afterward, the rookie tried to downplay the severity of the injury.

It’s a good thing Brett Favre decided not to skip the preseason, because judging by last night’s performance, the guy needs all the work he can get.
Over the half + one series he was in, Favre showed good zip on his throws, but also

Ideally, a team would like to use the third preseason game as a nice relaxing tune-up, and not as a platform for answering a bucketload of nagging questions. Unfortunately, just two weeks before the start of the regular season, the Vikings find

Amid Camarillo-mania, another piece of awesome news has come across the Twitter ticker: A week after being hospitalized with a severe migraine possibly brought on by a bad reaction to medication, Percy Harvin is back on the practice field with the

Clearly, the Vikings don’t believe Javon Walker is the answer to their wide receiver problem. Which is why the team just made a trade with the Dolphins to acquire wide-out Greg Camarillo (this from Jeff Darlington of the Miami Herald).
Camarillo

With Sidney Rice on the shelf for the first half of the season after hip surgery and Percy Harvin in migraine limbo, the Vikings knew they needed to beef up their receiver corps.
I don’t know if the move they made today – signing Javon Walker

So I guess Sidney Rice wasn’t malingering after all.
According to a Star-Trib report, the wide receiver underwent surgery Monday on his bad hip. He is expected to be sidelined for the first half of the regular season.
Before this disheartening

Wide receiver figured to be a position of strength for the Vikings going into the 2010 season. Then bad stuff happened to Sidney Rice and Percy Harvin.
And now? The Vikings are so desperate for depth at wide-out that they’re reportedly about to

When is a preseason game not just a preseason game? When Brett Favre is starting at quarterback.
Only Favre could take a run-of-the-mill exhibition match-up and turn it into must-see TV.
Of course, Favre will only be in for around 10 offensive plays,