DAVE CAMPBELL
FILE - Buffalo Bills defensive assistant Leslie Frazier catches a ball before an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Orchard Park, N.Y. Frazier, who is taking the year off, is among 40 diverse coaching candidates who will participate in the Coach Accelerator program next week at the NFL’s spring meetings (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, File)
NFL coaching diversity program participants relish exposure to decision-makers

By Dave Campbell May. 24, 2023 05:46 PM EDT
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Matt Daniels acknowledged feeling “just a tad bit” of butterflies

CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME TO GOODELL, NOT GODELL - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addresses the media at the NFL Owners Meetings at the Omni Hotel, Tuesday, May 23, 2023 in Eagan, Minn. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)
NFL expects fewer kickoff returns with new fair catch rule inside 25

By Dave Campbell May. 23, 2023 12:42 PM EDT
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The NFL has pushed the kickoff return further toward irrelevance

NFL expands sports medicine diversity program to 19 schools

By Dave Campbell May. 22, 2023 06:04 PM EDT
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The NFL has expanded a program for minorities and women in sports

NFL Commissioner Roger Godell attends the NFL Owners Meetings at the Omni Hotel Monday, May 22, 2023 in Eagan, Minn. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)
NFL approves limited flexible scheduling for Thursday night games

By Dave Campbell May. 22, 2023 03:18 PM EDT
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Thursday nights in the NFL have long been the most drastic

Minnesota Vikings safety Lewis Cine speaks to the media during a NFL football press conference in Eagan, Minn., Monday, April 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Vikings counting on second-year players to provide boost in secondary

By Dave Campbell May. 11, 2023 06:13 PM EDT
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Akayleb Evans was placed in the concussion protocol three times

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins, right, takes part in drills next to quarterback Nick Mullens during an NFL football team practice in Eagan, Minn., Wednesday, May 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Vikings finale? Cousins, on expiring deal, not going there

By Dave Campbell May. 03, 2023 04:49 PM EDT
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The absence of a contract extension for Kirk Cousins in Minnesota

FILE - Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins looks for a receiver during the first half of the team's NFL wild-card football game against the New York Giants on Jan. 15, 2023, in Minneapolis. Cousins is signed for only one more season, which could prompt the Vikings to try to draft a quarterback in the first round this year. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File)
Vikings take USC WR Jordan Addison at No. 23 in NFL draft

By Dave Campbell Apr. 27, 2023 11:06 PM EDT
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Jordan Addison could hardly have found a better place to break

FILE - These are 2023 photos showing possible picks in the NFL football draft. From top left are: Paris Johnson, Christian Gonzalez, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Joey Porter Jr., Broderick Jones, Calijah Kancey, Darnell Wright, Dalton Kincaid, Zay Flowers, Cam Smith, Jordan Addison and Michael Mayer (AP Photo/File)
Vikings need cornerbacks and a receiver, but what about QB?

By Dave Campbell Apr. 20, 2023 12:12 PM EDT
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The persistent need for cornerbacks has only ramped up for the

Minnesota Vikings safety Lewis Cine speaks to the media during a NFL football press conference in Eagan, Minn., Monday, April 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Vikings' seasoned safety Smith happy to be back and help out

By Dave Campbell Apr. 18, 2023 05:39 PM EDT
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — With the departure of several prominent Minnesota Vikings players

FILE - Arizona Cardinals cornerback Byron Murphy Jr. (7) plays during the second half of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022 in Minneapolis. The Minnesota Vikings have begun their latest secondary revamp by agreeing to terms on a contract with former Arizona cornerback Byron Murphy, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person confirmed the agreement to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because contracts can't be signed until after free agency begins on Wednesday afternoon, March 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs, File)
Vikings add ex-Cardinals CB Byron Murphy in defensive revamp

By Dave Campbell Mar. 15, 2023 07:52 PM EDT
The Minnesota Vikings have made former Arizona cornerback Byron Murphy a key piece of

FILE - Baltimore Ravens tight end Josh Oliver looks on before an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Jan. 8, 2023, in Cincinnati. The Minnesota Vikings ramped up their run blocking on Monday, March 13, 2023, by agreeing to terms with Oliver on a three-year, $21 million contract, according to a person with direct knowledge of the deal. (AP Photo/Emilee Chinn, File)
AP source: Vikings convert Cousins bonus, clear $16M off cap

By Dave Campbell Mar. 14, 2023 03:53 PM EDT
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings cleared the necessary space from their

FILE - Cleveland Browns linebacker Tony Fields II (42) tackles Baltimore Ravens tight end Josh Oliver (84) during an NFL football game on Dec. 17, 2022, in Cleveland. The Minnesota Vikings ramped up their run blocking on Monday, March 13, 2023, by agreeing to terms with Oliver on a three-year, $21 million contract, according to a person with direct knowledge of the deal. (AP Photo/Kirk Irwin, File)
AP sources: Vikings reach deals with DE Davenport, TE Oliver

By Dave Campbell Mar. 13, 2023 04:59 PM EDT
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings ramped up their pass rush and run blocking

FILE - In this Jan. 7, 1974, file photo, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Fran Tarkenton (10) poses with coach Bud Grant during NFL football practice in an unknown location. Grant, the stoic and demanding Hall of Fame coach who took the Minnesota Vikings and their mighty Purple People Eaters defense to four Super Bowls in eight years and lost all of them, has died. He was 95. (AP Photo/Ferd Kaufman, File)
Bud Grant, stoic coach of powerful Vikings teams, dies at 95

By Dave Campbell Mar. 11, 2023 12:34 PM EST
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bud Grant, the stoic and demanding Hall of Fame coach who took the

FILE - Minnesota Vikings' Adam Thielen points skyward before an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, in Chicago. The Vikings released wide receiver Adam Thielen on Friday, March 10, 2023, for salary cap relief, ending a remarkable 10-year run with his home-state team as an undrafted underdog.(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Vikings cut WR Thielen after 10 years with home-state team

By Dave Campbell Mar. 10, 2023 10:45 AM EST
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Adam Thielen grew up in Minnesota as an avid fan of the Vikings, a

FILE - Minnesota Vikings middle linebacker Eric Kendricks (54) celebrates a fumble recovery against the Carolina Panthers during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. The Vikings started their salary cap purge by terminating the contract of veteran linebacker Eric Kendricks on Monday, March 6, 2023, ending his eight-year run with the team. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Vikings cut LB Eric Kendricks to start salary cap purge

By Dave Campbell Mar. 06, 2023 03:56 PM EST
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings started their salary cap purge by

Minnesota Vikings new defensive coordinator Brian Flores speaks an NFL football news conference, Wednesday, Fe. 15, 2023, inEagan, Minn. (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP)
Flores had 'gut feeling' that Vikings DC job was best fit

By Dave Campbell Feb. 15, 2023 06:28 PM EST
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Brian Flores interviewed for at least four jobs this offseason,

FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers senior defensive assistant Brian Flores works with the defense as they go through drills during practice at NFL football training camp in Latrobe, Pa., Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. Flores, who joined coach Mike Tomlin's staff in Pittsburgh following his messy departure with Miami, is interviewing with the Cleveland Browns on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, to be their new defensive coordinator. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Vikings hire Brian Flores as defensive coordinator

By Dave Campbell Feb. 06, 2023 07:08 PM EST
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings hired Brian Flores as their defensive

FILE -Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Ed Donatell speaks to the media before his team takes part in joint drills with the San Francisco 49ers at the Vikings NFL football team's practice facility in Eagan, Minn., Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. The Minnesota Vikings fired defensive coordinator Ed Donatell on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, an unsurprising decision on the veteran coach after a dismal finish by his defense. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn, File)
Vikings fire defensive coordinator Donatell after rough year

By Dave Campbell Jan. 19, 2023 07:07 PM EST
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings fired defensive coordinator Ed Donatell on

Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell is seen before an NFL wild card football game against the New York Giants Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Vikings' O'Connell still evaluating defense, Donatell status

By Dave Campbell Jan. 18, 2023 05:34 PM EST
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Kevin O'Connell enjoyed a strong debut as head coach of the

Minnesota Vikings' Kirk Cousins thorws as he's pressured by New York Giants' Jarrad Davis during the second half of an NFL wild card football game Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Vikings face abrupt finish, roster churn after all that fun

By Dave Campbell Jan. 16, 2023 06:32 PM EST
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The end hit harder for the Minnesota Vikings than usual, a season