Locked On Vikings - Daily Podcast On The Minnesota Vikings

Our roster power rankings move into the top 50 with 50-41. Who are the key depth players on the roster in those positions? Our guys discuss that, plus more offseason Vikings talkers like the most important safety if Harrison Smith doesn't return. Also, which Vikings player is likeliest to bring home an end of season award? #minnesotavikings Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Rugiet Get 15% off...

Minnesota Vikings standout rookie Demond Claiborne blew up at Vikings OTAs. Let's get to know him a little better.   Some sources:   Richmond Times-Dispatch https://richmond.com/sports/high-school/all-metro-player-of-the-year-demond-claiborne-a-king-william-running-back-is-motivated/article_5b6443f1-60dd-509f-8144-c6fc0425c855.html Vikings.com https://www.vikings.com/news/demond-claiborne-running-...

Maybe this whole dog & pony show really is a J.J. McCarthy trade plan. What happens after that?   Join The Everydayer Club! https://lockedonvikings.supercast.com   WANT MORE DAILY MINNESOTA VIKINGS CONTENT?   Join me on Patreon! https://patreon.com/lukebraunnfl   Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts/locked-on-vikings/   Locked On NFL League-Wide: Eve...

Nolan Teasley has gotten to work re-shaping two key parts of the Vikings front office: the college draft process, and the analytics department. The one the Vikings hired has an interesting legacy.   Join The Everydayer Club! https://lockedonvikings.supercast.com   WANT MORE DAILY MINNESOTA VIKINGS CONTENT?   Join me on Patreon! https://patreon.com/lukebraunnfl   Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast p...

As the Locked On Podcast Network celebrates 10 years as a network, our guys count down the best 10 Vikings games of the last 10 years. Plus, could the Vikings pursue Brendan Sorsby in the supplemental draft, and who is the most important Vikings safety? #minnesotavikings Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Rugiet Get 15% off your treatment →  https://rugiet.com/lockedonnhl Rugiet. Performance m...

Rounding out our project on defensive backs with a little gushing about Harrison Smith, as a treat.   Join The Everydayer Club! https://lockedonvikings.supercast.com   WANT MORE DAILY MINNESOTA VIKINGS CONTENT?   Join me on Patreon! https://patreon.com/lukebraunnfl   Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts/locked-on-vikings/   Locked On NFL League-Wide:...

There's another young quarterback entering the league, but I don't think the Minnesota Vikings are in the right place to take advantage.   Join The Everydayer Club! https://lockedonvikings.supercast.com   WANT MORE DAILY MINNESOTA VIKINGS CONTENT?   Join me on Patreon! https://patreon.com/lukebraunnfl   Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts/locked-on-...

The Minnesota Vikings have been at the epicenter of chaos for the last ten years. To celebrate Locked On's 10th Anniversary, here are the top 10 funniest things we've had to sit through.   Join The Everydayer Club! https://lockedonvikings.supercast.com   WANT MORE DAILY MINNESOTA VIKINGS CONTENT?   Join me on Patreon! https://patreon.com/lukebraunnfl   Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms...

Locked On turns ten years old today! Let's celebrate by remembering some of the fondest Minnesota Vikings memories of the last decade.   Join The Everydayer Club! https://lockedonvikings.supercast.com   WANT MORE DAILY MINNESOTA VIKINGS CONTENT?   Join me on Patreon! https://patreon.com/lukebraunnfl   Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts/locked-on-vi...

The Vikings have some players ripe for extension, but money's been a big talking point. Let's sit down and do the math, and by sit down and do it, I mean plagiarize Tyler Forness's math and criticize that from our armchairs.   Tyler's piece: https://atozsports.com/nfl/predicting-minnesota-vikings-extensions-nolan-teasley-salary-cap-jordan-addison-brian-oneill-jalen-redmond-kyler-murray/   Join The...

As our guys' power ranking of the Minnesota Vikings roster continues, they identify players 60-51, which comprises the Vikings roster bubble. Plus, who are some past Vikings comps for the rookie draft class? Jim Souhan asks why the Wilf family is still so popular. And Nolan Teasley shakes up the front office.    #minnesotavikings    Photo Credit: Daniel Bartels - Imagn Images Support Us By Support...

Dillon Bell is the surprise star of Minnesota Vikings OTAs and Minicamp. I wanted to regale noted Dillon Bell Guy Tyler Forness with his story, and discuss his prospects a bit. My main sources:  Footballville Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWxMXHun1I8  Dillon Bell Q&A: https://georgiadogs.com/news/2023/10/5/football-quick-chat-dillon-bell  247 Sports: https://247sports.com/article/geor...

Harrison Smith may or may not return to the Minnesota Vikings, but if he doesn't come back, I'm starting to build a lot more faith in Jay Ward.   Join The Everydayer Club! https://lockedonvikings.supercast.com   WANT MORE DAILY MINNESOTA VIKINGS CONTENT?   Join me on Patreon! https://patreon.com/lukebraunnfl   Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts/loc...

The Minnesota Vikings QB Competition simply won't go away. When will this end? Kevin O'Connell says it might be a while.   Join The Everydayer Club! https://lockedonvikings.supercast.com   WANT MORE DAILY MINNESOTA VIKINGS CONTENT?   Join me on Patreon! https://patreon.com/lukebraunnfl   Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts/locked-on-vikings/   Locke...

Minnesota Vikings QBs Kyler Murray and J.J. McCarthy spoke to reporters again after their controversial pressers last week. Plus, our most important Viking series continues with corner and tight end. #minnesotavikings Photo Credit: Mark J. Rebilas - Imagn Images Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. From the opening whistle to the final kick,...

With Kyler Murray on a functionally costless one-year deal, anything can happen. What does Murray need to do to put this QB battle to bed? To hold the job through 2026? To earn an extension?   Join The Everydayer Club! https://lockedonvikings.supercast.com   WANT MORE DAILY MINNESOTA VIKINGS CONTENT?   Join me on Patreon! https://patreon.com/lukebraunnfl   Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platfor...

Kyler Murray is still splitting reps with JJ McCarthy. So what's the actual plan for the season here? We've gotten some quotes that help clear things up.   Join The Everydayer Club! https://lockedonvikings.supercast.com   WANT MORE DAILY MINNESOTA VIKINGS CONTENT?   Join me on Patreon! https://patreon.com/lukebraunnfl   Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/po...

Tyler Forness subs in as Arif, who is alive as of June 9th 2026, is a little under the weather. So we're going to try to outdo each other with some hot takes.   Join The Everydayer Club! https://lockedonvikings.supercast.com   WANT MORE DAILY MINNESOTA VIKINGS CONTENT?   Join me on Patreon! https://patreon.com/lukebraunnfl   Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.c...

The Minnesota Vikings have insisted upon insistence that J.J. McCarthy and Kyler Murray are in a real competition. They've also split 1st team reps throughout OTAs. So what still feels fake?   Join The Everydayer Club! https://lockedonvikings.supercast.com   WANT MORE DAILY MINNESOTA VIKINGS CONTENT?   Join me on Patreon! https://patreon.com/lukebraunnfl   Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platfor...

Get in loser, we're torturing Arif with graphs.   Join The Everydayer Club! https://lockedonvikings.supercast.com   WANT MORE DAILY MINNESOTA VIKINGS CONTENT?   Join me on Patreon! https://patreon.com/lukebraunnfl   Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts/locked-on-vikings/   Locked On NFL League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, Draft, & More 🎧 https://locke...

Does the Minnesota Vikings new GM have the fortitude to immediately trade the one-time franchise QB J.J. McCarthy? Plus, the nuggets that came from Kevin O'Connell's OTAs press conference. Also, Forno and Sam keep power ranking the entire roster with players 70-61. #minnesotavikings Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. From the opening whistl...

Theo Jackson lost his job down the stretch in 2025. What happened, and what can we learn about the future of the position from it?   Join The Everydayer Club! https://lockedonvikings.supercast.com   WANT MORE DAILY MINNESOTA VIKINGS CONTENT?   Join me on Patreon! https://patreon.com/lukebraunnfl   Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts/locked-on-viking...

Tom Pelissero is starting to ideate about Minnesota Vikings J.J. McCarthy trades. It has to do with Kyler Murray's performance in OTAs. Could McCarthy be headed out of town?   Join The Everydayer Club! https://lockedonvikings.supercast.com   WANT MORE DAILY MINNESOTA VIKINGS CONTENT?   Join me on Patreon! https://patreon.com/lukebraunnfl   Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms 🎧 https://loc...

With everything going on with Brian Flores right now, I wanted to ask: why him? Why would he be the guy to go scorched earth on the NFL? The answer lies in a story I should have told a long time ago. ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/22262842/brian-flores-new-england-patriots-next-coaching-star-emerge-bill-belichick-tree Miami Dolphins: https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/longform/humble-an...

The Minnesota Vikings introduced new GM Nolan Teasley to reporters. Our team reacts to the presser, as well as Kevin O'Connell's presser afterwards. Plus, the breaking Christian Watson news has been ramifications for Jordan Addison, and there is more fuel on the fire about J.J. McCarthy being discontent -- or unwanted -- in Minnesota. #minnesotavikings  Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Squar...