Purple FTW! Podcast

Minnesota Vikings and superstar edge rusher Danielle Hunter have reworked his contract to include a signing bonus and 2022 roster bonus which effectively makes 99's contract a 1-year contract. Everyone's happy, Hunter will be reporting for mandatory mini-camp, and life is good for the Purple. Timestamps: • (0:45) Will Danielle Show? • (4:14) What to Do with Cap Space • (8:02) "You Can Win a SB wit...

The final details of cornerback Bashaud Breeland's 1-Year Deal with the Minnesota Vikings is in and it's a bargain for the Purple. Timestamps: • (0:45) Bashaud Breeland Contract Details • (2:41) 1st Team Offense • (5:41) Tyler GRONKLIN SZN • (8:54) KJ Osborn? • (11:27) Andre Patterson is Key to Danielle A Northern Digital Production --- Protect Your Online Privacy with ExpressVPN! https://www.expr...

Former NFL Agent and current CBS Sports analyst Joel Corry, who represented former Minnesota Vikings legend John Randle among other greats, weighed in on the Danielle Hunter contract situation. Spoiler: Danielle might be stuck. Timestamps: • (0:45) Former Agent Talks Danielle • (4:55) Cousins Presser • (9:28) Breeland Shoulder Surgery • (11:43) Jake Browning QB2? • (15:16) Will Dozier Start? • (18...

New Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kellen Mond was selected with the 66th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. The Houston Texans at pick 67 were reportedly dialed in to take the former Texas A&M phenom. Timestamps: • (0:45) Texans Wanted Mond • (3:06) Should Danielle Honor His Contract? • (7:18) 4 Rookies in Premiere • (13:12) Top-5 WR Duo List Missing Someone... • (17:26) PFF: Vikings 15th Best D-...

With the Minnesota Vikings wrapping up the final week of voluntary OTAs ahead of Mandatory Mini Camp next week, we wonder is voluntary actually voluntary or is it "voluntary"? Timestamps: • (0:45) Voluntary or VOLUNTARY • (4:43) Aaron Rodgers Officially Holding Out • (7:06) Sign CB Amari Henderson • (9:10) 99% Season Ticket Retention • (11:36) $345k GTD to UDFAs • (14:03) PFF: Vikings 7th Worst O-...

Taking another stab at the Minnesota Vikings 53 man roster projection mid OTAs with a few new free agent signings, early impressions, and practice squads potentially staying expanded. Timestamps: • (0:45) 53 + Practice Squad Projection • (8:36) Julio Jones Trade • (11:52) Bashaud Breeland Role? • (14:47) More Dime? • (17:27) Punt Returner • (20:31) CBS Disses Kendricks A Northern Digital Productio...

The Minnesota Vikings have signed former Chiefs and Packers veteran cornerback Bashaud Breeland to a 1-year deal, adding to an already stacked corner room. Timestamps: • (0:45) Vikings Sign CB Bashaud Breeland • (3:15) Danielle Trade Value • (6:50) 5th Best Receiving Corps?? • (14:32) Ezra Embracing LG Move • (16:45) Patrick Peterson Mic'd Up • (20:20) Nicknames A Northern Digital Production --- P...

Minnesota Vikings emerging star right tackle Brian O'Neill is headed into the final year of his rookie deal and stated he would love to be in Purple "long term". Would love to see it. Timestamps: • (0:45) Pay Brian O'Neill • (3:35) Without Danielle? • (7:06) Love Boat 2 • (10:01) CB Tye Smith Signed • (11:34) Irv Smith Jr is Jacked • (14:24) Best of Anthony Barr A Northern Digital Production --- P...

Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer weighed in on superstar edge rusher Danielle Hunter skipping voluntary OTAs. Timestamps: • (0:45) Zimmer Weighs In on Danielle • (3:10) Danielle Posts on IG • (7:43) Darrisaw has a Pulled Groin • (9:30) Dalvin Cook #2 RB? • (12:14) Fire Dennison? • (15:13) Harrison Smith PFF's #2 Safety A Northern Digital Production --- Protect Your Online Privacy with Expr...

When the Minnesota Vikings released tight end Kyle Rudolph, they designated him as a post June 1st cut to spread out the salary cap hits. Those savings hit this week. Here's a look at the Vikes' cap situation. Timestamps: • (0:45) Rudy Cap Space • (3:08) P2 Has Cardinals Game Circled • (6:37) Justin Jefferson #1 WR Under 25 • (12:14) Fitz is Monitoring Vikings OTAs? • (15:56) Morgan Moses? • (18:3...

A Minnesota Vikings team source spoke to reporter Josina Anderson and took a shot at superstar edge rusher Danielle Hunter when they said "It was a great deal when [Danielle] signed it. A 3rd-round pick that had only gone to one Pro Bowl..All I'll ask is..if u were coming off ur 1st year as a starter wd u hv turned (5/$72M) down?." This is not good. Timestamps: • (0:45) Shot at Danielle? • (5:03)...

The Carolina Panthers released a Draft video which showed the Minnesota Vikings and general manager Rick Spielman made an offer to move up to the #8 pick. It didn't pan out. But the implications are fun. Let's explore. Timestamps: • (0:45) Vikings Tried to Trade Up to 8? • (4:50) Dalvin a Tier 2 RB? • (11:30) O-Line Depth Charts • (16:52) Jarius Wright? • (19:03) Best Selling NFL Jerseys • (26:46)...

The first week of Minnesota Vikings Organized Team Activities (OTAs) Phase 3 is in the books. Here's 5 things we learned about the future Super Bowl Champions. Timestamps: • (0:45) 5 Lessons from OTAs • (4:57) 2022 Salary Cap Ceiling Set • (7:14) Vikings NEED Danielle • (10:08) BELIEVE in Harrison Hand • (12:26) Geno Atkins? A Northern Digital Production --- Protect Your Online Privacy with Expres...

Minnesota Vikings general manager was on The Rich Eisen Show on Tuesday and he committed to quarterback Kirk Cousins for the next 2 seasons, while at the same time hyping up rookie gunslinger Kellen Mond. Timestamps: • (0:45) Spielman Backs Cousins • (4:34) Don't Expect Danielle at OTAs • (7:53) Cap Ramifications if Danielle is Traded • (10:15) Don't Sweat 1st Team O-Line • (13:54) Zimmer Odds • (...

Last year Minnesota Vikings linebacker Cameron Smith missed the season after needing open heart surgery. Now the former USC Trojan is making an amazing comeback. Timestamps: • (0:45) Cameron Smith Comeback • (2:54) Danielle Missed Monday OTAs • (5:15) How Ezra Can Become ELITE at Guard • (8:23) Vikings Claime C Cohl Cabral • (11:04) RB Kene Nwangwu is a Wild Card • (13:49) PFF Disrespects Brian O'...

Forecasting who the 2021 Minnesota Vikings MVPs, Most Improved, X-Factors, and other categories will be. Timestamps: • (0:45) 2020 Draft Class • (13:07) Vikings Offer Bashaud Breeland • (15:50) Phase 3 of OTAs • (18:11) Ezra Can Become an ELITE Guard • (21:19) Diesel Dalvin Tomlinson A Northern Digital Production --- Protect Your Online Privacy with ExpressVPN! https://www.expressvpn.com/purpleftw...

After the 2020 NFL Draft, Pro Football Focus graded the Minnesota Vikings record 15 player class as an A. One year later, with the emergence of Justin Jefferson and Cameron Dantzler, they've upgraded that class to an A+. Timestamps: • (0:45) 2020 Draft Class • (3:44) Baushad Breeland Visited Vikings • (6:21) Pass Rush Order • (9:06) LB Tuf Borland Exciting UDFA • (11:22) Top-10 Offense? • (16:50)...

Minnesota Vikings rookie Kellen Mond is seen as The Quarterback of The Future, but there's a few things he could learn from incumbent starter Kirk Cousins. Here are 5 of them. Timestamps: • (0:45) 5 Things Mond Can Learn from Cousins • (7:14) BR Ranked Vikings Defense 10th • (10:24) Year 3 is it for Bradbury • (12:58) PFF Ranks Jefferson/Thielen Top-10 • (17:39) Randy Moss vs Tyreek Hill? A Northe...

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has the best opportunity in his career to win a Super Bowl. Despite having his heir apparent Kellen Mond behind him. ANGRY KIRK needs to show up in 2021. Timestamps: • (0:45) Angry Kirk • (5:54) No Excuses for Zim & Spielman • (11:49) Vikings "High Variance" • (19:29) Week by Week Lines • (27:45) Irv Smith jr Ranked 26th TE A Northern Digital Production -...

Pro Football Focus released their initial 2021 NFL Power Rankings and the Minnesota Vikings clocked in at... TWENTY-THREE. And only have a projected 0.9% chance of winning the Super Bowl. Timestamps: • (0:45) PFF Rekts Vikings • (3:09) Kelly Kleine Hired as Broncos #2 • (5:25) Hypothetical Broncos-Packers Aaron Rodgers Trade • (9:18) Vikings Sign CB Parry Nickerson • (11:15) Sign WR Jamison Crowde...

CBS Sports analyst Jeff Kerr made the case that the 2021 NFL Draft, where the Minnesota Vikings selected two starting offensive linemen and a speedy WR3, actually HURT quarterback Kirk Cousins. Just because of the selection of Kellen Mond, The QB of the Future. Timestamps: • (0:45) The Draft HURT Kirk? • (3:30) Leber to Jefferson: Don't Bite The Hand That Feeds • (8:44) Vikings-Broncos Joint Pract...

The Minnesota Vikings held rookie camp over the weekend. Here are 5 takeaways from the QB Kellen Mond, LT Christian Darrisaw, and the rest of the rookies' first action in Purple. Timestamps: • (0:45) 5 Rookie Camp Takeaways • (6:55) 5 UDFA Tryouts • (9:27) Mike Hughes Traded to Chiefs • (12:02) Andre Patterson Hypes Rookie Linemen • (17:31) Latest on the Jeff Gladney Situation A Northern Digital P...

The Minnesota Vikings have begun signing their 11 draft picks from the 2021 NFL Draft with 5th round picks WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette and TE Zach Davidson inking up before the start of rookie mini-camp this weekend. Timestamps: • (0:45) Vikings Sign Smith-Marsette and Davidson • (2:32) NFL.com Analytics Hate the Vikings • (5:28) Packers Sign Blake Bortles • (7:18) Kirk Cousins MVP? • (10:02) Jerry Bu...

Breaking down the 2021 Minnesota Vikings schedule and talking about where the Vikes got a break, where there will be a tough stretch, and how the Purple will (obviously) go 17-0. Timestamps: • (0:45) Vikings 2021 Schedule • (3:05) Week 1 @ Bengals • (13:02) Reaction to Week 1 NFL Schedule • (19:22) No. Jefferson Didn't Throw Shade at Cousins • (24:35) Trade for Julio? A Northern Digital Production...

The Minnesota Vikings are reportedly interested in free agent edge rusher Ryan Kerrigan, formerly of the Washington Football Team, per Darren Wolfson of KSTP Sports. What could the former Purdue Boilermaker and 4-time Pro Bowler bring to the Vikings defense? Timestamps: • (0:45) Ryan Kerrigan • (3:20) Dede Westbrook • (6:17) Cameron Dantzler Adding Weight • (9:06) Post-Draft NFL Power Rankings A N...