The Alec Lewis Show

Alec Lewis, who covers the Minnesota Vikings for The Athletic and hosts The Alec Lewis Show, talks Tuesday afternoon about the 2026 NFL Draft. He goes through some of the recent visits, talks about the choices at No. 18, hits on the topic of a trade back and goes through maybe his favorite mock draft received in recent days. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of...

Jordan Reid, a college football and NFL Draft analyst for ESPN, joins the show to give his predictions for the Vikings draft. He talks about safety Dillon Thieneman, other options for the Vikings at No. 18, what the Vikings might do if Thieneman is gone and more. Reid also gives some under-the-radar prospects for later in the draft who make sense as fits and he discusses centers and receivers. Thi...

Alec Lewis, who covers the Minnesota Vikings for The Athletic and hosts The Alec Lewis Show, answers listeners questions during his early-week episode. Lewis gives NFL Draft intel, talks about what the Vikings’ plan could be on Day 2, how realistic Dillon Thieneman is at No. 18, what the approach could be at center and much more. Lewis also discusses the Dexter Lawrence idea, a Greenard trade appr...

Fran Duffy, who analyzes the draft for the All City Network and has his DieHard Draft guide, joins The Alec Lewis Show to answer five key Vikings-related draft questions. He talks about Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman, Ohio State’s Caleb Downs, Oregon tight end Kenyon Sadiq and more. Lewis begins the show with some draft conversation around Minnesota’s No. 18 pick. This show is presented by First R...

Alec Lewis, the Vikings beat writer at The Athletic and host of The Alec Lewis Show, hosts a podcast from the Arizona Biltmore to talk about what he learned about the team at the NFL owners meetings. Lewis discusses what Kevin O’Connell had to say about Kyler Murray’s fit, what Mark Wilf had to say about Rob Brzezinski, how the Vikings are viewing the draft, Jonathan Greenard’s status, Frank Smith...

Nate Tice, who writes about the NFL for Yahoo! Sports and hosts the Football 301 podcast, joins The Alec Lewis Show. He and Lewis talk about Kyler Murray’s fit with the Vikings and head coach Kevin O’Connell, what he’s seen from Murray on tape, what he thinks about what Murray’s presence means for J.J. McCarthy, and what the Vikings might do with No. 18 in the NFL Draft. Lewis and Tice talk draft...

Alec Lewis, the Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This is episode 151. Lewis discusses the Kyler Murray signing, what intrigued the Vikings, how the fit is going to work with Kevin O’Connell and more. Lewis then talks about J.J. McCarthy’s future, the competition and Vikings draft priorities. He mentions defensive tackle, center, running back and much more. This show...

Alec Lewis, the Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This is episode No. 150. Lewis gives a Jonathan Greenard trade update, talks Kyler Murray’s fit with Kevin O’Connell, broaches the idea of a draft trade up for Jeremiyah Love and more. Lewis discusses the running back room, center spot, compensatory picks and more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which s...

Alec Lewis, the Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show episode 149. He talks about Kyler Murray’s prospects as the 2026 Vikings quarterback, the QB pursuit, J.J. McCarthy’s status as the Vikings QB, Jonathan Greenard’s contract situation and future with the team, free-agent priorities and situation and much more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves t...

Matthew Coller, who hosts the Purple Insider podcast and writes for Purple Insider, joins The Alec Lewis Show to give his preference for the Vikings on the quarterback situation. He and Lewis talk Kyler Murray, Mac Jones, Derek Carr, Geno Smith and more. They also discuss what to do with Aaron Jones and T.J. Hockenson, and what the team will do at running back if they move off of Jones. This show...

Alec Lewis, who writes about the Minnesota Vikings for The Athletic and hosts The Alec Lewis Show, discusses his latest mock draft, prospect fits at the top, why cornerback is being mocked most likely, Kyler Murray’s contract situation and how that affects the Vikings, other QB considerations, salary cap conversation and more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs o...

Alec Lewis, who writes about the Minnesota Vikings for The Athletic and hosts The Alec Lewis Show, discusses the 2026 quarterback options. Lewis talks about watching tape of Kirk Cousins, Mac Jones, Derek Carr, Geno Smith, Kyler Murray and others. Lewis also touches on what the Vikings' decision will say about J.J. McCarthy, and how there are lessons from the Sam Darnold accomplishments with the S...

Alec Lewis, who writes about the Minnesota Vikings for The Athletic and hosts The Alec Lewis Show, discusses the team’s firing of general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah. He talks about many dynamics. The timing of the firing, the components of the quarterback decisions, the internal dynamics between Adofo-Mensah and coaches, the GM search moving forward, Rob Brzezinski’s role and the respect, why Geor...

Gregg Rosenthal, the host of NFL Daily and 40s and Free Agents, joins The Alec Lewis Show. Rosenthal and Lewis talk about themes from the conference championship contributors, Milton Williams, Sam Darnold, the Vikings’ decision to move on from Darnold, J.J. McCarthy, what the Vikings should do in 2026 at quarterback and more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of...

Alec Lewis, who writes about the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This episode features conversation about Sam Darnold’s performance and the Vikings’ decision to move on from Darnold, updates to the Vikings’ staff among position coaches, the 2026 NFL Draft with prospects Minnesota could covet and more.   Sponsorship inquiries: aleclewis54@gmail.com   See Privacy Policy at https...

Alec Lewis, who writes about the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This episode features conversation about Jordan Addison’s future and his trespassing charges being dropped. Lewis also talks about the Vikings’ staff situation from Brian Flores to Daronte Jones to the offensive line coaching search. Lewis ends the podcast with discussion about the 2026 quarterback search. This s...

Alec Lewis, who writes about the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This episode features conversation about the team’s decision to move on from offensive line coach Chris Kuper. Lewis talks about the importance of the OL coach, what Kuper’s background was, how the offensive lines performed since 2022, and what potential options exist as far as offensive line coaching candidates....

Alec Lewis, who writes about the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This episode features conversation in the aftermath of Tuesday’s end-of-season press conference with GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and HC Kevin O’Connell. Lewis talks about the 2026 quarterback plan, J.J. McCarthy, defensive coordinator Brian Flores, Jordan Addison’s latest arrest, Christian Darrisaw, the future at tackl...

Alec Lewis, who writes about the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This episode features conversation about J.J. McCarthy's final start of 2025, the hand injury, exiting the game, the season-long evaluation of him, what the Vikings will do at QB, future options, potential Brian Flores replacements and much more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the nee...

Alec Lewis, who writes about the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This episode features conversation about Brian Flores’s, what replacing him would look like, other coaching candidates who make sense on Vikings’ staff, running back of the future, Aaron Jones, Jeremiyah Love, 2026 QB options, how to think about future at QB. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which s...

Alec Lewis, who writes about the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This episode features conversation about J.J. McCarthy’s hand injury, how it happened, when it happened, what the Vikings and Kevin O’Connell said about it, what it means for the Vikings’ QB future, Brian Flores’s future, Vikings young players stepping up, the offseason questions and much more. This show is prese...

Michael Russo, who covers the Minnesota Wild and NHL for The Athletic, joins the Alec Lewis Show. This episode features a Vikings-Giants primer with perspective on how Sunday’s game might go. Lewis discusses what he saw on tape from Jaxson Dart, Mike Kafka’s offense, the Giants’ run game with Tyrone Tracy Jr., Dexter Lawrence and more. Then Lewis talks Minnesota Wild recent buzz after the Quinn Hu...

Alec Lewis, who writes about the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This episode features conversation about J.J. McCarthy, Justin Jefferson’s lack of production, Ryan Kelly’s impact, 2026 cap decisions, Snoop Dogg and Paul Allen, Matt Boldy and Quinn Hughes, Jalen Nailor and Jordan Addison and much more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of sm...

Alec Lewis, who writes about the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This episode features conversation about J.J. McCarthy, the Vikings’ offensive plan vs. the Commanders, passing concepts, the passing game, the improved running game, three players worth shouting out, the 2026 NFL Draft, cap space levers this offseason and more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, whic...

Ben Leber, a longtime Vikings linebacker and current television and radio personality locally, joins the Alec Lewis Show to talk about J.J. McCarthy, Kevin O’Connell’s recent comments, the Vikings’ offense, the run game, getting Justin Jefferson involved, Eric Wilson and more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals...