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By The Jazzy One on March 12th, 2010
Okay, so that title might have been a little bit of link-bait, but it’s actually true.
No, LaDainian Tomlinson has not signed a contract to play for the Minnesota Vikings. He did, however, spend Wednesday evening and Thursday morning with the Vikes, and he was seen leaving Winter Park with a purple jersey in his hands.
Of course that doesn’t mean he’s coming to Minnesota for sure. He left Minnesota because he had promised the New York Jets that he would at least visit before signing with anyone else, and his word means a lot to him.
That’s actually pretty cool in my book.
Reports around the web are saying that Tomlinson enjoyed his visit, and he likes what his role would be in Minnesota. Childress has said that he will be “running back 1A” behind Adrian Peterson, meaning that Peterson is the starter, but Tomlinson would have an active role. I really think that Tomlinson would fill the role well. The idea of having Adrian Peterson and LaDainian Tomlinson on the field at the same time could be interesting. It gets even more interesting when you start thinking about adding guys like Percy Harvin, Sidney Rice, Bernard Berrian, and Visanthe Shiancoe to that mix.
Childress told the Star Tribune that he put Tomlinson on the phone with Adrian Peterson, and that the two had a good conversation.
Tomlinson will be visiting with the New York Jets today. Most people think that we’ll have some information on which way he’s leaning by sometime this weekend.
I was (and perhaps still am… I don’t really know anymore) leaning more towards Brian Westbrook as our new third down back, but Tomlinson would be a great pickup. I’m hoping to have good news to report by next week.
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By The Jazzy One on March 12th, 2010
 Minnesota Vikings Trivia
Although he was an interior lineman, defensive tackle John Randle led the Vikings in sacks 9 times in his 11 seasons in Minnesota.
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By The Jazzy One on March 11th, 2010
Are You A Minnesota Twins Fan, Too?
Hey Vikings fans
Allow me to stray off the topic of the Vikings for just a second here and ask: How many of you are also fans of the Minnesota Twins?
I know not all of you will be, but I’m guessing that a lot of you are.
For those of you who are, please check out my new Minnesota Twins Blog: The Twins Dugout
I’ll be honest… football blogging comes easy for me, but I’m stretching myself a little at the idea of baseball blogging. The idea of blogging about a season that is 16 games long seems easy and natural to me. The idea of blogging about a season that is 162 games long can be overwhelming if I let it! It will be a challenge, but I love challenges. I’ve been a Twins fan ever since I remember, and I’m looking forward to writing about them.
Those of you who are Twins fans, I would appreciate some help from you in getting this brand new blog off the ground.
First of all, add The Twins Dugout (www.twinsdugout.net) to your favorites, and read often. Many of the same types of things you’re used to from The Viking Ship will appear in a similar form on The Twins Dugout (although, I can’t say that I’m going to write a song for every game of the season!!!)
Secondly, follow me on Twitter, become a fan on facebook, and help me get this thing rolling!
For those of you who aren’t Twins fans… well, we’ll get back to the Vikings very shortly! 
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By The Jazzy One on March 11th, 2010
 Minnesota Vikings Trivia
Scott Studwell posted a Vikings record 1,928 career tackles from the linebacker position between 1977 and 1990.
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By The Jazzy One on March 10th, 2010
LaDainian Tomlinson to the Minnesota Vikings
That’s the talk of the internet right now, especially since he’s scheduled to visit the Vikings tomorrow.
Here are what some other bloggers are saying about the L.T. story:
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By The Jazzy One on March 10th, 2010
 Minnesota Vikings Trivia
Bill Brown (1962-1974) and Chuck Foreman(1973-1979) share the Vikings’ career record of 52 rushing touchdowns.
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By The Jazzy One on March 9th, 2010
Just a quick note: Benny Sapp has re-signed with the Vikings, according to his agent.
Sapp can certainly be an idiot sometimes, but his errors typically come after a play rather than during it. He’s an athletic corner that plays well out of the nickel, and can even cover the wideouts when he’s needed to. Unfortunately his temper and sometimes lack of common sense have chalked up too many penalty yards for the Vikings over the past couple of season. If he could get that under control, he’d be a valuable player.
I think this is a good move by the Vikings, considering recent injuries to Antoine Winfield and Cedric Griffin. The Vikings let Paymah go, which is a move I was totally in favor of, so it makes sense to keep Sapp on board for depth reasons.
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By The Jazzy One on March 9th, 2010
Is LaDainian Tomlinson heading to Minnesota?
A couple weeks ago I wrote an article about Chester Taylor, Brian Westbrook, and LaDainian Tomlinson and the chances of each of them being a Minnesota Viking next year. Obviously I was right about Chester Taylor, who is now part of the Chicago Bears.
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But I was apparently wrong about LaDainian Tomlinson.
I wrote that I thought it was unlikely that Tomlinson would end up with the Vikings. I felt that Tomlinson would think he could still be a featured back somewhere in the league, and I felt that based on comments he made as recently as last September that he wouldn’t want to put himself in a spot where he had to back up Adrian Peterson.
ESPN seems to think I’m wrong about that. According to some talk on Mike and Mike this morning, the
Vikings are one of the contenders to land Tomlinson, and that Tomlinson would gladly fill the role that Taylor played last year because it would give him a chance
to play for a championship.
I know it’s not the same Tomlinson as two years ago, but I have to admit that I’d be a little excited at the prospect of a Peterson/Tomlinson one-two punch.
Of course, for it to be effective the Vikings would have to upgrade their blocking at center and/or right guard, but that’s a completely different topic.
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By The Jazzy One on March 9th, 2010
 Minnesota Vikings Trivia
Cornerback Bobby Bryant intercepted at least 6 passes 4 different times in his 14 seasons with Minnesota. He finished his career with 51 picks, including a career best 8 interceptions in 1969.
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By The Jazzy One on March 8th, 2010
 Minnesota Vikings Trivia
Kicker Fred Cox scored 1,365 points for the Vikings from 1963 to 1977. That’s more than double anyone else in club history.
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