Kwesi Adofo-Mensah acknowledged missteps in Daniel Jones’ free agency and said the Vikings drafted J.J. McCarthy with limited information.

The Minnesota Vikings came into the 2025 season on the back of a 14-win season in 2024. The 2025 season did not go so well for the purple team. This wasn’t a single blunder — Minnesota stacked a few medium risks that compounded once injuries and depth stress-tested the plan.

Smith may be on the back end of his career, but as Fowler eludes to, he showed he has some juice left in the tank. On the flip side of campaigning for one more year, the Bucs re-signed veteran linebacker Lavonte David, a player held in a similar light for that fanbase as Smith is with the Vikings, and it proved to be one year too many.

O'Connell wants a deep, talented quarterback room next season. Barring something shocking, McCarthy will be a big part of that.

The Minnesota Vikings announced on Tuesday that outside LB coach and assistant head coach Mike Pettine is retiring.

Wes Phillips was with Kevin O'Connell during their time with the Los Angeles Rams. Phillips took over the offensive coordinator job in 2022. During his three seasons in Minnesota, the offense has declined in yards each season, with this season ranking 28th in yards.

The Minnesota Vikings have an uncertain future at the quarterback position, and it's going to be the through line of the 2026 offseason. Head coach Kevin O'Connell made it clear that they won't be going into the season with just J.

For those who might not know, Brian Flores is the Minnesota Vikings’ defense. His taking over as defensive coordinator may have been the most important move this franchise has made since firing Mike Zimmer and Rick Spielman between the 2021 and 2022 seasons, and that includes the hiring of head coach Kevin O’Connell.