The East West Shrine Bowl is tonight and the Senior Bowl practices are underway. If you are a draft doofus like me then this is a great time right now. Obviously, free agency for the Vikings is going to be crucial and very interesting.

While some stars opted out, Burrow and Baker Mayfield will be among the players on hand for the revamped games.

The Pro Bowl is upon us and the Minnesota Vikings have plenty of representation at the NFL’s All Star events. The schedule and format seem to change constantly, so it’s a bit hard to keep up. This year it starts with the Thursday Skills Showdown at 6:00 - 7:30 PM CST.

The Minnesota Vikings added a seventh Pro Bowler to their 2024 roster in a development that ended a long drought for the franchise. Originally an alternate, right tackle Brian O'Neill was named to the Pro Bowl on Jan. 27, replacing Philadelphia Eagles tackle Lane Johnson, per an NFL announcement on Monday.

Minnesota Vikings tackle Brian O'Neill was selected to his second Pro Bowl, replacing the Eagles' Lane Johnson.

Thirty players will be participating in their first Pro Bowl Games, including five rookies: Las Vegas tight end Brock Bowers, New England quarterback Drake Maye, Jacksonville wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr., New York Giants receiver Malik Nabers and Los Angeles Rams linebacker Jared Verse.

Minnesota Vikings linebacker Jonathan Greenard joins 'The Insiders' from the Pro Bowl Games. Wide receiver Pat Bryant shares stories from his Senior Bowl experience so far. Minnesota Vikings linebacker Jonathan Greenard joins 'The Insiders' from the Pro Bowl Games.

This will be the 29-year-old Pittsburgh product's second Pro Bowl appearance after also earning the nod in 2021.

Vikings right tackle Brian O'Neill is a two-time Pro Bowler. He's been added to the NFC's roster as a replacement for Eagles tackle Lane Johnson, who will be busy preparing for the Super Bowl. It's O'Neill's first Pro Bowl nod since the 2021 season.

Signing Trey Smith would be a major upgrade to the Vikings offensive line, but Kwesi Adofo-Mensah's history in free agency says that signing Smith isn't likely for Minnesota.

ESPN's recent poll of NFL executives is good news for Minnesota Vikings fans who want J.J. McCarthy to take over at QB in 2025.