Vikings Training Camp Recap, Day 1: Kellen Mond, Oli Udoh Among Standouts at TCO
The Vikings took the field in Eagan for their first practice of camp, with fans providing some energy from the stands.
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Jul 28, 2021
Football is back. Vikings training camp is back. And after a year away due to COVID-19, fans are back. Roughly a thousand members of the Vikings faithful were on hand at TCO Performance Center for the first full practice of camp on Wednesday, adding some energy including a few SKOL chants and a sense of normalcy to the day.
The Vikings had nearly their full 90-man roster out there on a windy, overcast day in Eagan, with the likes of Danielle Hunter and Anthony Barr back after missing the 2020 season to injury and newcomers like Dalvin Tomlinson and Patrick Peterson kicking off their first camp with the team.
Leonard Williams is ready to lead the New York Giants’ defense
Defensive lineman is confident on first day of training camp
Stardom is still a new concept for defensive lineman Leonard Williams.
The former No. 6 overall pick was seen as a bust after four years with the New York Jets, and struggled initially to justify the third-round pick and eventual $63 million contract the New York Giants invested in him.
But now, on the first day of Giants training camp, the only narrative surrounding Williams is how he will follow up his breakout 2020 season. That doesn’t mean his mindset has changed.
With new faces, Vikings begin training camp hoping for the good old days Their new-look defensive line took the field for the first time Wednesday, as the Vikings welcomed fans back to training camp. July 28, 2021 8:10pm Text size Copy shortlink:
The night before they would take the field in front of their own fans for the first time in nearly 19 months, Vikings players gathered for a team meeting to begin training camp. The message, from coach Mike Zimmer, was an imperative not to miss the opportunity in front of them. Act professional, work really hard and work together and maybe the biggest thing, is let s not fall short of what we can do, Zimmer said Tuesday morning. Whatever our level of ability is and intelligence and hard work, whatever that is, let s make sure we at least fulfill that part, if not do more.
There are certain traditions that should not be lost with the death of Sid Hartman last Oct. 18 at age 100. One of those would be marking the start of Vikings training camp with considerable optimism printed in a sports column in a Minneapolis morning newspaper.
Hartman handled the chore for six decades, even last summer, when the pandemic kept Sid from actually attending. As camp was starting in Eagan, Hartman wrote: The Vikings decision to give contract extensions to quarterback Kirk Cousins and coach Mike Zimmer this offseason mean that this club has made its decision on who can lead it to a Super Bowl.
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