The Minnesota Vikings offseason remains a work in progress, with the 2024 NFL Draft nine days away. But without seeing the full picture, Bleacher Report decided this week that Minnesota owns one of the NFL’s worst offseason signings — left guard Blake Brandel.
The Minnesota Vikings have been searching for consistency on the offensive line for a good portion of the past handful of years. It took both Garrett Bradbury and Ed Ingram settling into their roles for that reality to play out, but they seemed to find it last season.
Oct 1, 2023; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Panthers fans in the fourth quarter at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports Unless Dalton Risner gets re-signed, Minnesota will be facing some uncertainty at the left guard position.
The former 6th round pick just got a massive increase in pay As more of an ancillary note to a very busy day for the Minnesota Vikings was that they extended two backup offensive linemen in David Quessenberry and Blake Brandel.
According to Kevin Seifert, the Vikings are re-signing offensive linemen David Quessenberry and Blake Brandel to new deals. Quessenberry, 33, is a former sixth-round pick of the Texans back in 2013.
For the first time in his career, Vikings second-year right guard Ed Ingram will miss today's game against the Raiders. The 2022 second-round pick had previously played every single offensive snap since the start of his rookie season.
Vikings fans must wait a couple of more days before their favorite team opens its 2023 campaign. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers challenge the purple team in Week 1.
When the offense is trotting out all backups, the lone starter really stands out. Ed Ingram, someone who played every snap last season, got the start. He formed an o-line fivesome that consisted of (from left to right) Vederian Lowe, Blake Brandel, Austin Schlottmann, himself, and Oli Udoh.
The Minnesota Vikings took on the Seattle Seahawks in their preseason opener. Sure, they may have lost the game, 24-13, but it was still great to see the team in action again for the first time in seven months.
The annual release of the first depth chart is always highly anticipated but fails to deliver. This year, the Vikings released a depth chart that looked like they created it based on the lineups in offseason workouts lacking an update from training camp.
The release of the first depth chart, even an unofficial one, is always reason for intrigue. After all, fans have been speculating for months where certain players fit into the roster hierarchy.
The Minnesota Vikings released a first — but unofficial — depth chart Monday afternoon, with the first preseason game of 2023 three days away. You can read the Vikings new depth chart here and our translated version here.
Ahead of the Vikings' 2023 preseason, we'll be taking a look at every player on the 90-man roster, counting down from 99 to 0 (excluding the UDFAs, who we've already profiled).
The Minnesota Vikings began free agency with 20 men ready to hit the open market (dating back to February when the franchise re-signed Khyris Tonga and Blake Brandel).
What does the future have in store for pass-rusher Za’Darius Smith? Wnen you think about potential cap casualties for the Minnesota Vikings this offseason, the veteran outside linebacker most certainly is a candidate.
Solid moves for the purple In their first signings of the 2023 offseason, the Minnesota Vikings have re-signed their two Exclusive Rights Free Agents. The team has announced that they have re-signed defensive lineman Khyiris Tonga and offensive tackle Blake Brandel.
General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah will have a lot of work to do in his second off-season with the Minnesota Vikings. Many players enter free agency and the franchise is still over the salary cap limit.
It's not yet the heart of the NFL offseason, but minor pieces of Vikings news — and all kinds of rumors — continue to trickle in. Let's run through the latest.
The Minnesota Vikings announced that they have re-signed OT Blake Brandel to a one-year exclusive rights contract. Brandel, 25, is a former sixth-round pick of the Vikings back in 2020.
The Vikings activated offensive tackle Blake Brandel from injured reserve and waived center Greg Mancz, the team announced on Saturday. Brandel suffered an MCL tear against the Lions in Week 14 and was placed on IR, missing the final four games of the regular season.
Some. . .good news for the OL? It’s been a rough couple of weeks for the Minnesota Vikings’ offensive line, but on Wednesday they finally got a little bit of good news.
The Minnesota Vikings announced that they have made four roster moves on Wednesday, including placing OT Blake Brandel on injured reserve. Minnesota also
Vikings backup offensive lineman Blake Brandel is expected to miss "at the very minimum" four weeks after tearing his MCL in Sunday's loss to Detroit, according to Kevin O'Connell.
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Since being drafted 23rd overall in the 2021 NFL Draft, Darrisaw has held certainly played up to his draft stock. After missing the beginning of his rookie season with an injury, Darrisaw quickly came into the starting left tackle job and, aside from a two-week absence later on in his rookie year, he’s held down the spot ever since.
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