Minnesota Vikings News and Links, 5/20

Good morning, folks. Welcome to your Tuesday!

Since the last time we brought you an Open Thread. . .

-The bookie types in Vegas don't think too highly of the Minnesota Vikings' chances in 2014. Then again, when was the last time they did?

-The Vikings signed a familiar name yesterday.

-The Twin Cities officially pitched their bid to host Super Bowl LII.

From some other sources across the internet. . .

-Speaking of that Super Bowl bid, it sounds like New Orleans is the actual favorite for it. Lord knows the last Super Bowl down there went off without a hitch, am I right?

-If you're looking at free agency for some post-draft help. . .well, there's not a lot of it to be had.

-Bud Grant is having a garage sale. It starts Wednesday and runs through Friday. Bet there's some interesting stuff to be had there.

The rules of the Open Thread are the same as they've ever been, folks. . .no politics, no religion, no feeding of the trolls, keep the language relatively clean (with spoiler tags, if necessary), and keep the GIFs relatively work-safe.

Let's continue rolling with the Iron Maiden tracks for our musical selection, shall we? Yes, we shall.

With that, the beer light is on and the bar is open for Tuesday, ladies and gentlemen. Enjoy the rest of your day!