Minnesota Vikings News and Links: Friday March 5th, 2021

Good Morning!

Yesterday’s temporary outage across SB Nation was not actually a Coral problem, it was an issue with Chorus, however consistent with all of us, I blame Coral and Ponder. I saw Weatherly signed with the Vikings, I think that’s the type of FA’s we’ll see signed this offseason due to the cut in the salary cap, however maybe the Vikings will get lucky and catch a really good veteran guy or two on a short deal this year. Hopefully the cap will start to recover next year and the year after. Meanwhile we’ll carry on with our news and links open thread full of crockpot recipes, nap strategies and beer recommendations; drop by for some fan wisdom, snark and it’s really weekend eve this time, plan the beer and meat menu for the weekend.

Around the DN since our last open thread:

GreatOdin’sRaven posted: Vikings Happy Hour with Stephen Turner. Matt Anderson, Ryan Ortega, and Stephen Turner talk Keelan Cole, Kyle Rudolph, and all things Minnesota Vikings.

Stephen Weatherly is coming back to Minnesota, per source: Stephen Weatherly.

Vikings news from other sources:

From Vikings.com: HC Mike Zimmer Donates 10K Cans of Food Toward The Salvation Army’s 2-Million-Pound Goal.

TCO Performance Center to Become Temporary Vaccination Site.

Presser Points: Spielman Discusses Rudolph Decision, Status of Hunter & Cousins.

League News:

Redrafting the 2016 NFL Draft: Rams take Dak Prescott No. 1 overall.

Ben Roethlisberger signs new contract with Steelers, takes $5M pay cut for 2021 season.

Broncos ‘like the trek’ Drew Lock is undertaking as he aims to prove he’s Denver’s guy in 2021.

Roundup: Lions plan to release veteran CB Desmond Trufant.

We come to today’s media selection: Sim Balkey - Uno Mas

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With that, the beer light is on and the bar is open. Belly up & tie one on. Don’t forget to wash your hands, tip your waiter from a safe distance, and Welcome Aboard!