Minnesota Vikings News and Links, 25 March 2022

Hey, everyone! It’s Friday! That’s always a good thing, isn’t it?

In the latest news from your Minnesota Vikings:

• The team took a shot at signing Buffalo Bills restricted free agent lineman Ryan Bates to an offer sheet, but he chose to sign with the Chicago Bears instead. Bummer.
• The contract for Za’Darius Smith is a whole lot cheaper than just about anyone could have imagined for a player of his caliber.
• On the podcast front, yesterday gave us brand new episodes of Unbelievable! and Vikings Happy Hour for your listening pleasure.

Your media selection for today:

Again, we all know the rules, but in case someone is new:

• No discussion of politics or religion
• No feeding of the trolls
• Leave the gender hatred at the door
• Keep the bad language to a minimum (using the spoiler tags, if you must)
• Speaking of which, if discussing a newer show or movie, please use spoiler tags
• No pictures that could get someone fired or in serious trouble with their employer
• If you can’t disagree in a civil manner, feel free to go away
• While navigating the open thread, just assume it’s sarcasm.