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Daily Norseman Reacts Survey: Expectations for Week 1 and the 2026 Season

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Vikings fans and fans across the country. We are back with our first SB Nation Reacts polls of the 2026 regular season concerning our Minnesota Vikings. This week, we have two questions: one […]

Week 1 Preview: Fast Start Needed

Training camp is over, the preseason is in the rearview mirror, Kyle Van Noy is signed, and future Hall of Fame inductee Harrison Smith is returning for a 15th season. After eight long months, the Minnesota Vikings will finally play a regular-season game. SETTING THE STAGE The Green Bay Packers arrive at U.S. Bank Stadium […]

Harrison Smith Returns — And the Cap Gets Complicated

Harrison Smith is back — and Tyler Forness is not doing the fanboy version. On a Labor Day Real Forno Show, Forness and producer Dave Stefano unpack the Hitman’s one-year Vikings return, the cap squeeze it creates, and a CFL-inspired pitch for a real NFL Rivalry Weekend before Week 1 vs. Green Bay. The contract […]

Hitman or Hype? Harrison Smith’s Return Highlights Vikings Roster Overhaul

Harrison Smith is BACK for Year 15, the Vikings roster churned 24 hours after setting the 53, and Aaron Jones vs. Jordan Mason remains unsettled — here’s everything you missed on Two Old Bloggers. The Minnesota Vikings barely let the ink dry on their initial 53-man roster before tearing it apart. Within 24 hours, they […]

2026 NFL Week 1: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings

Ladies and gentlemen, we have officially made it to the start of the 2026 NFL season, and it’s going to get off to quite a start for our Minnesota Vikings as they play host to their biggest rivals. The Vikings will welcome the Green Bay Packers to U.S. Bank Stadium to kick off the regular […]

Vikings 2026 Season Forecast

It’s time for my annual Vikings season forecast. And like my forecasts for the rest of the NFC North teams, I will be looking at roster/coaching changes this offseason, injuries and luck factors from last season, and the change in strength of schedule from last season to this season to guide my forecast. One thing […]

He’s Back. Harrison Smith Returns for 15th Season

Harrison Smith is returning to the Minnesota Vikings for his 15th season. After an entire offseason of speculation, Harrison Smith, 37, is returning for one more season with the Vikings on a one-year deal. Tom Pelissero is reporting a $8 million deal with incentives that could double that amount, while Alec Lewis and Ian Rapoport […]

NFC North Season Forecast: Green Bay Packers

I continue my series on forecasting the record of each NFC North team this season by focusing this time on the Green Bay Packers. You can find my forecast for the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears by following the links. Green Bay Packers 2025 Season and Offseason Changes The Green Bay Packers had a disappointing […]

Norse Code Podcast Episode 610: I Yearn…

Download Link Here Episode Notes: Follow us on Twitter / Bluesky To listen to more, this is the link to that iTunes feed. If you can’t for whatever reason subscribe via iTunes, subscribe to via our RSS feed, which should support the RSS reader or podcast organizer of your choice. You can still leave a […]

Pro Football Hall of Fame Makes Big Changes to Induction Procedures

The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced several significant changes to its induction procedures on Friday, and they look to be pretty bad news for some former, prominent members of the Minnesota Vikings who may have gotten the call to Canton in the future. Among the changes that have been made are the following: It’s […]

Week 1 – Which College Players Are Future Vikings 2026?

Week 1 – Which College Players Are Future Vikings 2026? It’s that time of year again! College football started last week but really kicks off this week. Week 1 is usually the cupcake week for many teams although there are a couple of teams that did not schedule their cupcake in the first week. I […]

Vikings Make a Flurry of Practice Squad Moves

Over the course of the last twenty-four hours, the Minnesota Vikings have been busy, particularly when it comes to their practice squad. Outside of the addition of Kyle Van Noy, whose signing to the practice squad became official this morning, the Vikings have brought in five more players to the practice squad over the past […]

Daily Norseman Reacts Survey: Grading the Vikings’ Offseason

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Vikings fans and fans across the country. You may have already seen it over in the Feed by now, but we’ve got our latest SB Nation Reacts survey up and ready for you […]

Kyle Van Noy to Sign with Vikings

As previously reported on the DN and elsewhere, the Minnesota Vikings hosted free agent outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy for a visit on Tuesday. That visit apparently went well as Tom Pelissero is reporting that Van Noy is signing with the Vikings. Apparently Van Noy will start on the practice squad, which is likely a […]

2026 NFC North Season Forecast: Detroit Lions

Next up in this year’s series forecasting the Minnesota Vikings’ NFC North rival seasons is the Detroit Lions. Once again, we’ll look at coaching and roster changes this offseason, how last season unfolded and any luck and injury factors that affected their results, along with a comparison of how this year’s strength of schedule compares […]

Report: Vikings to Host Kyle Van Noy on Free Agent Visit

The Minnesota Vikings are likely in the market for a veteran edge defender, and there could be one on the way according to a recent report. Kyle Van Noy, who has played under Brian Flores at two different stops in his NFL career, is reportedly on his way to visit with the Vikings at some […]

Are the Minnesota Vikings Super Bowl contenders?

The Minnesota Vikings may not be the betting favorites like some of the teams with more recent playoff success, but they have become one of the more popular dark horse picks among national TV and radio personalities entering the season. One of the advantages of not living in the local market is getting to hear […]

Get the best of Daily Norseman on the new SB Nation app

It’s a big day for Daily Norseman. Today, the SB Nation app is live, and it’s the best way to follow the Vikings.  You can download it by searching SB Nation for iOS or Android. A year ago, we made some big changes to our community, including offering fewer ads and the addition of the […]

What’s Going On with J.J. McCarthy?

It’s been an eventful month of August for J.J. McCarthy and the Minnesota Vikings. The month began with a ‘competition’ for the starting quarterback job with Kyler Murray, in which McCarthy got 50% of the first team reps. The reps quickly shifted toward Kyler Murray and ten days later, following the night training camp practice, […]

Vikings Officially Announce 15 Practice Squad Signings

While there were not a lot of individual announcements for us to track, the Minnesota Vikings were signing players to the practice squad on Monday, coming to terms with fifteen players, almost all of whom were with the team during training camp. Here is the full list of players the team has brought back. There […]