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Credit: Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The final preseason game is often little more than a showing of practice squad players looking to make their final impact prior to roster cut down day. J.J. McCarthy was never going to play for the Minnesota Vikings tonight, and Kevin O’Connell was coaching a cast of …

The real test for rookie quarterback Cam Ward will come in Week One in Denver. But Ward passed another quiz in the preseason finale on Friday night. In two series of action, Ward completed 3-of-4 passes for 35 yards, with a 102.1 rating. He guided a 13-play, 90-yard touchdown drive that took 8:33 off the clock, completing passes to Jefferson, …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Cam Ward’s first NFL touchdown of any kind will have to wait for the regular season after the No. 1 overall pick helped the Tennessee Titans wrap up the preseason by beating the Minnesota Vikings 23-13 Friday night. Ward finished his preseason 10 of 19 for 145 yards while playing into the second quarter of all three …

Adam Thielen may be on his way back to Minnesota. The Vikings have inquired about trading for the veteran receiver, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. With Jordan Addison’s upcoming suspension and Jalen Nailor’s hand injury, Minnesota could use some more depth at receiver. The Vikings and Thielen are plenty familiar with one another. After entering the league as an undrafted free …

NASHVILLE – The Titans face the Vikings in preseason finale on Friday night at Nissan Stadium. Here’s a look at six things to watch in the contest: Titans quarterback Cam Ward has one more chance against another opponent before the Week One contest in Denver. In the team’s first two preseason games, Ward has played a total of five series, …

With a depleted receiver room heading into the start of the regular season, the Minnesota Vikings are looking to add another pass-catcher into the mix. Per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Vikings are “seriously exploring” the trade market for wide receivers with Justin Jefferson dealing with a hamstring injury and Jordan Addison set to miss the first three games while …

Adding two high-profile defensive linemen (Javon Hargrave, Jonathan Allen) this offseason, the Vikings will ship out an incumbent starter. Harrison Phillips is heading back to New York. The Jets are acquiring the veteran interior D-lineman, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. The Jets will land Phillips and a 2027 seventh-round pick in exchange for 2026 and 2027 sixth-rounders. This deal comes less …

The Vikings’ practice on Wednesday was the last one fully open to the media and the last one of what I’d consider to be training camp. Next up is the preseason finale in Tennessee on Friday, followed by roster cuts on Tuesday, and then it’s all about preparations for the regular season opener in Chicago on September 8. Thus, this …

Phillips saw the benefits of the depth in June, saying he imagined his snap counts would decline from his 2023 peak of 74%. That year, he became the first Vikings defensive tackle to play more than 70% of the team’s snaps since Kevin Williams in 2012. His snap count was a more reasonable 60% last season; he said the Vikings’ …

The Vikings traded defensive tackle Harrison Phillips and a 2027 seventh-round pick to the Jets on Wednesday, according to multiple reports. The Jets will send a 2026 sixth-round pick and a 2027 sixth-round pick to the Vikings. Phillips becomes the second defensive tackle the Jets acquired Wednesday after an earlier trade with the Browns for Jowon Briggs. Phillips spent his …