Notebook: Secondary, roster still in flux as Vikings wrap practice Updated: 14 hours ago Little more than 48 hours before the season kicks off in New Orleans, the Vikings continued to parse through their options in a secondary charged with stopping a high-powered Saints passing game on Thursday night. [Full Story]

Visanthe Shiancoe previews the opener against the Saints Updated: 16 hours ago Visanthe Shiancoe makes his weekly appearance on Talkin Purple. He previews the opener against the Saints and talks about other Vikings topics. [Click to listen]

Scouting report: Inside the Saints Updated: 17 hours ago The Minnesota Vikings open the season Thursday night with an instant chance to avenge their loss at New Orleans in last season's NFC Championship game. Sam Monson from ProFootballFocus.com takes an inside look at the Saints. [Full Story]

Pelissero: Options available, but Vikings willing to wait for corner help Updated: 1 day ago The Vikings are one injury away from No. 4 safety Husain Abdullah taking over nickel cornerback duties. That's the best way, Tom Pelissero writes, to elucidate the gravity of the cornerback shortage entering Thursday's season opener at New Orleans. [Full Story]

Notebook: Issues and all, Percy Harvin says he's ready for expanded role Updated: 1 day ago Percy Harvin knows the Vikings may need him everywhere this season. Harvin expects to take on punt return duties at some point and also play extensively as an outside receiver, helping to fill the void left by Sidney Rice's hip surgery. [Full Story]

Facing Saints without ball-hawking Sharper 'a tremendous help' for Vikings Updated: 1 day ago Visanthe Shiancoe misses the trash talk. What he won't miss is playing a New Orleans Saints defense including his friend, former teammate and Twitter nemesis Darren Sharper. [Full Story]

Jimmy Kennedy misses another practice, has knee injury Updated: 1 day ago Jimmy Kennedy missed another practice on Monday and at this point looks like a long shot to play in the Minnesota Vikings' season opener on Thursday at New Orleans. [Full Story]

Minnesota Vikings report: Focus on hitting Favre Updated: 2 days ago Tom Pelissero from 1500ESPN.com talks about the Minnesota Vikings' return to practice on Sept. 5, 2010, and the talking point of the week leading up to their opener [Watch Video]

Notebook: Comparing Tarvaris to Sage 'apples and oranges,' Childress says Updated: 3 days ago Two days after the Vikings traded away their third-string quarterback, Brad Childress again defended the decision to keep Tarvaris Jackson over Sage Rosenfels and said repeatedly that Jackson gives them the best chance to win without Brett Favre. [Full Story]

Childress: Vikings aren't pursuing T.J. Houshmandzadeh 'right now' Updated: 3 days ago Consider the speculation over for now. Brad Childress says T.J. Houshmandzadeh won't be a Viking anytime soon. [Full Story]

Brees, Payton defend Saints' hits on Favre as rematch approaches Updated: 3 days ago For the umpteenth time this offseason, Brad Childress said on Sunday he thinks the New Orleans Saints crossed the line with how they hit Brett Favre in January's NFC championship game. As Tom Pelissero writes, Drew Brees and Sean Payton disagree. [Full Story]

John Sullivan, Cedric Griffin on field as Vikings resume practice Updated: 3 days ago The Vikings resumed practice on Sunday morning with two familiar faces back on the field. John Sullivan and Cedric Griffin both were in shoulder pads and helmets and went through the portion of practice reporters were allowed to view. [Full Story]

Vikings fill out practice squad; former Gopher Nate Triplett not on it Updated: 3 days ago The Vikings wasted little time beginning to fill their practice squad on Sunday morning. Within minutes after the waiver period ended, defensive tackle Tremaine Johnson had been re-signed to the practice squad, an NFL source said. [Full Story]

Breaking down the Vikings' 53-man roster ... for now Updated: 4 days ago The waiver process won't be complete until Sunday, and there could be more moves to come for the Vikings. For now, here's how the 53-man roster looks after the cuts made on Saturday. [Full Story]

Live on cutdown day: Javon Walker, Rhys Lloyd, Garrett Mills among cuts Updated: 4 days ago After trading Sage Rosenfels and Darius Reynaud on Friday night for future draft picks, the Minnesota Vikings entered cutdown day with 73 players -- 20 over the limit they must reach by 5 p.m. Saturday. Here's the blow-by-blow as cuts come in. [Full Story]

Source: Vikings did not make trade offer for T.J. Houshmandzadeh Updated: 4 days ago The Vikings might have interest in T.J. Houshmandzadeh at some point, but they aren't interested in trading for him. A Seahawks source told 1500ESPN.com the Vikings have not made any offer. [Full Story]

Pelissero: Trade helped sort out roster, but it left Vikings thinner, too Updated: 4 days ago For more than seven months, the Vikings approached their roster like a team on the cusp of a championship. Then ... they traded away two players whose preseason performances were worthy of being on the 53-man roster. [Full Story]

Vikings trade Sage Rosenfels, Darius Reynaud to Giants for future picks Updated: 4 days ago Sage Rosenfels will carry his strong preseason to a new home. An NFL source confirmed on Friday night the Vikings have traded their third-string quarterback to the New York Giants. [Full Story]

PUP marks the spot: Saints' Darren Sharper reportedly out six weeks Updated: 4 days ago The Saints will place Darren Sharper on the reserve/physically unable to perform list, NewOrleans.com reported on Friday -- sidelining the veteran free safety for at least the season's first six weeks as he continues to recover from knee surgery. [Full Story]

NFL fines Ray Edwards $5K for late hit Updated: 5 days ago Minnesota Vikings end Ray Edwards has been fined $5,000 for a late hit in Saturday's exhibition win over Seattle, an NFL spokesman confirmed on Friday. [Full Story]