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Chris Doleman: Lack of Super Bowl Rings Keeping Me Out of Hall of Fame

Chris Doleman was an eight-time Pro Bowl defensive end who topped 150 sacks in his NFL career and was named a member of the 1990s NFL All-Decade Team. And yet every time his name comes up for consideration on the Pro Football Hall of Fame ballot, he's voted down? Why? Doleman thinks it's because he never played on a team...

Metrodome Roof Repairs Could Impact Vikings' 2011 Schedule

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The new head of the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission said Thursday that replacing the snow-damaged roof of the Metrodome would likely take five to six months, raising the possibility of affecting next season's schedule for the Minnesota Vikings. Ted Mondale took the oath as chairman...

Bill Musgrave Leaves Falcons to Become Vikings' Offensive Coordinator

Bill Musgrave, the tutor for Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan since Ryan entered the league in 2008, is gone from the Falcons. The Minnesota Vikings hired Musgrave on Wednesday to be their offensive coordinator. "The organization is first class all the way and Leslie Frazier is first class all the way," Musgrave said in a...

Vikings Fill Biggest Void on Staff by Hiring Bill Musgrave as Offensive Coordinator

After Leslie Frazier was promoted from defensive coordinator to head coach of the Minnesota Vikings, his single biggest job was to hire an offensive coordinator. Now he can scratch that item off his to do list. ESPN's Chris Mortensen is reporting that Frazier has hired Bill Musgrave, formerly the Falcons' assistant head...

Vikings to Taxpayers: Pay for Two-Thirds of a Stadium, All of a Roof

The Minnesota Vikings want to move out of the Metrodome and into a new stadium. And they want the taxpayers to foot the majority of the bill. The deal the team has offered the state legislature is that the team will pay for one-third of the cost of a football stadium, and the government (meaning the taxpayers) will have...