Tarvaris Jackson will enter the 2008 season as the team’s starter, but should injury or under-performance or some other less-than-optimal outcome arise, the Vikings have a nice insurance plan in place. Gus Frerotte, a 15-year NFL veteran, will begin his second stint with the Vikings in 2008 and he will likely be the safety net behind Jackson…
…perhaps just as valuable an addition for the team this past offseason was safety Madieu Williams. A five-year veteran and former college teammate of E.J. Henderson at Maryland, Williams comes from the Bengals and brings with him speed, power and great tackling ability…
The addition of Benny Sapp to the Vikings in 2008 provides the Purple with another solid player in the defensive backfi eld to go along with players such as Cedric Griffin, Marcus McCauley, Darren Sharper, Williams and Antoine Winfield…
…the Vikings scooped up former San Francisco 49ers running back and return man Maurice Hicks. The Vikings are familiar with Hicks because the shifty back schooled Minnesota for two 55-yard kickoff returns during a 2007 contest…
Vikings fans will
remember Tapeh, a native of St. Paul, from his
years as a Golden Gopher when he helped
Marion Barber and Laurence Maroney each
break the 1,000-yard plateau in 2003.
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