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2016 Minnesota Vikings season
OwnerZygi Wilf
General managerRick Spielman
Head coachMike Zimmer
Home fieldU.S. Bank Stadium
Uniform

The 2016 Minnesota Vikings season will be the franchise's upcoming 56th season in the National Football League and the third under head coach Mike Zimmer. The Vikings look to defend their 2015 NFC North championship during their first season playing their home games at U.S. Bank Stadium, located on the site of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome where the Vikings played from 1982 to 2013 before moving temporarily to TCF Bank Stadium during construction.

Offseason

2016 Draft

Main article: 2016 NFL draft
2016 Minnesota Vikings draft[1]
Draft order Player name Position Height Weight College Contract Notes
Round Choice Overall
1 23 23 Laquon Treadwell WR 6-2 211 Ole Miss
2 23 54 Mackensie Alexander CB 5-11 190 Clemson 4 years / $4.3 million
3 23 86 Traded to the Miami Dolphins[A]
4 23 121 Willie Beavers G 6-4 324 Western Michigan 4 years / $2.88 million
5 21 160 Kentrell Brothers ILB 6-0 245 Missouri 4 years / $2.57 million
6 5 180 Moritz Böhringer WR 6-4 227 Schwäbisch Hall (GFL) 4 years / $2.49 million from 49ers[B]
11 186 Traded to the Miami Dolphins[C] from Dolphins[A]
13 188 David Morgan II TE 6-4 262 UTSA 4 years / $2.47 million from Eagles[D]
21 196 Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles[D] from Texans via Patriots and Dolphins[C]
23 198 Traded to the San Diego Chargers[E]
7 6 227 Stephen Weatherly LB 6-4 267 Vanderbilt 4 years / $2.42 million from Ravens via Dolphins[C]
19 240 Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles[D] from Bills[F]
23 244 Jayron Kearse S 6-4 216 Clemson 4 years / $2.4 million
Draft trades
  1. ^ a b The Vikings traded their third-round selection (86th) to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for Miami's sixth-round selection (186th) and Miami's third- and fourth-round selection in 2017.[2]
  2. ^ San Francisco traded their sixth-round selection (180th) and center Nick Easton to Minnesota in exchange for linebacker Gerald Hodges.[3]
  3. ^ a b c The Vikings traded the sixth-round selection they acquired from the Miami Dolphins (186th) back to the Dolphins in exchange for Miami's sixth-round selection and the seventh-round selection they acquired from the Ravens (196th and 227th).[4]
  4. ^ a b c Philadelphia traded their sixth-round selection (188th) to Minnesota in exchange for the sixth-round selection Minnesota acquired from the Dolphins and their seventh-round selection (196th and 240th).[5]
  5. ^ The Vikings traded their original sixth-round selection (198th) to the San Diego Chargers in exchange for guard Jeremiah Sirles.[6]
  6. ^ Buffalo traded their 2016 sixth-round selection (240th) and a 2015 fifth-round selection (137th) to the Vikings in exchange for quarterback Matt Cassel and Minnesota's 2015 sixth-round selection (187th).[7]

Roster changes

Re-signings
Date Player name Position Contract terms
March 7, 2016 Carter Bykowski OT 1 year / $600,000[8]
Andrew Sendejo S 4 years / $16 million[9]
Adam Thielen WR 1 year / $600,000[10]
March 8, 2016 Audie Cole LB 1 year / $760,000[11]
March 9, 2016 Kenrick Ellis DT 1 year / $810,000[12]
Mike Harris G 1 year / $1.9 million[13]
March 15, 2016 Rhett Ellison TE 1 year / $2.25 million[14]
Marcus Sherels CB 2 years / $4 million[14]
March 16, 2016 Matt Asiata RB 1 year / $840,000[15]
March 18, 2016 Terence Newman CB 1 year / $3 million[14]
Justin Trattou DE 1 year / $810,000[16]
April 11, 2016 Chad Greenway LB 1 year / $2.75 million[17]
April 18, 2016 Zach Line FB 1 year / $1.671 million[18]
Departures
Date Player name Position Note New team
March 8, 2016 Mike Wallace WR Released[19] Baltimore Ravens
Austin Wentworth OT Waived[19] Retired[20]
March 9, 2016 Casey Matthews ILB UFA
Jason Trusnik ILB UFA
March 14, 2016 Josh Robinson CB UFA Tampa Bay Buccaneers
March 18, 2016 Robert Blanton S UFA Buffalo Bills
April 13, 2016 Terrance Plummer LB Waived
Alex Singleton LB Waived
Additions
Date Player name Position Previous team Contract terms
March 10, 2016 Alex Boone G San Francisco 49ers 4 years / $26.8 million[21]
Emmanuel Lamur LB Cincinnati Bengals 2 years / $6 million[13]
March 11, 2016 Travis Lewis LB Detroit Lions 1 year / $810,000[13]
March 14, 2016 Michael Griffin S Tennessee Titans 1 year / $3 million[13]
March 18, 2016 Andre Smith OT Cincinnati Bengals 1 year / $4.5 million[22]
March 21, 2016 Brian Leonhardt TE San Francisco 49ers 1 year / $600,000[23]
May 1, 2016 Keith Baxter CB Marshall (NCAA) Undrafted FA[24]
Kyle Carter TE Penn State (NCAA)
Theiren Cockran DE Minnesota (NCAA)
Jake Ganus ILB Georgia (NCAA)
Marken Michel WR UMass (NCAA)
Denzell Perine OLB Florida Atlantic (NCAA)
Jhurell Pressley RB New Mexico (NCAA)
Eric Rawls CB Kentucky State (NCAA)
Brandon Ross RB Maryland (NCAA)
Joel Stave QB Wisconsin (NCAA)

Preseason

Schedule

The Vikings' preseason opponents and schedule was announced April 7.

Week Date Kickoff (CDT) Opponent Result Record Game site TV NFL.com
recap
1 August 12 6:30 p.m. at Cincinnati Bengals Paul Brown Stadium KMSP Fox 9
2 August 18 9:00 p.m. at Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field KMSP Fox 9
3 August 28 12:00 p.m. San Diego Chargers U.S. Bank Stadium Fox
4 September 1 7:00 p.m. Los Angeles Rams U.S. Bank Stadium KMSP Fox 9

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Kickoff (CT) Opponent Result Record Game site TV NFL.com
recap
1 September 11 12:00 p.m. at Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium Fox
2 September 18 7:30 p.m. Green Bay Packers U.S. Bank Stadium NBC
3 September 25 12:00 p.m. at Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium Fox
4 October 3 7:30 p.m. New York Giants U.S. Bank Stadium ESPN
5 October 9 12:00 p.m. Houston Texans U.S. Bank Stadium Fox
6 Bye
7 October 23 12:00 p.m. at Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Fox
8 October 31 8:30 p.m. at Chicago Bears Soldier Field ESPN
9 November 6 12:00 p.m. Detroit Lions U.S. Bank Stadium Fox
10 November 13 12:00 p.m. at Washington Redskins FedEx Field Fox
11 November 20 12:00 p.m. Arizona Cardinals U.S. Bank Stadium Fox
12 November 24 11:30 a.m. at Detroit Lions Ford Field CBS
13 December 1 7:25 p.m. Dallas Cowboys U.S. Bank Stadium NBC/NFLN/Twitter
14 December 11 12:00 p.m. at Jacksonville Jaguars EverBank Field Fox
15 December 18 12:00 p.m. Indianapolis Colts U.S. Bank Stadium CBS
16 December 24 12:00 p.m. at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Fox
17 January 1 12:00 p.m. Chicago Bears U.S. Bank Stadium Fox
Notes
  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

Staff

Minnesota Vikings staff
Front office
  • Owner/chairman – Zygi Wilf
  • Owner/vice chairman – Leonard Wilf
  • Owner/president – Mark Wilf
  • Chief operating officer – Andrew Miller
  • General manager – Kwesi Adofo-Mensah
  • Executive vice president of football operations – Rob Brzezinski
  • Senior vice president of player personnel – Ryan Grigson
  • Vice president of football operations – Demitrius Washington
  • Director of player personnel – Ryan Monnens
  • Assistant director of player personnel – Chisolm Opara
  • Director of pro personnel – Sam DeLuca
  • Director of college scouting – Mike Sholiton
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Pat Roberts
  • Senior personnel executive – Jamaal Stephenson
Head coaches
  • Head coach – Kevin O'Connell
  • Assistant head coach/outside linebackers – Mike Pettine
  • Assistant to the head coach – Henry Schneider IV
Offensive coaches
  • Offensive coordinator – Wes Phillips
  • Assistant offensive coordinator/assistant quarterbacks – Grant Udinski
  • Quarterbacks – Josh McCown
  • Running game coordinator/running backs – Curtis Modkins
  • Wide receivers – Keenan McCardell
  • Assistant wide receivers – Tony Sorrentino
  • Passing game coordinator/tight ends – Brian Angelichio
  • Offensive line – Chris Kuper
  • Assistant offensive line – Shaun Sarrett
  • Pass game specialist/game management coordinator – Ryan Cordell
  • Senior offensive assistant – Chris O'Hara
  • Quality control/offense – Derron Montgomery
  • Offensive assistant – Ben Ellefson
  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Brian Flores
  • Defensive line – Marcus Dixon
  • Assistant defensive line – Patrick Hill
  • Inside linebackers – Mike Siravo
  • Assistant inside linebackers – Thad Bogardus
  • Passing game coordinator/defensive backs – Daronte Jones
  • Safeties – Michael Hutchings
  • Quality control/defense – Lance Bennett
  • Defensive assistant – Imarjaye Albury
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Matt Daniels
  • Assistant special teams – Dalmin Gibson
Strength and conditioning
  • Director of player performance – Josh Hingst
  • Director of football development/Assistant performance coach – Derik Keyes
  • Assistant player performance – Marquis Johnson

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Current roster

Minnesota Vikings roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve


As of November 27, 2024. Rookies in italics.

53 active, 10 reserve, 16 practice squad (+1 exempt)

References

  1. ^ "2016 NFL Draft Tracker - Minnesota Vikings". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  2. ^ Tomasson, Chris (April 29, 2016). "Vikings trade out of third round, getting three picks from Miami". TwinCities.com. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  3. ^ Alper, Josh (October 6, 2015). "Vikings trade Gerald Hodges to 49ers for Nick Easton and a pick". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  4. ^ Nogle, Kevin (April 30, 2016). "Miami Dolphins pick Jakeem Grant in sixth round". SBNation. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  5. ^ "Vikings trade up in 6th round, select TE Morgan out of Texas-San Antonio". Fox Sports. April 30, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  6. ^ Alper, Josh (September 5, 2015). "Chargers trade Jeremiah Sirles to Vikings as they hit 53 players". ProFootballTalk. NBC Sports. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  7. ^ Smith, Michael David (March 4, 2015). "Bills acquire Matt Cassel in trade with Vikings". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  8. ^ "Carter Bykowski Contract, Salary Cap Details & Breakdowns". Spotrac. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  9. ^ Florio, Mike (March 5, 2016). "Vikings re-sign Andrew Sendejo". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  10. ^ "Adam Thielen Contract, Salary Cap Details & Breakdowns". Spotrac. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  11. ^ Tomasson, Chris (March 8, 2016). "Vikings linebacker Audie Cole signs new deal". TwinCities.com. Digital First Media. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  12. ^ "Kenrick Ellis Contract, Salary Cap Details & Breakdowns". Spotrac. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  13. ^ a b c d Tomasson, Chris (March 9, 2016). "Vikings have deals with offensive linemen Alex Boone, Mike Harris". TwinCities.com. Digital First Media. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  14. ^ a b c "Vikings re-sign Sherels, Ellison, Newman". FoxSports.com. Associated Press. March 15, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  15. ^ "Matt Asiata Contract, Salary Cap Details & Breakdowns". Spotrac. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  16. ^ "Justin Trattou Contract, Salary Cap Details & Breakdowns". Spotrac. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  17. ^ "Chad Greenway Contract, Salary Cap Details & Breakdowns". Spotrac. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  18. ^ Alper, Josh (April 18, 2016). "Zach Line remains with Vikings". ProFootballTalk. NBC Sports. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  19. ^ a b "Vikings Release Mike Wallace, Waive Austin Wentworth". Vikings.com. Minnesota Vikings Football. March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  20. ^ Tomasson, Chris (March 13, 2016). "Guard Austin Wentworth says NFL career over after one Vikings season after suffering leg clots and losing muscle". TwinCities.com. Pioneer Press. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  21. ^ "Transactions roundup: Vikings to add guard Alex Boone". nfl.com. National Football League. March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  22. ^ "Ben Goessling on Twitter". Twitter. March 17, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  23. ^ Goessling, Ben (March 18, 2016). "Vikings sign Brian Leonhardt to one-year deal". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  24. ^ Gates, Christopher (May 1, 2016). "2016 NFL Draft: Minnesota Vikings Undrafted Free Agent Tracker". DailyNorseman.com. SB Nation. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
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