Vikings DL Ray Edwards was stellar Sunday against Detroit with five tackles, two sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Edwards had plenty of help from his teammates. Cedric Griffin had nine tackles and a forced fumble. E.J. Henderson had seven tackles. Chad Greenway had six tackles. Jared Allen had one tackle. Pat Williams had two tackles. Kevin Williams had four tackles and a sack.
Minnesota Vikings cornerback Benny Sapp, right, grabs the face mask of Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Dennis Northcutt during the first quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008, in Jacksonville, Fla. San Fransisco 49ers wide receiver Vernon Davis, top, pulls down a touchdown pass from 49ers quarterback Shaun Hill as Minnesota Vikings' Asher Allen (20) attempts to defend during the...
Let’s break down some film from the Steelers game to take a look at what is working and what is not. The numbers to the left indicate the time marking for each play on the video above. 0:08: Mike Wallace runs a reverse. Cedric Griffin does a good job of sticking with his man to prevent [...]
Vikings DE Jared Allen had seven tackles and a sack Sunday against Baltimore. He got help from LB Chad Greenway (10 tackles), DB Cedric Griffin (10 tackles), LB E.J. Henderson (six tackles), DL Kevin Williams (four tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble) and DL Ray Edwards (one tackle).
Once upon a time, Brett Favre shaved his face. The end. Did you like that story, Brett? I guess not. Breakdown of a game we probably shouldn't watch after the fold. For game-specific info, check out t the SBN event page for this game . For Viking s news leading up the game, check out Daily Norseman . St. Louis Rams , 0-4 4th - NFC West Minnesota Vikings , 4-0, 1st - NFC North Parentheses include NFL...
We learned on Thursday that Vikings cornerback Cedric Griffin pleaded guilty to a drunken driving offense. Since he was also arrested for disorderly conduct back in 2007, speculation began that he would be suspended by the NFL under the league’s multiple offender policies. According to the Star Tribune, this is not the case. The Star Tribune says [...]
Griffin was arrested Aug. 30 in Eden Prairie, the day before Minnesota played at Houston in a preseason game. Griffin pleaded guilty Wednesday to a fourth-degree DWI charge in Hennepin County court, paying a $300 fine and receiving two days of community service.
How did this one slip through the cracks? Well, if you needed any indication of the extent to which the media was focused on other aspects of the Vikings this summer, no one seemed to notice an arrest of Cedric Griffin in August for drunken driving. The arrest finally came to the surface today because he was sentenced: Griffin was arrested on Aug. 30. in Eden Prairie after he pulled his car over to...
It sounds like one of Chilly’s goofy philosophical nuggets: If a cornerback gets arrested for DUI and nobody notices, does it cause a distraction? The answer, I believe, would be no. I bring this up because, on Wednesday, WCCO reported that Vikings cornerback Cedric Griffin had been given two days of community service and ordered to pay [...]