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Vikings Punish New Coach After Arrest

July 29, 2026

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July 29, 2026 | Edition #492

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Timing is everything in the NFL, and the Vikings just faced an unexpected test of team discipline. Just as preparations gear up for the upcoming season, Minnesota made a statement for a newly brought-in assistant coach following an off-field legal matter.

Minnesota’s coaching staff is entering a difficult stretch without one of its main leaders. 

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Did the Bucs make a mistake by not meeting Baker Mayfield's desired extension value before camp, or is playing hardball the smart move?

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Another day of training camps is officially in the books! Here are 5 key takeaways from the recent sessions:

  • Raiders Head coach Klint Kubiak named veteran Kirk Cousins the starting quarterback over rookie first-round pick Fernando Mendoza to begin camp. 

  • Giants Wide receiver Malik Nabers avoided the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list and is trending toward a Week 1 return. 

  • Steelers DB Jalen Ramsey opened camp on the PUP list due to a knee injury from minicamp. 

  • Eagles Jalen Carter agreed to a massive four-year, $152 million contract extension, locking him in through 2031. This makes him the highest-paid defensive tackle in NFL history. 

  • For the first time in years, the Cowboys opened camp with zero players on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) or Non-Football Injury (NFI) lists.

During Kyle Shanahan's very first NFL break as a low-level quality control coach for Jon Gruden's Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2004, he would finish his grueling attacking work, wait for Gruden to leave, and then sneak into the secondary coaches' meeting room at night.

He manually broke down playbooks to learn how coordinators targeted specific rules, a habit that birthed his future reputation for brutally exposing defensive coverage exploits.

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