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ekend is off to a great start Laquon Treadwell Jersey , even though the draft is still two weeks away with the Adam Thielen contract extension we have something new to talk about that is Vikings related.No less importantly the Game of Thrones final season will air Sunday night, if you’ve been watching Game of Thrones and commenting in the Open Threads or the Fanposts I did for season seven you’re in luck, the artistformerlyknownasfil will be posting a Fanpost Monday morning, I’ll get it moved to the front page as soon as I see it.Meanwhile we’ll catch up on our NFC North opponents and then carry on with our news and links thread full of beer recommendations, nap strategies, crock pot and smoker recipes. Fire up the mock drafts and drop by for some fan wisdom, snark and try a beer from Remedy Brewing Company.Around the DN since our last open thread:Lucas reports the Vikings negotiated a contract extension with Adam Thielen.Did you know Thielen is a Minnesota native who went undrafted and got a $500 scholarship to Mankato State?From Dan Kadar at SB Nation, 2019 NFL mock draft: Cody Ford can fix the Vikings’ identity crisis.Also, Dan has the 2019 SB Nation writers mock draft which is continuing.Norse Code Podcast Episode 273: Impromptu Draft Analysis with Michael Kist.Greatest Playoff Win of All Time Tournament Womens Xavier Rhodes Jersey , Final Four Game 2 and Final Four Game 1, both by Ted.Vikings news from other sources:The Vikings agree in principle to a multi-year contract extension with WR Adam Thielen.Vikings 2019 preseason schedule finalized.Matthew Coller at SkorNorth.com ponders questions and takeaways from pre-draft Vikings projections.At Vikings.com, they’ll keep you up to the minute with their Vikings free agency tracker.NFC North Roundup: At Pride of Detroit Mental health in the NFL, Part 1: Eli’s story; Part 2: Is the league doing enough and Part 3: Eric Hipple’s story and life after football.(If you read this Mike, good luck to you).Ask POD: NFL Draft preview part one.2019 Detroit Lions free agency tracker: Latest signings, trades, more.At Windy City Gridiron Who is the one prospect you don’t want the Bears to draft?Who is the one player you want the Bears to draft?Mocking the Mocks: Examining the full 7 round CBS Bears’ mock.Bears 2019 free agency tracker: News, signings, cuts Ben Gedeon Jersey , and more.Over at Acme Packing Company With Matt LaFleur’s offense, don’t expect next slot WR to be Randall Cobb clone.Packers 2019 pre-draft visits: Toledo CB Ka’Dar Hollman to visit Green Bay Monday.Packers have no shakedown period under Matt LaFleur.League news: Consistent with the weekend news and links I’ll post league news in the commentsWe come to today’s media selection: Game of Thrones | Season 8 | Official Trailer (HBO)Again, we all know the rules, but in case someone is new:-No discussion of politics or religion-No feeding of the trolls-This isn’t a male version of The View, so leave the gender hatred at the door-Keep the bad language to a minimum (using the spoiler tags, if you must)-Speaking of which, if discussing a newer show or movie, please use spoiler tags-No pictures that could get someone fired or in serious trouble with their employer-If you can’t disagree in a civil manner, feel free to go away-While navigating the open thread http://www.thevikingslockerroom.com/authentic-mackensie-alexander-jersey , just assume it’s sarcasm.With that, the beer light is on and the bar is open. Belly up & tie one on. Don’t forget to tip your waiter, try not to annoy him and and as always, Winter is Coming. He’s entering the final year of his rookie contract" />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteDaily Norsemana Minnesota Vikings communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsLibraryVikingsOddsShopAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Vikings 2018 SeasonVikings 2019 OffseasonU.S. Bank StadiumMinnesota Vikings PodcastsVikings reportedly looking to extend Stephen Weatherly New,80commentsHe’s entering the final year of his rookie contractCDTShareTweetShareShareVikings reportedly looking to extend Stephen Weatherly Eric Hartline-USA TODAY SportsThe Vikings have reportedly started extension talks with defensive end Stephen Weatherly, who is in his last year of his rookie deal.Weatherly’s agent, Blake Baratz, had this to say about the extension talks:Weatherly was a 7th round pick (#227) out of Vanderbilt back in 2016.He spent a couple years developing, including spending most of his rookie year on the practice squad Womens Adam Thielen Jersey , before having more of an impact last season, when he saw some starting duty while Everson Griffen was out.Weatherly is listed as 6’5”, 267 lbs., with 34.5” arms and ran a 4.6” 40.Last season Weatherly had 3 sacks, but more impressive were his 18 run stops in 198 run snaps, which was best among Vikings defensive linemen and 9th best in the league among edge rushers with at least that many run snaps, according to PFF.Mike Zimmer has said recently that he expects Weatherly to have an expanded role this season, most likely as the primary backup DE.It wouldn’t be terribly surprising either if the Vikings part ways with Everson Griffen at some point, that Weatherly steps into a starting role at LDE and Danielle Hunter moves to the RDE spot.Weatherly is also something of a renaissance man.In addition to football Mike Remmers Jersey , he can play nine instruments, speak four languages, likes to play chess, enjoys math, and is one of those guys that can solve a Rubik's Cube in like 30 seconds.Given the Vikings salary cap situation, it’s gonna take someone good at math and solving puzzles to come up with the salary cap space to extend Weatherly, but it appears both sides are working to make it happen.