Mark Craig
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Mark Craig covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL for the Star Tribune in Minneapolis. He is a Pro Football Hall of Fame selector.
Joined July 2009
RT @StribSports: Undrafted rookie Oscar Chapman from Australia is pushing incumbent Ryan Wright to be the Vikings' punter, according to spe….
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Undrafted rookie punter Oscar Chapman from Australia is pushing incumbent Ryan Wright for the Minnesota Vikings' job, according to special teams coordinator Matt Daniels.
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RT @StribSports: At the end of training camp, Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy said his confidence is "the highest it's ever been" and he….
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At the end of his first full NFL training camp, Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy said his confidence is "the highest it's ever been" and he has “no concern at all” about the team's depth...
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RT @StribSports: Vikings rookie Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins flashes his potential and acknowledges his flaws. Read more here from @markcraignfl:….
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Defensive tackle Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, a fifth-round draft pick out of Georgia, is one of the most intriguing young Minnesota Vikings players not named J.J. McCarthy.
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RT @StribSports: Rookie defensive tackle Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins is one of the more intriguing young Vikings not named J.J. McCarthy. Read mo….
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Defensive tackle Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, a fifth-round draft pick out of Georgia, is one of the most intriguing young Minnesota Vikings players not named J.J. McCarthy.
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4th-and-35 from his own 7 and he punts. Is KO getting too conservative? I'll hang up and listen.
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RT @StribSports: Minnesota Vikings edge rusher gets emotional near end of his enshrinement speech. @markcraignfl has the latest: https://t.….
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Minnesota Vikings edge rusher gets emotional near end of his enshrinement speech.
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RT @jzulgad: Don’t miss @markcraignfl’s story on Jared Allen in today’s @StarTribune. Outstanding read on the now Hall of Fame defensive en….
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A fantastic speech by Jared I thought.
Minnesota Vikings edge rusher gets emotional near end of his enshrinement speech. @markcraignfl has the latest:
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Jared walked the gauntlet of 111 fellow Hall of Famers to get his gold jacket from Dick Vermeil. Then he celebrates with his wife and two daughters. Well done, Jared. Enjoy tomorrow.
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RT @StribSports: On the NFL: Vikings’ Australian punter isn’t just here for fun. He could win the starting job.
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Minnesota Vikings punter Oscar Chapman isn’t just another feel-good tale about foreign-born player they brought in as part of the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program. He could make the team.
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Fun time talking with Matt Daniels, DePaolo and "Oscar the Aussie" about his career path and Oscar being as baffled about American football at first as most Americans are baffled by Aussie Rules football.
On the NFL: Vikings’ Australian punter isn’t just here for fun. He could win the starting job.
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Crash Davis makes "The Show!" Did someone call in sick?.
Special Access Vikings today as @markcraignfl joins Andrew Krammer and I to talk about Vikings legend Jared Allen's Pro Football Hall of Fame induction this weekend in Canton, along with his early takeaways on the '25 Vikings team -- including the punting competition. 🔗 below
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Jared (on the end) at the dinner where he will receive his gold jacket from Dick Vermeil, fellow Hall of Famer and the coach who drafted him.
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Lions JV team heads into quarter No. 2 with three turnovers and a three-and-out to trail 14-0.
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RT @StribSports: The Vikings Hall of Famer is confident in security efforts following mass shooting at NFL offices in NYC. @markcraignfl ha….
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Vikings Hall of Famer confident in security efforts following mass shooting at NFL offices in NYC.
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Jared going over old times with Antonio Gates about 20 feet from where my old desk was in the Repository 30 years ago.
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