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The Teddy Bridgewater era is officially here. The Minnesota Vikings announced their weekly roster moves today, which included quarterback Matt Cassel being placed on injured reserve, ending his 2014 season.

The biggest question on the Minnesota Vikings depth chart has been answered.

Lo and behold, the preseason is just about to begin and soon after that, the regular season will finally be upon us.  This also means that teams around the league will begin trimming their roster from 90 to 53 for week one.

While there are four preseason games and several practices between now and week 1 of the NFL regular season, the depth chart is slowly starting to take shape for the Minnesota Vikings.

Here are some of the highlights of the Thursday, July 31 afternoon practice for the Minnesota Vikings during their 2014 training camp at MSU Mankato.

Mankato, MN- In between the morning walk-thru and the afternoon practice I thought I would present the five things I noticed during the walk-thru. Hope you enjoy. Also note to anyone who is thinking about coming to Mankato, never wear pants on a 80-degree day, this sports writer found out the hard way...

It's apparent that the NFC North already has some of the best offensive players in the league.  For example, the Packers have a top-5 quarterback in Aaron Rodgers, Minnesota has one of the fiercest rushers of the 21st century in Adrian Peterson, the Lions have a matchup nightmare when Calvin Johnson is on the field, and the Bears possess what is most likely the deadliest wide receiver combo with B

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings brought back veteran Matt Cassel back to be the bridge to their future quarterback. The blueprint was produced on draft day when they traded into the end of the first round to take Teddy Bridgewater.

A source tells KSTP that Minnesota Vikings quarterback Matt Cassel has decided to void his contract for the upcoming NFL season, flexing an option that was written into the deal that he signed when joining the Vikings before the 2013 season.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings coach Leslie Frazier says he wants to see how Christian Ponder's injured ribs progress through the bye week before he makes a decision on a starting quarterback.