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Report: Vikings sell naming rights for $220 million

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9 years ago

June 15, 2015

The Minnesota Vikings’ new $1.1 billion stadium, set to open next July, reportedly has a name after U.S. Bank agreed to pay $220 million.

Sources told the Sports Business Journal that the entitlement deal with Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank was completed in March but will be officially announced June 22. The sources said the deal for what will soon be called U.S. Bank Stadium is for 25 years — an average of $8.8 million per year.

The Vikings, when asked for comment Monday, said no naming rights announcement has been made.

U.S. Bank CEO Richard Davis co-chaired the committee that helped land Minneapolis and the city’s new stadium the bid to host Super Bowl LII in 2018.

The Vikings previously played in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. For the 2014 and 2015 seasons, the team is playing in TCF Bank Stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota.

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Buccaneers admit mistake, boot Aguayo

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

Football Insiders

In the NFL, it’s always better to admit a mistake than to compound it. For the Buccaneers, the decision to burn a 2016 second-round pick on kicker Robert Aguayo has proven to be a mistake. The Buccaneers made the definitive admission of their error on Saturday, cutting Aguayo. He exits with $428,000 in fully-guaranteed salary [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk

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Did Bucs put too much pressure on Aguayo?

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

Football Insiders

After the Buccaneers surprised everyone by taking a kicker with the 59th overall pick in the draft, G.M. Jason Licht explained the move by heaping superlatives on the player. “I was very excited along with my staff and coaches about Roberto for a very long time,” Licht told PFT Live in May 2016. “It’s not [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk

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Broncos holding their breath on Derek Wolfe

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

Football Insiders

Only two days after losing Billy Winn for the year with a torn ACL, the Broncos are now sweating out another potentially serious injury along the defensive line. Via multiple reports, Broncos defensive lineman Derek Wolfe was carted off the field during practice on Saturday. It’s being described as a right ankle injury by coach [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk