The Minnesota Vikings hosted a public night practice on Thursday evening, the first of two they will host this year.
This is the first opportunity for most fans to come out and see the team practice, as 2:30 pm for the other practices can be difficult to attend considering the work week.
I was live for Vikings practice on Thursday night and the fans were into everything, even the drills at the start. What I took away was that this team continues to improve each day. Here are my eight main takeaways from practice on Thursday.