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69 days until Vikings season opener: Every player to wear No. 69

With 69 days remaining until the start of the season, we take a look at every player to wear No. 69 for the Minnesota Vikings.

It’s the final countdown…

Well, sort of.

The Minnesota Vikings will kick off their 2023 regular season in 69 days at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sept. 10.

From now until then, we will take a trip down memory lane and count each day by revisiting the players that have worn that specific jersey number.

Rashod Hill and Greg Mancz wore the number in 2022, but the number is headlined by Jared Allen, who wore it from 2008 to 2013.

With 69 days until kickoff, here’s a look at every player to wear No. 69 with the Vikings (via Pro Football Reference):

Report: Jared Allen not elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Allen was snubbed for the third-consecutive season

The Minnesota Vikings were hopeful to have another member enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of fame as edge rusher Jared Allen had been nominated for induction for the last three years into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

According to Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press, Allen will not be apart of the 2023 Pro Football Hall of Fame class.

The Vikings acquired Allen in the 2008 offseason by sending a first-round pick and two third-round picks. That move ended up being huge in helping Brad Childress turn around the Vikings and get them to the 2009 NFC Championship Game. During the six seasons that saw Allen amass 88.5 sacks, including a 2011 season where he had 22.0 sacks, just 0.5 from tying Michael Strahan’s record.

In his career, Allen played in 187 games and accumulated 136 sacks and forced 32 fumbles. He would have become the 16th member of the Vikings to earn enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the 10th lineman to earn honors.

3 former Chiefs players named finalists for Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2023

Three former #Chiefs players are among the 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced modern-era finalists for the Class of 2023. A total of three former Kansas City Chiefs players are among those 15 finalists selected.

The next step in the selection process is for the committee to elect up to five modern-era players from this group of 15 finalists. Finalists will need 80% of the vote from the selection committee in order to be chosen for the 2023 class. Remember, at one point the modern-era player pool was comprised of 129 players. The 2023 Pro Football Hall of Fame class will be decided and announced during the week leading up to Super Bowl LVII.

Below you can find a quick look at each of the three former Chiefs who were selected as finalists:

Jared Allen is a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame

The star defensive end is one step closer to Canton

The man who took the mullet to the next level in the state of Minnesota is one step closer to where he belongs as defensive end Jared Allen has been named a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The Vikings’ star defender for six seasons is beyond deserving of being enshrined in Canton. The Idaho State star was a fourth-round draft pick of the Kansas City Chiefs in 2004. The Vikings traded a first-round pick and two third-round picks to acquire the emerging star player.

In his career, Allen played in 187 games and accumulated 136 sacks, including a 2011 season where he had 22.0 sacks, just 0.5 from tying Michael Strahan’s record.

The 2023 hall of fame class will be announced during the NFL honors Super Bowl weekend.

Vikings announce special guest to sound Gjallarhorn at Saturday’s game

The star winger will sound the Gjallarhorn

The Minnesota Vikings are set to host the New York Giants in a Christmas Eve showdown on Saturday. Since the Vikings are at home, they’ll continue a tradition of sounding the Gjallarhorn, something that they’ve started since the opening of US Bank Stadium in 2016.

This Saturday, Minnesota Wild star left wing Kirill Kaprizov will get the honor of sounding the horn. Kaprizov is the first Wild player since center Erik Haula to sound the Gjallarhorn.

Other notable people that have sounded the Gjallarhorn this season:

Sylvia Fowles – Former Minnesota Lynx 
Cris Carter- Former Vikings Wide Receiver
Lonnie Warwick – Former Vikings Linebacker
Charlie Huizinga – Child battling acute Leukemia
Jared Allen– Former Vikings Defensive End
Paul Nakasone- United Stated Four-Star General
Sunisa Lee- Women’s Gymnastic Olympic Champion 
Jairus Wright- Former Vikings Wide Receiver 

3 former Chiefs players named modern-era semifinalists for 2023 Pro Football Hall of Fame

A trio of former #Chiefs players has been selected as modern-era semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2023

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced 28 modern-era semifinalists for their 2023 class.

A total of three former Kansas City Chiefs players have been selected as semifinalists. This group was reduced from an initial group of 129 nominees, which included 10 total former Chiefs players. This is the largest number of semifinalists since they adopted the process of reducing the list of nominees back in 2004.

This group will again be reduced to 15 finalists in the coming months. Then, the 49-person selection committee will select up to five modern-era members of the Pro Football Hall Class of 2023 in advance of Super Bowl LVII, with the final reveal coming during the NFL Honors ceremony on Feb. 9.

Here’s a quick look at the three Chiefs players selected as semifinalists:

Jared Allen named semifinalist for Pro Football Hall of Fame

The Vikings Ring of Honor member is one step closer to the Hall of Fame

Earlier this fall, five former Minnesota Vikings were on the list of 129 modern-era candidates for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2023. On Tuesday afternoon, the Hall of Fame committee narrowed their list down to 28 candidates.

Of those five ex-Vikings, only one survived: defensive end Jared Allen.

It’s no doubt that Allen is worthy of the Hall of Fame. Over 186 games across four franchises, Allen accumulated 136 sacks, 32 forced fumbles, a touchdown and four first-team All-Pro selections.

One of the main reasons that Allen deserves to be in the Hall of Fame is how he impacted the Vikings after they traded a first-round pick and two third-rounders to acquire him in 2008. He had 85.5 sacks over his six seasons with the Vikings, including coming half a sack from tying Michael Strahan’s single-season record of 22.5.

Allen still has two more hurdles to clear, but this is a huge step toward getting his rightful place in the Hall of Fame.

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Best photos from Vikings 34-26 win over the Cardinals

Sunday’s game provided some great photos

The Minnesota Vikings honored Jared Allen in a major way in beating the Arizona Cardinals by a score of 34-26 on Sunday.

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All three phases had stretches of brilliance on Sunday with the offense having the most success of the three.

With the win, the Vikings improved to 6-1 on the season and have now won the last 11 games against the Cardinals in Minnesota.

Throughout the day, there were some tremendous photos taken to capture the day. Here are the best of the best.

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Jared Allen with spectacular entrance to Ring of Honor ceremony

Jared Allen rode into his Ring of Honor ceremony in Minnesota

The Minnesota Vikings honored Jared Allen on Sunday at halftime of their game with the Arizona Cardinals.

The Vikings’ great defensive lineman knows how to make an entrance.

Check it out as he rides onto the field for his ceremony via horseback.

Allen played 6 seasons with Minnesota and had 85.5 sacks in purple.

Twitter loves Za’Darius Smith paying homage to Jared Allen

Smith celebrated his latest sack with the calf roping celebration made famous by new Ring of Honor inductee Jared Allen

The Minnesota Vikings are taking advantage of the fact that the Cardinals are without their entire left side of their starting offensive line.

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On the Cardinals second possession, Za’Darius Smith sacked Kyler Murray raising his total to 6.5 sacks on the season.

After the play, Smith celebrated with a calf roping celebration made famous by former Vikings great Jared Allen, who rang the Gjallarhorn before the game. He is in the building to be inducted into the Vikings Ring of Honor

Needless to say, fans and analysts alike loved Smith knowing his Vikings history and paying a nice tribute to the future Hall of Famer.