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The Minnesota Vikings are an American football team based in Minneapolis , Minnesota . They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The Vikings have won one NFL championship and were the first team to both play in and lose four Super Bowls. The Vikings have won their division 16 times, third most among teams currently playing in the division.

The club was founded in 1961 after the ownership group withdrew membership to the American Football League and agreed to join the NFL as an expansion team. The team played home games at Metropolitan Stadium through the 1981 NFL season and have played their home games at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome since 1982.

Minnesota Vikings Team Report (USA Today) The Vikings continue to wait for Brett Favre, hoping he will soon end his months-old retirement to play for them this season.

USC’s Jasper Brinkley Signs With Minnesota Vikings (WJBF-TV Augusta) The Minnesota Vikings have signed fifth-round draft pick Jasper Brinkley. Brinkley is a linebacker from South Carolina. He received second-team All-SEC honors last year after recording 65 tackles with the Gamecocks. Terms of the deal were not disclosed on Tuesday.

Minnesota Vikings' Percy Harvin sent home from rookie event because of illness (Pioneer Press) Minnesota Vikings rookie receiver Percy Harvin was sent home from the NFL rookie symposium in Palm Beach Gardens after becoming ill, according to nfl.com.

Favre Vikings jerseys aren't flying onto shelves (Pioneer Press) Any report of a mass-produced, league-approved Brett Favre Minnesota Vikings jersey is premature, an NFL spokesman said Thursday.