The Vikings Return to Training Camp—Let’s Go!

Vikings Territory Breakdown

The Vikings returned to TCO Performance Center for the 2025 Training Camp this week, and, thus far, it is mostly good news coming out of Eagan, Minn. Where many feared the Vikings’ offensive line would be missing two players fans are counting on this season, both veteran left tackle Christan Darrisaw and recent free agent addition right Matt Fries will not start the season on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list. Fries will be ready to go at camp, while the team will bring back Darrisaw slowly from his major knee injury—but he is expected to be ready to go for week one.

That is good news. Perhaps less than good news is the fact that Josh Metellus remains without a contract extension. But GM Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah did say the team expects him to practice and that Kwesi had a good talk recently with Josh’s agent Drew Rosenhaus. Stay tuned to that situation.

In the meantime, the co-hosts of Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast (Joe Oberle, senior writer at vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com and Mark Craig, NFL and Vikings writer for the Star Tribune and startribune.com) are on hand to break it all down (just like the podcast name says). There is likely news coming out of camp every day, and we will bring you up to speed with our analysis. So, tune into the podcast and check it all out. Skol!

Joe Oberle is a veteran sportswriter/editor/reporter and has covered the Vikings since 2008. The author of three books, he ... More about Joe Oberle