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Carol Wilson received a Super Bowl ring from the Philadelphia Eagles. Carol Wilson always loved the flea-flicker. In her thirty years as an executive assistant for the Philadelphia Eagles coaching staff, she developed an affinity for the play that was never satiated – until the 2018 NFC Championship game between the Eagles and Minnesota Vikings.

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook passed another threshold in his recovery from a torn ACL last season. According to Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com, Cook was cleared to return to team drills on Monday as the Vikings move through their final week of OTAs. “I’ve been feeling good, but this week was another milestone in the rehab,” Cook said.

For the first time since tearing a left knee ligament on Oct. 1, Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook was on the field for drills Tuesday. He participated in the club's organized team activities at Eagan, Minn., continuing the comeback from a torn

Teddy Bridgewater rolled right, kept moving and then zipped a pass down the field on the run. If his first practice of organized team activities with the New York Jets was a test of his health and confidence, the quarterback passed in a big way. Bridgewater missed most of the past two seasons after suffering a gruesome, career-threatening injury in August 2016 while with the Minnesota Vikings.

Adrian Peterson's career as a running back is winding down, but that doesn't mean the former Minnesota Viking great is holding anything back as looks to sign with an NFL team for the 2018 season. Peterson struggled in the backfield for the New Orleans Saints last season, and was eventually traded to the Arizona Cardinals in October, where he faired a little better. As the offseason progresses, Peterson wants to show teams he still has something left in the tank, and his cardio routine should leave no doubt that the dude is still in incredible shape.

The Minnesota Vikings will hold a summit and fundraiser aiming to “promote LGBTQ inclusion in sports and raise money for LGBTQ groups” at the team’s headquarters on June 21, per the Minneapolis Star Tribune. It is believed to be the first event of its kind ever hosted by an NFL franchise. The event is part of the settlement the Vikings made with former punter Chris Kluwe, who threatened to sue the team in 2014 due to it being, in Kluwe’s mind, an anti-LGBTQ organization. Kluwe, who has long been an outspoken advocate of the LGBTQ community, believed his support is what got him released in May 2013, and he chronicled Vikings special teams coordinator Mike Priefer using homophobic language on several occasions in his 2014 letter to Deadspin, “I Was An NFL Player Until I Was Fired By Two Cowards And A Bigot.” Kluwe, 36, will attend the event, and he said he hopes Priefer, who is still the team’s special teams coordinator, will, too.

While he reiterated the team doesn't currently plan to sign a veteran running back, New Orleans head coach Sean Payton said he would "absolutely" consider bringing back Adrian Peterson if the Saints do add a back. New Orleans signed Peterson to a two-year deal last offseason and traded him to the Arizona Cardinals in October, after Cardinals back David Johnson hurt his wrist and then-rookie Alvin Kamara emerged for the Saints. Peterson played in just six games for the Cardinals before a season-ending neck injury, and he was released in March.