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Florida State Running Back Lorenzo Booker apparently wowed Minnesota Vikings Coach Brad Childress with his knowledge of X’s and O’s.

Booker has had interviews with the majority of NFL teams, but he said, interviews with the Vikings and Rams went the best.

“When you’re interviewing with these guys, they just want to get a feel of who you are,” said Booker. “When they ask you about football, they want to know how aware you are.”

When a coach with the Rams asked him about his favorite play at Florida State, Booker grabbed a nearby whiteboard and began diagramming aspects of the play and how it related to the entire offense.

“It just escalated from there,” said Booker. “You would have thought that I was the coach and he was a recruit.”

Everyone in the room, including Vikings coach Brad Childress, stopped and walked over to see what was happening.

“Everybody was kind of speechless when I got done,” said Booker. “Most guys aren’t going to be able to tell you what everyone on the field is doing.”

Source: Ventura County Star

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Vikings nose tackle Pat Williams has been added to the NFC Pro Bowl team as the replacement for injured Chicago Bear Tommie Harris.

Defensive back Dustin Fox, the Vikings’ third-round pick in 2005, has been re-signed by the Philadelphia Eagles. Fox spent most of the 2006 season on the Eagles’ practice squad.

Source: Access Vikings:Blog

Amobi Okoye DL 6-2 312 Louisville

Ben Patrick TE 6-4 270 Delaware

Darren Perry resigned as The Pittsburgh Steelers defensive backs coach after meeting with new head coach Mike Tomlin on Wednesday morning in Mobile, Ala. One wonders if Vikings Defensive Backs coach Joe Woods is about to rejoin Tomlin in Pittsburgh.

ESPN.com ranks all 80 Super Bowl teams. The 4 Vikings squads rank as follows:

45. 1969 MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12-2 (2-1)
53. 1976 MINNESOTA VIKINGS 11-2-1 (2-1)
60. 1973 MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12-2 (2-1)
65. 1974 MINNESOTA VIKINGS 10-4 (2-1)

The number one ranked team was the 1989 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 14-2 (3-0)

Source: ESPN.com

Minnesota Vikings Defensive Line Coach Karl Dunbar is considered a candidate for the Defensive Coordinator position at Oklahoma State.

During an appearance on the “Tonight Show” on Tuesday, Eagles quarterback Jeff Garcia said he will be “testing the [free agent] waters.” That means there will be plenty of speculation in the coming weeks about the Vikings putting an attractive offer on the table for the quarterback. Garcia’s value skyrocketed after he helped lead the Eagles to the playoffs.

Source: Access Vikings: Blog Archive

Scratch Mike Furrey off the list. The Lions re-signed Mike Furrey to a three year deal. Furrey had 96 receptions in 2006.

Nielsen ratings for the week ending January 21

1. AFC Championship Post Game Show - Pats vs. Colts (CBS)
2. AFC Championship Game - Pats vs. Colts (CBS)
3. American Idol - Tues (FOX)
4. American Idol - Weds (FOX)
5. AFC Championship Post Game Show (CBS)
6. Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
7. CSI (CBS)
8. Golden Globe Awards (NBC)
9. Desperate Housewives (ABC)
10. NCIS (CBS)
11. 24 (FOX)
12. Shark (CBS)
13. Law and Order: SVU (NBC)
14. Ugly Betty (ABC)
15. CSI: NY (CBS)
16. Without A Trace (CBS)
17. Criminal Minds (CBS)
18. Extreme Makeover (ABC)
19. CSI: Miami (CBS)
20. The Unit (CBS)