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The Minnesota Vikings practiced Thursday at TCO Performance Center ahead of Saturday's preseason opener against the Houston Texans at U.S. Bank Stadium. FOX 9's Dawn Mitchell has an update from training camp.

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Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison spoke to reporters after training camp practice on Wednesday after he was suspended three games by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy, stemming from a 2024 drunk driving arrest.

The Minnesota Vikings are in the grind of training camp but are getting ready for Saturday's preseason opener against the Houston Texans at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell spoke with reporters before Wednesday's training camp practice at TCO Performance Center, and said the team was ready for the NFL to suspend Jordan Addison for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. Addison was arrested for drunk driving in July of 2024 and pleaded to a lesser charge last month.

On this episode of ?First and North,? FOX 9?s Ahmad Hicks and other NFC North insiders break down the Hall of Fame weekend, including some heartfelt acceptance speeches and a dud on the field from the Lions. Hosts also discuss the latest injury updates and storylines from around the league.

Gophers QB Drake Lindsey hit Jalen Smith for two long touchdowns at a practice open to media on Tuesday at Huntington Bank Stadium. After practice, Lindsey spoke with reporters and compared his up and down play at fall camp to golf.

In this week’s episode of H&H: the Henry and Hicks podcast, the two discuss a range of topics from the massive fire sale at the MLB trade deadline for the Minnesota Twins. They parted ways with 40% of their active roster, and Ahmad believes they should be discounting tickets as a result. Napheesa Collier sustained an injury while her team was up 40-plus points and now will miss two weeks. Ahmad and Henry break down whether she should’ve been in the game and if head coach Cheryl Reeve made the right decision to leave her in the game. Shannon Sharpe, a NFL Hall of Famer and budding entrepreneur, recently parted ways with ESPN just days after settling his rape lawsuit. Henry dives deep into the decision making of wealthy athletes and how they sometimes lead to costly consequences. And the Vikings play in their first preseason game this weekend and head coach Kevin O’Connell says J.J. McCarthy will play, so the two discuss what they’re hoping to see when the Vikings take on the Texans.

Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell spoke with reporters ahead of Monday night's training camp practice at TCO Stadium, and confirmed J.J. McCarthy will play in Saturday's preseason opener against the Houston Texans at U.S. Bank Stadium.

As Vikings training camp continues in Eagan, all eyes are J.J. McCarthy with every pass he throws, good or bad. Sunday night on FOX 9 Sports Now, Pete Bercich of the Vikings Radio Network joined Jim Rich to talk about McCarthy's progress, and if he should play in Saturday's preseason game.