Off day? Not for us!

Photo by John Cross

The Vikings return to the practice field today (Wednesday), following their first day off from training camp. The team has changed its schedule a bit, with this morning's walk-thru being a short, special teams-only practice from 11:20 to 11:35 a.m. The post-practice autograph session is on as scheduled.

Meantime, here are links to The Free Press coverage in today's paper (no off day for us, or the AP):

* Second-year punter Jeff Locke (pictured) ended up having a good rookie season but was inconsistent early in the year. Chad Courrier writes that he is working to make sure he doesn't have another slow start.

* One of the newcomers to this year's team is corner back Captain Munnerlyn, who was a free-agent signee from Carolina. The Associated Press writes that he's expecting to be a leader with the Vikings' young secondary and not just because of his name.

* The AP reports that, off the field, the Vikings have hired a pair of lawyers to assist in the Chris Kluwe settlement talks. One had experience investigating the Miami Dolphins bullying situation last year.