The Vikings will hold the first full practice for a training camp in Eagan next Saturday. That date, July 28, is also the 20th anniversary of the NFL's approval of the sale of the Vikings to Red McCombs for the kingly sum of $250 million.
McCombs swept into town immediately and cut a swath through the Twin Cities, shouting "Purple Pride" to every civilian and TV camera that he eyeballed. Then, he headed for training camp in Mankato, where stopping at Emma Krumbee's in Belle Plaine for a couple of cinnamon rolls made its way to the TV news.