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| 2009 Minnesota Vikings season | |
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| Owner | Zygi Wilf |
| Head coach | Brad Childress |
| Home field | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| Results | |
| Record | 12–4 |
| Division place | 1st NFC North |
| Playoff finish | Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Cowboys) 34–3 Lost NFC Championship (at Saints) 28–31 (OT) |
| Pro Bowlers | 10
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| AP All-Pros | 4
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The 2009 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 49th in the National Football League (NFL) and their fourth under head coach Brad Childress. The Vikings improved upon their 10–6 record and defended their NFC North title from 2008, their first successful defense of a divisional title since they won six NFC Central titles in a row between 1973 and 1978. They beat the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Divisional Playoff at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, but lost the NFC Championship Game in overtime to the eventual Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints, missing out on what would have been their first Super Bowl since Super Bowl XI in 1976. This year's NFC Championship Game is also dubbed by many as the "Bountygate Game" that also resulted in several players and coaching staff (including head coach Sean Payton) receiving 12-month suspensions three years later. The Vikings had 10 Pro Bowlers and four All-Pros on their roster, both league-highs for the season.
Offseason
Player and personnel moves
Quarterback Brett Favre announced that he would not sign with the Minnesota Vikings on July 28, 2009, after much speculation that he would.[1] Less than a month later, however, Favre signed a 2-year contract worth $25 million with the Vikings.[1]
Releases and injuries
On February 18, the team released running back Maurice Hicks.[2]
On February 27, the team released quarterback Gus Frerotte.[3]
On March 3, the team released linebacker Vinny Ciurciu.[4]
On March 4, free agent center Matt Birk left the Vikings to join the Baltimore Ravens.[5]
On March 18, free agent safety Darren Sharper left the Vikings to join the New Orleans Saints.[6]
Signings and extensions
On February 24, the team re-signed cornerback Charles Gordon to a 1-year $1 million contract.[7]
On February 26, the team re-signed defensive end Jayme Mitchell to a 2-year deal.[8]
On February 27, the Vikings traded a 2009 4th round pick to the Houston Texans for quarterback Sage Rosenfels. They then signed Rosenfels to a 2-year $9 million contract extension that will run through 2011.[9]
On February 27, the team re-signed tight end Jim Kleinsasser to a 3-year $9 million contract.[10]
On March 6, the team re-signed linebacker Heath Farwell to a 3-year $7.75 million contract.[11]
On March 9, the team re-signed cornerback Benny Sapp to a 1-year contract.[12]
On March 11, the team re-signed defensive tackle Jimmy Kennedy to a 1-year contract.[13]
On March 19, the Vikings signed cornerback Karl Paymah and wide receiver Glenn Holt.[14]
On March 21, cornerback Cedric Griffin signed a 3-year contract extension.
On March 27, the team matched the Bengals' offer sheet for RFA fullback Naufahu Tahi.
On March 31, the team re-signed defensive end Otis Grigsby to a 1-year deal.[15]
On April 6, the team re-signed defensive tackle Fred Evans to a 1-year deal.[14]
On July 24, Antoine Winfield and the Vikings agreed on a 5-year extension through the 2013 season.[16]
On August 18, after months of negotiations, the team signed formerly retired quarterback Brett Favre.
Draft
The Vikings had five selections in the 2009 NFL Draft; they had traded their fourth-round selection to the Houston Texans for quarterback Sage Rosenfels and, back in 2007, they had traded their sixth-round selection to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for quarterback Kelly Holcomb. In 2008, they received an extra 2009 seventh-round selection from the Washington Redskins for defensive end Erasmus James, but they used that extra pick to move from spot #158 to #150 in the fifth round.
The Vikings' top two selections, WR Percy Harvin and OT Phil Loadholt, both soon became 1st string players, while Jasper Brinkley finished the season as the team's starting MLB after E.J. Henderson suffered a broken leg in a Week 13 game against the Arizona Cardinals. Harvin was also voted the Offensive Rookie of the Year and was named as the NFC's starting kick returner for the 2010 Pro Bowl on January 31, 2010.
| Pro Bowler |
| 2009 Minnesota Vikings Draft | ||||||
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| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | Contract | Notes | |
| Round | Selection | |||||
| 1 | 22 | Percy Harvin | WR | Florida | 5 years | |
| 2 | 54 | Phil Loadholt | OT | Oklahoma | 4 years | |
| 3 | 86 | Asher Allen | CB | Georgia | 4 years | |
| 4 | 122 | Traded to the Houston Texans | ||||
| 5 | 150 | Jasper Brinkley | LB | South Carolina | 4 years | From Redskins |
| 158 | Traded to the Washington Redskins | |||||
| 6 | 195 | Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles | ||||
| 7 | 221 | Traded to the Washington Redskins | From Redskins | |||
| 231 | Jamarca Sanford | S | Ole Miss | 4 years | ||
- ^ The Vikings traded their fourth-round selection (122nd overall) to the Houston Texans in exchange for QB Sage Rosenfels.[17]
- ^ The Vikings traded their fifth-round selection (158th overall) and the seventh-round selection they received from the Washington Redskins (221st overall) for DE Erasmus James back to Washington in exchange for the Redskins' fifth-round selection (150th overall).[18]
- ^ The Vikings traded their sixth-round selection (195th overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for QB Kelly Holcomb.[19]
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