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Sam Ekstrom
Sam Ekstrom is an executive producer and host at Locked On Sports Minnesota. He's previously covered the Vikings for 105 The Ticket, Zone Coverage, Purple Insider, and the Associated Press. He grew up in Vermillion, S.D. rooting for the USD Coyotes (not SDSU) and graduated from Dordt (not "dork") University in Sioux Center, Iowa.
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How the Vikings Can Fill Their Biggest Non-Quarterback Offseason Needs
By Sam Ekstrom - Jan 10, 2024
The last time the Minnesota Vikings had an offseason quarterback search, they believed they were a quarterback away from Super Bowl contention. While their quarterback of choice, […]
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Harrison Smith and Danielle Hunter Face Very Different Contract Situations
By Sam Ekstrom - Jan 3, 2024
There’s a 97% chance that the Minnesota Vikings are playing their last game of the season on Sunday, which means conversations about the future start sooner than […]
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Get Ready For Minnesota’s 3-Game Series With the Lions
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 20, 2023
Who says there aren’t playoff series in the National Football League? An odd scheduling quirk already has the Minnesota Vikings playing the Detroit Lions twice in the […]
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Brian Flores Showed Up In Minnesota One Year Too Late
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 13, 2023
As the Minnesota Vikings defensive rank rises by the week, so too does Brian Flores’ potential to land a head coaching job. Local fans are already flashing […]
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Everything Is Set Up For Jaren Hall To Be the Starter After the Bye
By Sam Ekstrom - Nov 29, 2023
If you thought the Kirk Cousins Experience was rocky, the Josh Dobbs rollercoaster these past four weeks may have left you nauseous. The Chicago Bears shocked the […]
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Is Kevin O’Connell An Aggressive Head Coach?
By Sam Ekstrom - Nov 22, 2023
Never has it gotten easier to coach from your La-Z-Boy on NFL Sundays. Want to rip your favorite team’s head coach for a gutless fourth-down decision? Spend […]
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The Vikings Have Found A Way To Manufacture Depth
By Sam Ekstrom - Nov 15, 2023
Entering the 2023 season, most fans and analysts agreed the Minnesota Vikings’ opportunity for success hinged on health. The departure of many long-standing veterans was straining the […]
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Celebrate Josh Dobbs, But Don’t Be A Prisoner Of the Moment
By Sam Ekstrom - Nov 8, 2023
By all means, Minnesota Vikings fans, enjoy the Josh Dobbs Game. Minnesota’s 31-28 triumph over the Atlanta Falcons was a joy to watch as Dobbs tossed the […]
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The Biggest Story Of the Deadline Is What Adofo-Mensah Didn’t Do
By Sam Ekstrom - Nov 1, 2023
The Twin Cities received its first dusting of snow in the hours leading up to the 2023 trade deadline, and GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah proceeded to offer up […]
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Vikings Veterans Are Finding New Life In Brian Flores’ Defense
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 25, 2023
A year ago at this time, the Minnesota Vikings were flying high at 6-1. But the team’s last-second heroics were masking Ed Donatell’s unsustainably leaky defense. After […]
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The Vikings Run Game Isn’t Actually A Disaster, So Why Does It Feel That Way?
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 18, 2023
When the Minnesota Vikings released popular running back Dalvin Cook to save money on a pinched salary cap, they did so under the premise that their passing […]
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The 2020 Vikings Should Be A Warning For This Year’s Team
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 12, 2023
As Minnesota Vikings fans begin to prematurely turn their attention to the 2024 draft and salivate over college QBs, let’s pause for a quick breather to reset […]