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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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LOCKED ON VIKINGS: Mankato Memories
By Sam Ekstrom - Jul 19, 2017
Sam Ekstrom reflects on what Mankato has meant to Vikings fans in light of the news that Minnesota will be switching training camp facilities in 2018. DOWNLOAD […]
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Reasons For Defeat: A Look Back at the Vikings’ 3-8 Finish (Part 1)
By Sam Ekstrom - Jul 19, 2017
Dominant, though possibly flawed, the Minnesota Vikings started 5-0 start last season and had fans discussing a second straight NFC North title, who the primary challengers were […]
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LOCKED ON VIKINGS: Arif Hasan’s Training Camp Primer
By Sam Ekstrom - Jul 17, 2017
Sam Ekstrom spent two episodes talking Purple with Arif Hasan as training camp approaches. DOWNLOAD AUDIO (PART 1) DOWNLOAD AUDIO (PART 2)
LOCKED ON VIKINGS: Fixing the Pro Bowl Skills Competition
By Sam Ekstrom - Jul 11, 2017
In honor of the Home Run Derby, Sam Ekstrom suggests how the NFL can fix its All-Star festivities. DOWNLOAD AUDIO
LOCKED ON VIKINGS: The 10 Most Vital Vikings
By Sam Ekstrom - Jul 10, 2017
Sam Ekstrom plays off the Star Tribune countdown of the most important Vikings and guesses their Top 10. DOWNLOAD AUDIO
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LOCKED ON VIKINGS: Ranking the Top 5 Tight Ends
By Sam Ekstrom - Jul 5, 2017
Sam Ekstrom and Sage Rosenfels continue their position rankings with the top five tight ends in the NFL. They also drop a couple fascinating Aaron Hernandez nuggets. […]
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LOCKED ON VIKINGS: Top 5 WRs in the NFL
By Sam Ekstrom - Jun 28, 2017
Sam Ekstrom and Sage Rosenfels try to discern what Michael Floyd’s one-day jail sentence means for his NFL suspension, and they attempt to label the top five […]
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LOCKED ON VIKINGS: Top 5 NFL Running Backs
By Sam Ekstrom - Jun 23, 2017
Sam Ekstrom and Sage Rosenfels rank their favorite NFL running backs, touch on the Derek Carr extension and discuss the big Jimmy Butler trade for the Minnesota […]
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Danielle Hunter’s Leaning on Veterans to Take the Next Step
By Sam Ekstrom - Jun 23, 2017
When the Minnesota Vikings selected Danielle Hunter in the third round in 2015, they viewed him as a piece of clay ready to be molded. So what […]
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MINI-CAMP: Zimmer Continues His Coaching Evolution
By Sam Ekstrom - Jun 15, 2017
Hired by the Minnesota Vikings as a first-time head coach at age 57, it took Mike Zimmer a long time to reach the top of the NFL […]
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VIDEO: Ahmad Rashad’s Hail Mary Catch to Clinch the Division
By Sam Ekstrom - Jun 14, 2017
It was announced earlier Wednesday that Ahmad Rashad will be inducted into the Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor this season several weeks after fellow receiving legend Randy […]
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Another Year, Another Position for T.J. Clemmings
By Sam Ekstrom - Jun 14, 2017
T.J. Clemmings is used to being moved around. The third-year Minnesota Vikings offensive lineman made a clean transition in high school from basketball to football. Then in […]