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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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VIDEO: Luke Inman and Sam Ekstrom Address the Biggest Vikings Talkers
By Sam Ekstrom - Jul 23, 2019
With rookies reporting to training camp on Tuesday, Sam Ekstrom and Luke Inman kicked off the unofficial start to football season by tackling seven pretty big Vikings […]
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TRAINING CAMP PREVIEW: 5 Vikings Position Battles to Watch For
By Sam Ekstrom - Jul 22, 2019
PREVIOUS STORIES Pre-Camp 53-Man Projection With Minnesota Vikings training camp softly kicking off on Tuesday as rookies and select other players report to TCO Performance Center, the […]
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TRAINING CAMP PREVIEW: Minnesota Vikings 53-Man Projection 2.0
By Sam Ekstrom - Jul 19, 2019
Over the next few days, we’ll write about the Minnesota Vikings roster, their most intriguing position battles and players with something to prove before camp begins on […]
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FOOTBALL MACHINE: Hour 2 – Training Camp Preview, Phone Calls, and Twitter Questions
By Sam Ekstrom - Jul 17, 2019
In Hour 2 of the Zone Coverage Football Machine, Sam, Luke, and Arif answer all of your Twitter questions and take some listener phone calls, and a […]
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FOOTBALL MACHINE: Hour 1 – Madden Ratings, and Kirk Cousins’ Tendencies
By Sam Ekstrom - Jul 17, 2019
Sam, Arif, and Luke are in studio and training camp is just around the corner. In this episode we identify the young players that need to make […]
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FOOTBALL MACHINE: Hour 2 – Twitter Q’s, Phone Calls, Count ‘Em Off
By Sam Ekstrom - Jul 10, 2019
In Hour 2 of the Zone Coverage Football Machine, Sam, Tom, Luke, and Arif answer all of your Twitter questions and take some listener phone calls, and […]
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FOOTBALL MACHINE: Hour 1 – Vikings Sleepers and Guessing Spreads
By Sam Ekstrom - Jul 10, 2019
Sam, Arif, Tom, and Luke are all back in studio and are literally counting down the weeks until training camp starts! In the episode, we discuss Xavier […]
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FOOTBALL MACHINE: Hour 2 – Twitter Questions & Stefon Diggs Twitter Fortune Cookies
By Sam Ekstrom - Jul 3, 2019
Sam, Tom, Luke, and Arif struggle through Hour 2, tackling all of your burning Twitter questions, as well as take some calls from listeners, explore some Stefon […]
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FOOTBALL MACHINE: Hour 1 – Vikings Predictions and 4th Of July Draft
By Sam Ekstrom - Jul 3, 2019
The gang is back together and ready to talk about their exciting vacations and decide which Hogwarts House each host belongs to, then finally discusses some […]
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FOOTBALL MACHINE: Hour 2 – Special Teams, Rookies and the 2020 Draft
By Sam Ekstrom - Jun 26, 2019
Sam is in France, Arif is in Florida, who knows where Tom is? We’ve got the Bash Brothers, Sam and Daniel House here to take calls and […]
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FOOTBALL MACHINE: Hour 1 – Zone Run Game and Play Action
By Sam Ekstrom - Jun 26, 2019
It’s just Luke and special guest Daniel House this week to discuss how Gary Kubiak is going to help turn this offense around, how that will help […]
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FOOTBALL MACHINE: Hour 2 – Twitter Questions, Before & After
By Sam Ekstrom - Jun 19, 2019
Sam, Tom, and Arif answer some of your Twitter questions and take some listener phone calls, including a discussion about a disappointing summer at the box office, […]