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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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Cousins Remains Unbeaten After Pre-Game Speeches
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 14, 2018
Kirk Cousins’ pre-game speech at Lincoln Financial Field a week ago went viral. His message to the team in an empassioned huddle before kickoff: Finish the game. […]
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Vikings Defense Back to Its Old Tricks Against Rookie Rosen
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 14, 2018
After their 38-31 loss in Los Angeles over two weeks ago, Mike Zimmer declared that he wasn’t worried about the team’s 1-2-1 record. Of greater import was […]
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LOCKER ROOM VIDEO: Reactions to Minnesota’s Win Over Arizona
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 14, 2018
In their most balanced offensive performance of the season, the Minnesota Vikings won their second straight game — and their 10th straight against the Cardinals on their […]
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RAPID REACTION: Vikings Pull Away From Cardinals in Second Half, Win 27-17
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 14, 2018
The Minnesota Vikings were in a vulnerable position at halftime, but they took care of that quickly with a decisive start to the third quarter and a […]
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PREDICTION: Vikings vs Cardinals
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 14, 2018
The last time the Minnesota Vikings played at home, they were blown out by the 17-point underdog Buffalo Bills. Two weeks later — after a somewhat satisfying […]
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Pinned Deep? No Sweat — Vikings Have Excelled Deep in Their Own Territory
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 12, 2018
The Minnesota Vikings have been average in the red zone this year, scoring touchdowns 50 percent of the time, which is tied for 19th in the NFL. […]
THE MINNESOTA LINE: Bad, Bad Beats & Week 6 Picks
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 12, 2018
Mike Gelfand, Colton Molesky and Sam Ekstrom review a wild Week 5 that managed to swing the momentum in Colton and Mike’s fierce bankroll competition. They look […]
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Vikings Defense Hopes to Fare Better Against Second Rookie QB This Season
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 11, 2018
When Josh Allen came into town with the Buffalo Bills in Week 3 with one start under his belt, the Minnesota Vikings were expected to swallow up […]
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Jayron Kearse Adjusting Well to ‘Big Nickel’ Role
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 10, 2018
The sample size is small, but the results have been good — good enough to give Mike Zimmer and the Minnesota Vikings hope that this ‘Big Nickel’ […]
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Vikings Unhappy With Latest Flag on Andrew Sendejo’s Hit
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 9, 2018
Andrew Sendejo could be facing another stiff fine from the NFL after a late hit drew a penalty late in Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Sendejo […]
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FOOTBALL MACHINE POSTGAME: How the Vikings Won in Philly
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 8, 2018
Sam Ekstrom empties his notebook with nuggets and analysis from Sunday’s win against the Philadelphia Eagles. Music by HookSounds Become a Zone Coverage Member Today!
BRING THE BEAT IN: Brandon Warne on Sabermetrics, Fatherhood and Cats vs Dogs
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 8, 2018
Sam Ekstrom sits down with Zone Coverage’s Brandon Warne to discuss the rigors of covering baseball, sabermetrics, fatherhood and his closest baseball player doppelganger. Music by HookSounds […]