Vikings re-sign free agent linebacker Heath Farwell

Vikings free agent linebacker and special teamer Heath Farwell is returning to the Minnesota Vikings. Farwell and the Vikings have agreed to a three-year, $7.75 million contract that will make him the NFL’s highest-paid special teams player. Farwell’s contract also includes $3.25 million in guarantees. Vice president Rick Spielman said the Vikings started contract negotiations with Farwell’s agent, Bruce Tollner, Thursday night. Farwell made visits to New England and Cleveland, but settled on returning to Minnesota instead.

Spielman Says Vikings Not Interested In Terrell Owens

Well the speculation was fun while it lasted, but Vikings vice president of player personnel Rick Spielman, has all but squashed the possibility of Minnesota signing free agent wide receiver Terrell Owens. "We never say never, but I know you can put the pieces together and the history with coach (Brad) Childress," Spielman said today. Owens was released by the Dallas Cowboys on Wednesday evening and several teams have already said that Owens will not be coming to their city. Super agent, Drew Rosenhaus, claims he’s already negotiating with several teams and expects to have a deal in place by the end of next week. Whether or not this is just positive thinking or not is unknown, but at this time it seems that the Vikings are not one of the several teams that Rosenhaus is dealing with. Stay tune as the TO saga continues.

Ravens sign Vikings free agent center Matt Birk

Long time Vikings center Matt Birk will now be a Baltimore Raven as the Ravens have reached an agreement with the Vikings free-agent. Birk has reportedly agreed to a three-year contract, but the specifics of the deal are not yet known. Birk will fill the center spot left by Jason Brown, who signed with the St. Louis Rams on Friday.

Vikings tender fullback Naufahu Tahi

The Vikings have given the right-of-first-refusal tender to restricted free-agent fullback Naufahu Tahi on Wednesday. The tender offer means the Vikings can keep Tahi by matching any offer he receives from other teams in free agency. The signing period for free agents begings=at 11 p.m. Thursday. Should the Vikings not match the offer made by another team, they would not receive any draft-choice compensation because Tahi was as an undrafted player. Tahi received the lowest possible tenderthe Vikings could make which was $1.01 million for restricted free agents. Tahi played in all 17 games in 2008, including the playoffs.

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