Minnesota Vikings Top Twitter Accounts To Follow
Keeping up with your favorite team can be an all-consuming task. We’re here to help indulge that need to follow all aspects of the NFL on Twitter.
For all 32 teams, we’re picking the best Twitter accounts for each franchise. They run the gamut from players, coaches, executives, traditional media, bloggers or simply accounts that keep us informed and entertained.
Whether you’re a Twitter neophyte or simply trying to spice up your feed for football season, we’re here to help. And it all starts with the Minnesota Vikings official twitter account:
@VikingsFootball (Followers: 128,009)
Note: Followers as of date of publication, July 22, 2012
Top Vikings To Follow:
| Name | Pos. | Followers | |
1. | Adrian Peterson | RB | 269,168 | |
2. | Jared Allen | DE | 180,004 | |
3. | Kyle Rudolph | TE | 176,262 | |
4. | Christian Ponder | QB | 89,623 | |
5. | Jamarca Sanford | S | 77,482 | |
6. | Percy Harvin | WR | 75,581 | |
7. | Chris Kluwe | P | 46,730 | |
8. | Joe Webb | QB | 18,855 | |
9. | Brian Robison | DE | 16,585 | |
10. | Jerome Simpson | WR | 14,119 | |
11. | Erin Henderson | LB | 13,341 | |
12. | Jasper Brinkley | LB | 11,273 | |
13. | Geoff Schwartz | OL | 10.383 | |
14. | Chris Cook | CB | 7,156 | |
15. | Chris Carr | CB | 6,399 | |
16. | Jordan Todman | RB | 5,433 | |
17. | Brandon Burton | CB | 4,481 | |
18. | Chris DeGeare | OL | 2,991 | |
19. | Jerome Felton | FB | 2,190 | |
20. | Everson Griffen | DE | 1,639 | |
21. | Mickey Shuler | TE | 1,252 |
It's awesome that the punter for the Vikings is not only the No. 7-most followed player, but that his handle involved his love of Warcraft.
The Vikings Beat:
Dan Wiederer is the Vikings beat writer for the Star Tribune: @StribDW
Jeremy Folwer and the rest of the Pioneer Press staff who covers the Vikings can be followed @VikingsNow
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Vikings Blog Roll:
TheVikingAge.com is the self-proclaimed "most flavorful Minnesota Vikings blog" on the web: @TheVikingAge
TheVikingShip.net can be followed @TheVikingShip
Visit www.dailynorseman.com for "the internet's best site dedicated to the Minnesota Vikings." Follow the SB Nation Vikings site @DailyNorseman
Want to run your mouth about the Purple People Eaters? Try @VikingsGab
How about @VikingsFanClub: An independent twitter account by the fans, for the fans.
Also be sure to check out @PurplePride, @VikingsUpdate and @VikingsBuzzTap
The ESPN NFC North blog is run by Kevin Seifert and you can follow him @ESPN_NFCNorth
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- by Braden Gall
