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Scout.com Headlines: |
Players express emotions of latest loss 
Vikings players ended up admitting to many mistakes and apologizing to fans for their latest loss.
-by VikingUpdate.com
Dec 22, 2009 |
VikingBuzz BLOG
McKinnie should have gotten help; other observations; look ahead to the Bears
-by VikingUpdate.com
Dec 21, 2009 |
Notebook: Bad beat leads to benching talk
The players reacted to benchings and attempted benches after an all-around bad night.
-by VikingUpdate.com
Dec 21, 2009 |
Peterson not frustrated with performance
Players and coaches explained the issues that have plagued the Vikings' running game.
-by VikingUpdate.com
Dec 11, 2009 |
Notebook: The tale of the tells
Players, coaches respond to the reports of two offensive players tipping off defenses.
-by VikingUpdate.com
Dec 10, 2009 |
Injuries piling up for Vikings
The Vikings have 13 players on their growing injury report, many of them starters.
-by VikingUpdate.com
Dec 9, 2009 |
Notebook: Henderson lost, several sidelined
The Vikings took a beating in the injury department on Sunday, losing one for the season.
-by VikingUpdate.com
Dec 7, 2009 |
Vikings aim to break decade-long streak
Even with a 10-6 record last year, the Vikings didn’t have a winning record on the road.
-by VikingUpdate.com
Dec 5, 2009 |
Pro Bowl honors vs. Super Bowl aspirations
Those Vikings hoping to earn Pro Bowl honors would rather be forced to decline the invitation.
-by VikingUpdate.com
Nov 21, 2009 |
McKinnie finds joy in mentoring Loadholt
A pair of oversized offensive tackles have struck up a good mentor-pupil relationship.
-by VikingUpdate.com
Nov 14, 2009 |
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Ht: 6-8
Wt: 346
| Date of Birth: |
09/23/1979 |
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Lackawanna |
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| Biography: |
How Acquired: Taken in the first round of the 2002 draft by the Vikings with the seventh overall selection.
Injury History: Missed eight games in 2002, but that was due to a contract holdout, not injury. He has started every game since his second game as a Viking.
Future Contract Status
Career Stats: FoxSports.com Player Page
McKinnie is considered more of a pass blocker than a run blocker, but at 6-foot-8, 343 pounds, he can move defensive linemen. “I wanted a guy bigger than me, and we got one,” former Vikings coach Mike Tice said after drafting McKinnie in April 2002. Tice compared McKinnie to Orlando Pace, an enormous perennial Pro Bowl tackle already in the league. McKinnie is also extremely athletic.
2007: After the 2007 season, had the longest consecutive games played (88) and started (87) streak among active Vikings. Was part of an offensive line that led the way for the Vikings’ league-leading rushing attack, which set franchise records with 2,634 yards and 5.33 yards per carry.
2006: Started all 16 games at left tackle, extending his consecutive games started streak to 71 games. With the signing of Steve Hutchinson, the Vikings made sure that they would lock up the left side of the line for years to come, giving McKinnie a seven-year contract extension worth $48.5 million and a league-record $18.15 million in guaranteed money for an offensive lineman.
2005: Started all 16 games to increase his consecutive starts total to 55 games. He was the only Vikings offensive lineman to start every game during the season, as injuries and ineffective play led to the Vikings starting six different combinations of lineman during their 16 games.
2004: Started every game for the Vikings, moving his consecutive starts to 39, despite battling back problems. Also started both playoff games.
2003: Started every game, extending his consecutive starts to 23. Helped pave the way for the NFL’s No. 1-ranked offense.
2002: Split time in his first game after signing on Nov. 2 and started the remaining seven games at left tackle.
College: Won many awards during his two seasons at Miami — first-team All-Big East in 2000 and 2001, CNN/SI National Player of the Year in 2001, Outland Trophy winner as the finest offensive lineman in college in 2001, and All-America in 2000 and 2001. Played two years at Lackawanna Junior College before transferring to Miami. He went from a defensive end in high school to an offensive tackle at Lackawanna. He redshirted his first season at Miami and went on to a stellar two-year career.
Personal: At Woodbury (N.J.) High School he put the shot, threw the discus and ran the 400 meters. Lettered twice in track and field. Donated a complete weight room to Lackawanna Junior College. He has an interest in the music industry and worked as a celebrity DJ at a New York City dance club during the 2003 offseason.
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