This fly-by-night Twitter fad seems to be sticking around.
We’ve updated and compiled our 53-Man Roster of Minnesota Vikings related Twitter accounts.
Criteria for the 53-Man Roster
We skipped over the obvious ones: @Vikings, @VikingsPR, @VikingsProShop and players like @AdrianPeterson, @GregJennings, @CPonder7.
Because those tweets are generally fluff or advertisements and go through 9 levels of PR scrubbing before being unleashed on the world.
We like our tweets like we like our Camels — unfiltered.
So no official team affiliated accounts on the list and only a few select current and former players that actually put stuff out there on Twitter beyond the usual, buttoned up corporate Twit dribble.
Purple FTW Approved: 53-Man Roster Twitter Criteria 1. Be informative 2. Be funny 3. Be kinda both 4. Interact with Fans
Being a Fan at heart (I never want to be considered anything close to a journalist because they — you know — have standards & ethics), I follow every single account personally and find each one either useful for information or good for teh lolz.
This list is OBVIOUSLY not in any particular order and if you feel strongly that someone got snubbed — or should be gon’ from the list — let me know (preferably on the Twitterbox: @PurpleForTheWin).
We can easily add/subtract them to the list.
This is a living, breathing document of Vikings Twitter goodness reference. Plus players routinely get cut/demoted off the active roster anyways. It only makes sense that our Twitter Roster will too.
Read the list. Follow them all. Live a more fulfilled life.
| Team Related | Handle | Notes | |
| 1 | Mike Wobschall | @wobby | Objective with opinions even though he works for the team. Big with fan interaction too. |
| 2 | Eric Sugarman | @EricSugarATC | Vikings Head Trainer. Personality. Loves donuts. |
| 3 | MN Vikings Cheerleaders | @MVCheerleaders | Because. Cheerleaders |
| 4 | Jeff Anderson | @andersonj | Exec Director of Comm for the Vikings. Not afraid to Twitter beef w/ trolls. |
| Television | Handle | Notes | |
| 5 | Darren Wolfson | @DarrenWolfson | They did Doogie wrong at KFAN. Still holding it down for KSTP. |
| 6 | Mark Rosen | @WCCORosen | Legend. **Drop Mic** |
| 7 | Ann Carroll | @VikingsWeekly | All of her TV work is Phenomenal |
| 8 | FSN North Girls | @FSNorthGirls | #Elite |
| Radio | Handle | Notes | |
| 9 | PA | @Pakfanvikes | Voice of the Vikings and Unashamed Homer. Love him. #Faith. |
| 10 | Judd Zulgad | @1500ESPNJudd | Always solid takes. Interacts with fans a lot on the Twitter machine. Always a plus |
| 11 | Dan Barreiro | @DanBarreiroKFAN | Legend. Love or hate him. Plus give me 10 chances to spell his last name, I’ll miss 12 times. |
| 12 | Dan Cole – Common | @CommonManKFAN | Am I a troll too if I agree with most of his Preposterous Statements? |
| 13 | AJ Mansour | @AjKFAN | Resident grinder at KFAN. His Top 25 Metrodome Moments list was #ELITE |
| 14 | Mike Morris | @thesuperstar68 | Superstar! Now on 105 The Ticket. |
| 15 | Jeff Dubay | @jeffdubay | Back on Twitter. Immensely talented, but… |
| Print/Traditional Media | Handle | Notes | |
| 16 | Ben Goessling | @GoesslingESPN | Current ESPN NFL Nation Vikings reporter (formerly Pioneer Press). Bright kid, big future. |
| 17 | Patrick Donnelly | @donnelly612 | ESPN1500/Startrib. The dude is funny. |
| 18 | Chris Tomasson | @christomasson | The man’s underrated. True grinder. Love him. |
| 19 | Mark Craig | @markcraignfl | Writer for the Star Trib. Good stuff. Gives actual opinions. |
| 20 | Kevin Seifert | @SeifertESPN | Carl Gerbschmidt, I mean Kevin does a great job as NFC North blogger. |
| 21 | Master Tesfatsion | @MasterStrib | Star Trib reporter. Waffle House fan which makes him A-Ok in my book. |
| 22 | Tom Pelissero | @TomPelissero | USA Today. Formerly ESPN 1500. Still a Vikings guy at heart, imo. |
| 23 | Michael Rand – Randball | @Randball | Blogger for Star Trib. Warped sense of humor like yours truly. |
| 24 | Matt Vensel | @mattvensel | The new StarTrib guy via Baltimore. Traded purple for PURPLE. |
| 25 | Brian Hall | @MNBrianHall | FSNorth Grinder. Fun to chat with on Twitter as well. |
| Former Players | Handle | Notes | |
| 26 | Cris Carter | @criscarter80 | Love him. Tweets about nice weather too much though. #Florida |
| 27 | Chris Kluwe | @ChrisWarcraft | Hate him or put up with him, he has no filter. Which makes for entertaining tweets. |
| 28 | Fran Tarkenton | @Fran_Tarkenton | Our franchise’s George Washington. Big fan interactor too. |
| 29 | Ben Leber | @nacholeber | Funny. Not afraid. Has a bright future in radio ahead of him. |
| 30 | Corey Chavous | @CoreyChavous | Draftnasty.com. The man does work. |
| 31 | Randy Moss | @RandyMoss | Get your 84 jersey’s out. Most is dribble, but occasionally he’ll beef (and quickly delete). |
| 32 | Corey Fuller | @CoreyFuller4 | DB turned Motivational Speaker. Fun to interact with. |
| Current Players | Handle | Notes | |
| 33 | Brian Robison | @Brian_Robison | Hope you like pictures of fishing and food. |
| 34 | Cordarrelle | @ceeflashpee84 | Bahahahaaha. He’s so fun! |
| 35 | Blair Walsh | @BlairWalsh3 | Actual content. Instagram fiend. Will occasionally troll Cordarrelle. |
| 36 | Jerome Simpson | @Rome081 | Every 1st Down is the Super Bowl. |
| 37 | Sharrif Floyd | @sharriffloyd | Food pics. |
| 38 | Teddy Bridgewater | @teddyb_h2o | Wishful thinking. |
| Fansites | Handle | Notes | |
| 39 | Vikings Territory | @vikingterritory | Arif is Editor-in-Chief. Always good stuff. |
| 40 | The Daily Norseman | @DailyNorseman | SB Nation’s Vikings branch. Good resource, good sense of humor. |
| 41 | The Viking Age | @TheVikingAge | Self proclaimed “web’s most flavorful Minnesota Vikings blog”. I concur |
| 42 | Purple People Podcast | @PurplePeoplePod | Direct competitor, but I don’t care. We raise all boats here on Purple FTW. |
| Bloggers | Handle | Notes | |
| 43 | Darren Campbell | @KickassblogVike | Blogtastic. Me likey. |
| 44 | Matthew Stensrud | @MattStensrud | Bleacher Report. Likes Mack & Garoppolo. We are kindred spirits. |
| 45 | Ted Glover | @purplebuckeye | Writer for Daily Norseman. Aaron Craft apologist. |
| 46 | Arif Hasan | @ArifHasanNFL | He knows more football than you. In a good way. |
| 47 | Di Murphy | @DiMurphyMN | Sidekick on the short lived Jeff Dubay Podcast. She’s the cool mom we all wanted growing up. |
| 48 | Mike Nelson | @mike_e_nelson | Bleacher Report grinder. Enjoy his takes, agree with most, respect all of them. |
| Miscellaneous | Handle | Notes | |
| 49 | Sam Ponder | @sam_ponder | She blocked me. So there’s that. |
| 50 | Strib Comments | @StribComments | Relays real Vikings Fans comments from the Star Trib online. Prepare to laugh your arse off. |
| 51 | Vikings SB Watch | @VikingsSBWatch | Handy guide to tell you if the Vikings won the Super Bowl today. |
| 52 | Fake Mike Zimmer | @fakemikezimmer | The best of the Mike Zimmer Parody Accounts. |
| Emeritus | Handle | Notes | |
| 53 | Sid Hartman | @SidHartman | Longevity deserves respect. Still no word on who Tweets for him though. |
| The Practice Squad | Handle | Notes | |
| 1 | Andy Carlson | @PurpleForTheWin | A little self promotion never hurt anyone. This is ‘Merica, son. |
| 2 | Tarvaris Jackson | @7tjackson | T-Jack will always have my heart. |
| 3 | Katheryn Winnick | @KatherynWinnick | Lagertha on the History Channel’s “Vikings”. Not football related, but… Whatevs. |
| 4 | Greg Coleman | @gregcoleman8 | Sunday Sermons ALWAYS gives me chills. |
| 5 | Adam Thielen | @athielen19 | Former Mankato State WR. Spent last yr on practice squad. Rooting for him. |
| 6 | Zach Line | @ZLINE48 | He’s making the damn 53 this year. Both Vikings AND our Twitter Roster. |
| 7 | Andrew Renschen | @InfraRen | The only Vikings Fan on Twitter who spends more time on this damn thing than me. |
| 8 | Steve Hutchinson | @poisonpill76 | Mr. Poison Pill himself is hella hilarious and loves him some Dowton Abbey |
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