EDEN PRAIRIE -- Minnesota Vikings free safety Orlando Thomas has been sidelined by a broken shoulder for the second...passes for 562 yards. Also, Vikings free safety Orlando Thomas broke his left shoulder and will be sidelined 8-10...

EDEN PRAIRIE (AP) -- If the Minnesota Vikings could explain why free safety Orlando Thomas keeps breaking his shoulder bone, they would feel better about letting him play again. Thomas is likely to make his return Sunday...

MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT CHICAGO BEARS -- Minnesota Vikings: PROBABLE LB Patrick Chukwurah (ribs), CB Robert Tate (shoulder), FS Orlando Thomas (ribs). Chicago Bears: No new injuries.

EDEN PRAIRIE (AP) -- For the second year in a row, Minnesota Vikings free safety Orlando Thomas will be on the sidelines during the playoffs. Thomas was placed on injured reserve Wednesday after pulling a hamstring muscle...

EDEN PRAIRIE (AP) -- The Minnesota Vikings reached an agreement in principle with free safety Orlando Thomas and made progress in talks with defensive lineman John Randle to restructure their contracts, according to published reports Tuesday...

...MANKATO (AP) -- It wasn't a tough interception, thanks to a wild overthrow by New Orleans quarterback Jeff Blake. Orlando Thomas, the Minnesota Vikings' free safety, was floating in the defensive backfield, watching the play unfold Saturday...

...miss Sunday's game against Arizona because of a mild shoulder separation. Last week, the Vikings lost free safety Orlando Thomas for 8-10 weeks because of a broken shoulder. Suddenly, the Vikings could be without half of a secondary that has...

...The team has also restructured contracts of at least three players -- offensive tackle Todd Steussie, free safety Orlando Thomas and linebacker Ed McDaniel -- to free up more cap room. Coach Dennis Green is expected to ask McDaniel to retire...

...for the Minnesota Vikings. "It's my rookie year, my first start," said Carter, who is replacing an injured Orlando Thomas. "I'm just looking to help the team out." In past seasons with the Gophers, that would have meant leading the...

...in the Vikings becoming impatient. Dwayne Rudd and Orlando Thomas know this in their heads, even if their hearts are...patient with Dwayne Rudd and if we're patient with Orlando Thomas." Church vs. NFL Christmas Eve Mass will go on...