The Alec Lewis Show
Alec Lewis, the Minnesota Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, hosts a twice-weekly podcast. He'll talk about the latest Vikings news. He'll analyze training camp practices and in-season games. He'll chat with players, coaches, team personnel, media members, family members and notable Vikings fans about the 2024 season and beyond.
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Episodes
Thursday Feb 19, 2026
Thursday Feb 19, 2026
Matthew Coller, who hosts the Purple Insider podcast and writes for Purple Insider, joins The Alec Lewis Show to give his preference for the Vikings on the quarterback situation. He and Lewis talk Kyler Murray, Mac Jones, Derek Carr, Geno Smith and more. They also discuss what to do with Aaron Jones and T.J. Hockenson, and what the team will do at running back if they move off of Jones. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
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Monday Feb 16, 2026
Monday Feb 16, 2026
Alec Lewis, who writes about the Minnesota Vikings for The Athletic and hosts The Alec Lewis Show, discusses his latest mock draft, prospect fits at the top, why cornerback is being mocked most likely, Kyler Murray’s contract situation and how that affects the Vikings, other QB considerations, salary cap conversation and more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
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Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
Alec Lewis, who writes about the Minnesota Vikings for The Athletic and hosts The Alec Lewis Show, discusses the 2026 quarterback options. Lewis talks about watching tape of Kirk Cousins, Mac Jones, Derek Carr, Geno Smith, Kyler Murray and others. Lewis also touches on what the Vikings' decision will say about J.J. McCarthy, and how there are lessons from the Sam Darnold accomplishments with the Seahawks that apply. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
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Sponsorship inquiries: aleclewis54@gmail.com
Monday Feb 02, 2026
Monday Feb 02, 2026
Alec Lewis, who writes about the Minnesota Vikings for The Athletic and hosts The Alec Lewis Show, discusses the team’s firing of general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah. He talks about many dynamics. The timing of the firing, the components of the quarterback decisions, the internal dynamics between Adofo-Mensah and coaches, the GM search moving forward, Rob Brzezinski’s role and the respect, why George Paton’s name has emerged as a possibility, the 2026 QB situation, J.J. McCarthy and much more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
https://myfrbank.com/
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Wednesday Jan 28, 2026
Wednesday Jan 28, 2026
Gregg Rosenthal, the host of NFL Daily and 40s and Free Agents, joins The Alec Lewis Show. Rosenthal and Lewis talk about themes from the conference championship contributors, Milton Williams, Sam Darnold, the Vikings’ decision to move on from Darnold, J.J. McCarthy, what the Vikings should do in 2026 at quarterback and more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
https://myfrbank.com/
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Sponsorship inquiries: aleclewis54@gmail.com
Monday Jan 26, 2026
Monday Jan 26, 2026
Alec Lewis, who writes about the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This episode features conversation about Sam Darnold’s performance and the Vikings’ decision to move on from Darnold, updates to the Vikings’ staff among position coaches, the 2026 NFL Draft with prospects Minnesota could covet and more.
Sponsorship inquiries: aleclewis54@gmail.com
Tuesday Jan 20, 2026
Tuesday Jan 20, 2026
Alec Lewis, who writes about the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This episode features conversation about Jordan Addison’s future and his trespassing charges being dropped. Lewis also talks about the Vikings’ staff situation from Brian Flores to Daronte Jones to the offensive line coaching search. Lewis ends the podcast with discussion about the 2026 quarterback search. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
https://myfrbank.com/
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https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/
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Sponsorship inquiries: aleclewis54@gmail.com
Saturday Jan 17, 2026
Saturday Jan 17, 2026
Alec Lewis, who writes about the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This episode features conversation about the team’s decision to move on from offensive line coach Chris Kuper. Lewis talks about the importance of the OL coach, what Kuper’s background was, how the offensive lines performed since 2022, and what potential options exist as far as offensive line coaching candidates. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
https://myfrbank.com/
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https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/
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Sponsorship inquiries: aleclewis54@gmail.com
Wednesday Jan 14, 2026
Wednesday Jan 14, 2026
Alec Lewis, who writes about the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This episode features conversation in the aftermath of Tuesday’s end-of-season press conference with GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and HC Kevin O’Connell. Lewis talks about the 2026 quarterback plan, J.J. McCarthy, defensive coordinator Brian Flores, Jordan Addison’s latest arrest, Christian Darrisaw, the future at tackle and receiver and more This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
https://myfrbank.com/
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https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/
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Sponsorship inquiries: aleclewis54@gmail.com
Monday Jan 05, 2026
Monday Jan 05, 2026
Alec Lewis, who writes about the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This episode features conversation about J.J. McCarthy's final start of 2025, the hand injury, exiting the game, the season-long evaluation of him, what the Vikings will do at QB, future options, potential Brian Flores replacements and much more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
https://myfrbank.com/
And here is a link to all of their locations!
https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/
Sponsored By: UNRL (unrl.com) — NFL collection: https://www.unrl.com/pages/unrl-x-nfl
Sponsorship inquiries: aleclewis54@gmail.com