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

Monday Mar 24, 2025

Alec Lewis, the Minnesota Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, brings on Over The Cap’s Nick Korte to talk about compensatory picks. Lewis also takes readers questions on 2025 NFL Draft favorites, potential trade partners at No. 24, QB2 options, camp competitions 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/Sections0:00 Intro 2:00 Draft favorites9:08 Camp competitions11:20 QB2 Possibilities12:18 Will Levis?12:45 J.J. McCarthy vs. CJ Stroud15:50 Young player intrigue17:45 Mekhi Blackmon recovery18:06 NFC North Odds23:07 Vikings cap space24:30 Trade partners for draft28:43 Nick Korte comp pick convo

Friday Mar 21, 2025

Alec Lewis, the Minnesota Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, puts the quarterback conversation aside for a show. How about some talk about the number of additions the Vikings made over the last couple of weeks? He provides some perspective on Ryan Kelly, Will Fries, Jonathan Allen, Javon Hargrave, Jordan Mason 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/And here is a link to all of their locations!https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/

Tuesday Mar 18, 2025

Alec Lewis, the Minnesota Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, provides more nuggets on the Vikings’ free agency period. He talks about the Jordan Mason acquisition, potential options for the No. 3 receiver spot, talks about losing out on Daniel Jones and broaches the Aaron Rodgers conversation once again. 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/

Wednesday Mar 12, 2025

Alec Lewis, the Minnesota Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, provides some nuggets on the third day of the free agent period. He talks through the Aaron Rodgers conversation, the backup quarterback plan, draft priorities, other potential depth additions 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/And here is a link to all of their locations!https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/

Tuesday Mar 11, 2025

Pete Bercich, the analyst for the Vikings radio network and Vikings entertainment network, joins The Alec Lewis Show to talk free agency. They discuss the agreements with Jonathan Allen, Will Fries, Ryan Kelly, Isaiah Rodgers, Byron Murphy Jr. and others. They also talk about who the Vikings might pair with J.J. McCarthy at quarterback. 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/

Thursday Mar 06, 2025

Dianna Russini, the senior NFL insider at The Athleitc, joins The Alec Lewis Show to talk about Sam Darnold. What his market is, the teams that might be interested, and what the Vikings' viewpoint is. She also touches on J.J. McCarthy and Aaron Jones, among others. 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/

Wednesday Mar 05, 2025

Judd Zulgad, one of the hosts of Purple Daily and longtime Vikings beat writer, joins The Alec Lewis Show to talk about the decision not to tag Sam Darnold, J.J. McCarthy, free agent plans and priorities, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah 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/And here is a link to all of their locations!https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/

Monday Mar 03, 2025

Pete Bercich, the analyst for the Vikings radio network and Vikings entertainment network, joins The Alec Lewis Show to talk about Sam Darnold’s future, the franchise tag deadline, other free agent priorities, Minnesota’s run game 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/And here is a link to all of their locations!https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/

Thursday Feb 27, 2025

Alec Lewis, the Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, gives some nuggets picked up from the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. Conversations with league personnel, agents and Vikings staffers provide perspective on Trey Smith being franchise tagged, where the Vikings might turn in the guard market, Byron Murphy Jr.’s situation, Harrison Smith and more. As always, 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/

Tuesday Feb 25, 2025

Alec Lewis, the Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, gives some updates from the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. Conversations with Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Kevin O'Connell provide perspective on Sam Darnold decision, free agent priorities, J.J. McCarthy health, Keith Carter hiring and more. As always, 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/

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