NFC North

NFL Franchise Parting Ways With Longtime Head Trainer

By Matt Hladik The Minnesota Vikings announced on Monday that they are parting ways with head trainer Eric Sugarman after 16 years. Sugarman’s release is one of what is expected to be a bevy of moves made by new management as it tries to reshape the franchise. The Vikings have a new general manager (Kwesi Adofo-Mensah) and head coach (Kevin O’Connell). “I am tremendously grateful to the Vikings and the Wilf family for the opportunity to spend 16 years in Minnesota and am proud of our collective efforts to keep players healthy and at their peak performance during that time,” Sugarman said in a …