Vikings Buy Land Mass In Twin Cities Suburb, Opening Door For Move Of Team HQ

The Vikings yesterday "bought 185 acres of land" in the nearby suburb of Eagan, "laying a path to move the team’s home base from Winter Park in Eden Prairie," according to Rochelle Olson of the Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE. Vikings co-Owners Mark and Zygi Wilf "announced the closing on the land, but stopped short of saying the move is a done deal." The team "has made clear it needs a better training facility than Winter Park," which opened in '81 and -- at 12 acres -- "can no longer accommodate the team’s needs." If the Vikings build in Eagan, they would "use about 40 acres of the land for the team," including a 10-000 seat stadium. The team "hasn’t commented on whether training camps would move to Eagan from Mankato" (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 1/20).