EAGAN, Minn.-Offensive lineman Joe Berger announced Friday, March 23, he will retire from the NFL after 13 seasons, the past seven with the Vikings. The move was not a surprise. Berger, 35, had told ...

MINNEAPOLIS - When Joe Berger was growing up in Newaygo, Mich., he always wanted to watch the Detroit Lions' annual Thanksgiving Day game. There was one small problem. His mother didn't want the game ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- So long, Joe. After 13 seasons, Minnesota Vikings veteran offensive lineman Joe Berger is hanging it up. Despite reported offers to continue his career with the Vikings or Lions, ...

Vikings free-agent guard Joe Berger is “leaning toward retiring,’’ a source said Wednesday night. The source said Berger, who has offers from Minnesota and Detroit, likely will make his decision by ...

The Vikings have been devastated this season by injuries on the offensive line. At least the latest two might not be serious. In Thursday’s 16-13 loss at Detroit, Minnesota lost for the game center ...

The Berger family found itself at a crossroads in the fall of 2009. While Joe Berger, up until that point a journeyman offensive lineman, finally was earning his first starting gig in the NFL in his ...

Center Joe Berger and offensive tackle Jeremiah Sirles left the Minnesota Vikings week 12 game with injuries, but the team is hopeful they can return soon. If there is one thing the Minnesota Vikings ...

Vikings center Joe Berger signed a one-year contract extension, the team announced Friday. The new deal keeps him locked up through the 2017 season. Berger beat out veteran center John Sullivan for ...

After 13 years, Vikings offensive lineman Joe Berger expects to play in his final regular-season game on Sunday. Berger said last June that 2017 likely would be his final NFL season. He hasn’t changed ...

Joe Berger had been leaning toward retirement for a while. On Friday, he made it official. The offensive lineman announced he is stepping away after 13 NFL seasons, the past seven with the Vikings.

Vikings center Joe Berger was ruled out Friday for Sunday’s game at Jacksonville, the second straight game he will miss because of a concussion. After practicing Tuesday and Wednesday, Berger sat out ...