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.… ...

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 ...

Joe Berger was doing more than keeping the center spot warm for injured starter John Sullivan when he received word a month ago that Sullivan could not make his comeback this season, and that the ...

Vikings center Joe Berger and his wife, Abby, posed with their children, from left to right, Gavin, 9; Ella, 4; Blake, 6; and Macy, 6 months. The Bergers adopted Blake and Macy.

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 ...

Joe Berger’s college coach looked back at the odds of the Vikings offensive lineman carving out a 10-year NFL career. “He’s one in a thousand,” Bernie Anderson said. Then Anderson thought ...

MANKATO, Minn. (WCCO)-- The Minnesota Vikings have a rare day off in their training camp that's mandated by the union. It's a day to take a breath and reflect on what has been. For veteran ...

Berger graduated in 2000, played at Michigan Tech and then was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in 2005. After 13 years in the NFL, he moved back home and has been hosting this youth camp ever since.