| Sat Sep 6 2014 | 14:32 | The Vikings signed Fusco to five-year | ||||
The Vikings signed Fusco to a five-year, $25 million contract extension Saturday, Tom Pelissero of USA Today reports. | ||||||
Fusco's new deal includes $6 million in guaranteed money, and will kick in next season. Fusco will provide depth at the guard position for the foreseeable future for Minnesota. | ||||||
| Sun Dec 8 2013 | 15:52 | Brandon Fusco leaves game with knee injury | ||||
Vikings RG Brandon Fusco was forced from Sunday's game against the Ravens with a knee injury. | ||||||
Fusco was ruled out at halftime. The No. 6 guard in Pro Football Focus' ratings, Fusco has started every game since the beginning of the 2012 season. A serious injury would be a major blow for the Vikings' running attack. | ||||||
| Source: Chip Scoggins on Twitter | ||||||
| Tue Aug 28 2012 | 15:58 | Fusco likely to start at right guard | ||||
Coach Leslie Frazier suggested that Brandon Fusco has won the starting right guard job. | ||||||
"There is nothing that anyone else has done that could unseat him," Frazier said. Fusco has essentially won the job by default. Veteran Geoff Schwartz missed the majority of camp due to sports hernia surgery, and DeMarcus Love has missed time with a pectoral injury. We expect the revamped O-Line to be much improved from last season. | ||||||
| Source: ESPN 1500 Twin Cities | ||||||
| Sat Jul 28 2012 | 01:58 | Fusco opens camp as starting right guard | ||||
Brandon Fusco opened training camp as the Vikings' starting right guard. | ||||||
Vikings coaches liked what they saw of the 2011 sixth-rounder's 25 snaps in two fill-in appearances as a rookie. Fusco will have to hold off Chris DeGeare and former Panthers starter Geoff Schwartz to keep the job. | ||||||
| Source: vikings.com | ||||||
| Sat Jun 16 2012 | 12:37 | Fusco to get 'every opportunity' to start | ||||
ESPN 1500 Twin Cities expects the Vikings to give 2011 sixth-rounder Brandon Fusco "every opportunity" to beat out Geoff Schwartz at right guard. | ||||||
It's a bit surprising after the Vikings gave Schwartz $1.5 million, but he missed all of 2011 with a hip injury, and can also play tackle. Fusco played only 26 snaps as a rookie. | ||||||
| Source: ESPN 1500 Twin Cities | ||||||
| Tue Apr 3 2012 | 16:09 | Brando Fusco to compete for starting job | ||||
Brandon Fusco, a 2011 sixth-round pick out of Slippery Rock, is expected to compete for a starting guard job this season. | ||||||
The Vikings coaches are "excited" about what they saw in Fusco's 25 snaps in two fill-in appearances last season, but they're not prepared to hand him the job without competition. The Vikes' offensive line is a major question mark for the 2012 season after losing both starting guards. | ||||||
| Source: ESPN 1500 Twin Cities | ||||||