Vikings pulled into unusual off season story

The Vikings got pulled into an unusual off-field media story Monday. Minnesota Sports Fan reports that bodycam footage involving NFL reporter Dianna Russini surfaced from a January traffic stop, where she allegedly referenced her Vikings connections and showed a message thread involving head coach Kevin O’Connell. In the exchange, Russini also made a critical comment about quarterback J.J. McCarthy. It is not a football transaction or injury story, but it adds another offseason headline around the Vikings as they move toward training camp and continue to face questions about McCarthy’s development.