Buffalo Bills’ Tashard Choice (20) is tackled by Minnesota Vikings’ Audie Cole (57) and Desmond Bishop (55) during the first half of an NFL preseason football game Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Bill Wippert) Article By Ben Goessling The moment Desmond Bishop had been anticipating for more than a year had come and gone, and the Vikings linebacker felt the wash of relief that came from returning to the...

Aug 16, 2013; Orchard Park, NY, USA; A general view a Minnesota Vikings helmet during the second half against the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Bills beat the Vikings 20-16. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Hoffman – USA TODAY Sports BY MIKE DYCE – AUG 18TH, 2013 AT 11:23 AM Linebacker Desmond Bishop got back on the field for the first time in over a year. The moment he had been waiting for since suffering a hamstring injury in...

MANKATO – Middle linebacker is a leadership position. A position that requires someone to set the defense, make adjustments and have a thorough working knowledge of where his teammates are supposed to be on any particular play. With that in mind, it really shouldn’t have come as a surprise when Vikings coach Leslie Frazier dropped a somewhat surprising bit of news Thursday that former Packer Desmond Bishop would be starting out at outside...

We’re back with another installment in our Vikings Prove-It series, in which we take a closer look at a player facing a pivotal 2013 season. Up next: Desmond Bishop. Let’s start here: If Desmond Bishop didn’t have something to prove this season, he probably would be playing against, not for, the Vikings. The linebacker was one of the most physical and reliable defenders for the 2011 Packers, a team that had few defensive players who...

Posted on July 18, 2013 By Nik Edlund The Vikings were highly expected to draft a middle linebacker of the future early in the 2013 NFL Draft. They opted not to do that and looked poised to head into the season with Erin Henderson taking over the middle and rookie Gerald Hodges starting on the outside. Then the Packers surprisingly released Bishop, and the Vikings swooped in and signed him to a one year deal, all but assuring he”ll be the...

What you need to know about, Desmond Bishop, the newest linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings.