Source: Vikings' owner Zygi Wilf might OK Metrodome site

Charley Walters in the Pioneer Press writes that Zygi Wilf is expected in town, possibly as early as Tuesday, and an anonymous insider says the team owner might be on the verge of approving a plan to build the new stadium on the site of the current Metrodome.
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Charley Walters in the Pioneer Press writes that Zygi Wilf is expected in town, possibly as early as Tuesday, and an anonymous insider says the team owner might be on the verge of approving a plan to build the new stadium on the site of the current Metrodome.

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