"In the midst of a 10-day, two-country international road trip, Vikings coaches holed up in meeting rooms at the Hanbury Manor Marriott hotel, working on game plans for Sunday's matchup against the Cleveland Browns at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium ( 9:30 a.m. NFL Network). Players scattered for their weekly day off, some jumping on trains to explore London. Others headed to a hotel the team designated for family members who made the trip. Others played golf."
"The front office, meanwhile, examined a roster depleted by injuries and considered possible moves -- an additional challenge when any new player would need to have a passport and be in position to make an overnight transatlantic flight in order to be in place for Wednesday's first practice of the week. Coach Kevin O'Connell got his own shock to the system Tuesday morning, as a bird managed to fly into his room at about 7 a.m. local time."
The Minnesota Vikings continued regular team routines from a temporary headquarters in Ware, England, roughly 4,000 miles from home. Coaches conducted game-plan meetings at the Hanbury Manor Marriott ahead of a Sunday matchup at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Players used their weekly day off to explore London, stay with traveling family members or play golf. The front office evaluated a roster depleted by injuries while confronting passport and overnight-transatlantic-flight constraints for any potential acquisitions. Kevin O'Connell experienced a small bird flying into his hotel room early one morning, repeatedly hitting a window before finding its way out.
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