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It seemed like a no-brainer that veteran Daunte Culpepper would retain the starting quarterback position for the Detroit Lions this season. But with rookie number one Draft choice Matthew Stafford looking good during offseason minicamp workouts (which continue this week), it certainly isn’t a foregone conclusion. This job might be up for grabs.
Obviously, the two [...]Post from: Every Morning Quarterback
Daunte Culpepper or Matthew Stafford?
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Via Pro Football Talk
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June 23, 2009
The Lions opened their three-day minicamp Tuesday, and Daunte Culpepper continued to get the majority of snaps with the first-team offense at quarterback.
Culpepper met with the media for the first time since Matthew Stafford was drafted and said he believes he’ll get a fair shot at the starting job, despite recent glowing reports about Stafford’s [...]
Via FanHouse
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June 26, 2009
by Dan GrazianoFiled under: Lions, FanHouse ExclusiveThe Detroit Lions, who haven't won a football game since 2007, just wrapped up their final minicamp of the offseason. There's a lot that's new about them, including offensive coordinator Scott Linehan, who was good enough to return FanHouse's phone call on Thursday afternoon and answer some questions about the way...
Via Pro Football Talk
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June 26, 2009
Without question, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is one of the most dynamic skill players in the league.
And Peterson hinted at his Oklahoma youth football camp that he just might be expanding his horizons on the field this fall by throwing the football.
Besides showing off a strong arm during the camp while also throwing a few interceptions, [...]
Via UsTailgate
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June 24, 2009
Lions Quarterback Daunte Culpepper said his goal is to win the NFC North. Culpepper still looks excellent physically. He said he has been around 260 pounds — more than 30 pounds less than he weighed last year — and is 100% going into training camp for the first time since 2004, when he had the [...]
Via Pro Football Talk
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June 25, 2009
Vikings quarterback Sage Rosenfels previously has said that he’s ignoring the talk about Brett Favre possibly joining the team. In order to avoid such chatter, Rosenfels has even been avoiding visits to PFT.
But Rosenfels seems to realize that something is going to happen with the Vikings and the future Hall of Famer who hopes to [...]
Via ESPN
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June 26, 2009
All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson would welcome Brett Favre to Minnesota with open arms if the quarterback decides to come out of retirement for the second straight year and sign with the Vikings.
Via Duke University Athletics
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June 25, 2009
Head coach John Kerr welcomes five freshmen and a sophomore transfer to the team.
Via Star Tribune
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June 26, 2009
We noted during one of the Vikings minicamp practices last month that rookie wide receiver Percy Harvin and running back Chester Taylor were used as the quarterback in a Wildcat formation and that receiver Darius Reynaud also could get a look at that spot. Evidently, Pro Bowl running back Adrian Peterson also wouldn’t mind getting a chance to take [...]
Via Pro Football Talk
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June 25, 2009
As the clock ticks down toward veteran quarterback Brett Favre’s anticipated return to the NFL, the only apparent remaining obstacle is his surgically-repaired biceps tendon.
And the Minnesota Vikings are reportedly keeping a very close eye on Favre’s progress following his surgery in May with Dr. James Andrews.
And we stress, very close.
According to Charley Walters of [...]
Via rotoprofessor.com
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June 24, 2009
By winning their final regular season game of the 2008 season, the Minnesota Vikings captured the NFC North title. In fact the Vikings won five of their final six games to finish 10-6, but would lose in the Wildcard game. There aren’t very many notable changes for Minnesota, at least not yet. Gus Frerotte is gone as back-up quarterback, that job now belongs to Sage Rosenfells....
Via CBSSports.com
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June 26, 2009
All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson would welcome Brett Favre to Minnesota
if the quarterback decides to come out of retirement for the second straight
year and sign with the Vikings.
Via Pro Football Talk
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June 26, 2009
Before the 2009 free-agency cycle, we really hadn’t paid much attention to former Bengals receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh.
But after he went on ESPN’s SportsCenter on the eve of the spending spree and gushed about playing with Vikings running back Adrian Peterson not long after telling ESPN The Magazine that Houshmandzadeh planned to sign with whoever offered [...]
Via vikingvigil.com
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June 24, 2009
Viking Vigil is reporting that Favre may have siged with the Vikings, find out why.
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