Veteran wide receiver Bobby Wade talked about his contract situation after Friday’s 35-31 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
Wade agreed to restructure his contract in exchange for becoming a free agent at the end of this season. Wade was scheduled to earn $3 million this season as part of a five-year, $15 million contract he signed in [...]
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Via The Viking Age
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September 04, 2009
Bobby Wade has ducked the axe and will remain a Viking. The receiver reportedly agreed to slash his 2009 salary from $3 million to $1.5 million, making it easier for the Vikings to justify retaining him.
Clearly, with Percy Harvin in the fold, Wade is going to be less of a factor in the offense. But [...]
Via The Viking Age
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September 06, 2009
This is the full 53-man roster as of Sunday morning, practice squad additions to be made public some time today. There are 6 rookies including the undrafted Jon Cooper. Brett Favre, entering his 18th season, is the longest-tenured. If there are any mistakes, blame them on Vikings.com, cause I copied and pasted it from there.
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Via The Viking Age
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September 04, 2009
Brett Favre’s crackback block had already garnered him plenty of criticism, and now it has cost him in the wallet too. Today the NFL fined the quarterback $10,000 for going low on Texans defensive back Eugene Wilson, according to multiple tweets (Judd Zulgad got there first so we’ll cite him).
The play happened during Monday night’s [...]
Via The Sporting Blog
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September 05, 2009
As expected, Brett Favre, the gunslinging land baron hero to rural Wrangler jeans stockholders everywhere, has been fined $10,000 for his illegal crackback block on safety Eugene Wilson last Monday. Probably won't harm a guy who's making $12 million in a year in which he got to skip training camp, but it's a nice sign that Favre can't get away with anything.
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Via Fox Sports
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September 04, 2009
Minnesota quarterback Brett Favre has been fined $10,000 for an illegal crackback block during the Vikings' preseason game against the Texans on Monday.
Via Star Tribune
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September 04, 2009
The Vikings lead the Cowboys 21-7 at halftime. Tarvaris Jackson started the game and completed 2 of 4 passes for 42 yards and a 36-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Dugan.
Sage Rosenfels replaced him in the second quarter and completed 6 of 10 passes for 68 yards.
Ian Johnson led the Vikings in rushing with 21 yards on [...]
Via Deadspin
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September 05, 2009
Say what you will about the morality issues tied in with Mike Vick's return to the NFL, but perhaps it is another QB who's return was much-discussed about whom we should be worrying the most. Brett Favre has been fined ten boxes of ziti (Sopranos marathon, FTW!) for his crackback block on Houston safety Eugene Wilson during the Vikings' preseason win over the Texans this...
Via Da' Bears Blog
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September 03, 2009
MINNESOTA VIKINGSMike Florio at ProFootballTalk believes a ruling is due any day now in the StarCaps case that could should lead to the Williams Sisters being suspended for the first four games of the season. The Williams' cheated and have spent the better part of year using their unlimited financial resources to circumnavigate league rules with a cunning use of the warped...
Via CBSSports.com
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September 04, 2009
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre has been fined $10,000
by the NFL for his crack-back block on Houston's Eugene Wilson in
a preseason game.
Via ESPN
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September 04, 2009
Jerry Jones has something Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf wants, and it's not just the Super Bowl rings on Jones' fingers.
Via Seattle Times
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September 04, 2009
The Minnesota Vikings' exhibition finale Friday night did little to help coach Brad Childress clear up his murky backup-quarterback situation...
Via NFL.com
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September 04, 2009
Jerry Jones has something that Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf wants, and it's not just the Super Bowl rings on his fingers.
Via Star Tribune
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September 05, 2009
With the regular-season approaching, we have received a few questions about the status of Pat and Kevin Williams’ court case and whether a ruling is expected anytime soon.
The obvious concern among Vikings fans is that the Pro Bowl defensive tackles lose their case and thus are forced to sit out four games for violating the [...]
Via National Football Post
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September 05, 2009
Report: S Brian Russell axed as Lawyer Milloy will sign
Via NFL.com
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September 04, 2009
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre has been fined
$10,000 by the NFL for his crack-back block on Houston's Eugene Wilson in a
preseason game.
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