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Found June 20, 2012 on This Given Sunday: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Drew Brees,  Tom Benson,  Mickey Loomis,  Percy Harvin,  Ed Werder
TEAMS: New Orleans Saints,  Minnesota Vikings,  New Orleans Hornets
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Drew Brees through a Twitter shoe at President Bush when he compared Bountygate to finding WMDs in Iraq. Saints owner Tom Benson and suspended general manager Mickey Loomis will be allowed to meet during Loomis' 8 game suspension. The reason is that Benson owns the New Orleans Hornets, and Loomis is director of basketball operations for the NBA squad. The NFL expects Loomis and Benson to only discuss NBA matters, something that will be nearly impossible to enforce, but the NFL is also trying not to step on the NBA's toes. It looks like Loomis and Benson will be able to spend many hours together talking exclusively of basketball *cough*. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, Vikings' wide receiver Percy Harvin is requesting that the team trade him. While the link leads to possibly the shortest report in NFL.com history, I can tell you that the trade request reveals a lot about the state of the Minnesota Vikings. I'll put it this way. Good players want to be on goo...
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