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Found January 31, 2013 on Purple Jesus Diaries: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Donald Driver,  Greg Jennings,  Sterling Sharpe,  Percy Harvin,  Brett Favre,  Adrian Peterson,  Brandon Marshall,  Alshon Jeffery,  Roddy White
TEAMS: Green Bay Packers,  Minnesota Vikings,  Chicago Bears,  Atlanta Falcons
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UPDATE: Breaking news says Donald Driver is actually retiring instead of signing with someone like the Vikings, which just makes the rest of the post even more ridiculous, so ... Enjoy that. Here's a surprise for you. If you were a betting man (say doing some Super Bowl 47 betting, in which case you'd probably choose the wrong team anyway and lose all your money, but still clearly have a gambling problem), and I told you that Green Bay Packer receiver Donald Driver was old, and wrinkly, and no one wanted to pay him to play for their team any more, including the only team he's ever played for in the Packers, would you take that bet that I was telling the truth? Would you then also believe me if I told you that Driver was probably feeling lonely and neglected, so he (or his agent, whatever) decided to try and drive his price up by pretending there was interest in him from another team? A rival team, even? Say ... ... Like that the Minnesota Vikings were interested ...
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