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Infamous ‘Love Boat’ at center of Minnesota Vikings sex scandal now in Iowa

On Oct. 6, 2005, several members of the Minnesota Vikings, including Fred Smoot, Daunte Culpepper, Bryant McKinnie and Kevin Williams made a trip to Lake Minnetonka for some bye week relaxation. What initially was supposed to be a leisurely cruise around one of Minnesota’s most famous bodies of water on a party boat devolved into a night of booze-fueled, raunchy sex romp that ultimately...
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April 09, 2013  |  Discuss

Top 10 World Athletes Who Might Be NFL-Worthy

It isn’t a completely rare feat for a player that was a high school or even college star in a sport such as basketball or baseball is able to transition and not only play, but succeed in the NFL. Over the past decade Antonio Gates has been the poster child for a basketball star turned top tight end talent.Chris Carter played both basketball and football at Ohio State. Daunte Culpepper...
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March 21, 2013  |  Discuss

Draft Zone Spotlight: Rico Richardson, WR, Jackson State University

Draft Zone Spotlight: Rico Richardson, WR, Jackson State University Rico is probably one of the most impressive deep threats in the 2013 NFL Draft. He has a little bit of Mike Wallace mixed with Stevie Johnson. He is a good possession receiver, but has very good route running skills. Rico has great hands and is a very impressive and dedicated football player. I talked to his coaches...
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March 21, 2013  |  Discuss

Former Vikings QB Daunte Culpepper Facing Foreclosure

Former Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper has been named in a foreclosure lawsuit over his 9,867-square foot home in South Florida's Broward County, according to the South Florida Business Journal. Culpepper, a former All-Pro who finished runner-up to Peyton Manning in the 2004 NFL MVP voting, also has a lawsuit against him for failure to pay home association dues in the...
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March 16, 2013  |  Discuss

Report: Daunte Culpepper’s house set to be foreclosed on

Former All-Pro NFL quarterback Daunte Culppeper appears to be just another athlete who has fallen on hard times financially. According to a report in the South Florida Business Journal, the house that Culpepper purchased while a member fo the Miami Dolphins is set to be foreclosed on by the bank: SunTrust Bank (NYSE: STI) filed a foreclosure lawsuit on Feb. 26 against DRKRC Land...
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March 16, 2013  |  Discuss

Daunte Culpepper’s Mansion In Foreclosure

Could be one of those situations where Culpepper figured it was best to let home go to foreclosure than paying it off or he might be having financial problems. Either way here are the details according to Pro Football Talk. According to the South Florida Business Journal, a bank filed a foreclosure lawsuit last month against Culpepper, alleging that he has not been making payments...
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March 16, 2013  |  Discuss

Vote: Who Is the Greatest Quarterback in NFC North History?

Editor’s note: As part of NFL’s Greatest Quarterback, fans will decide the best quarterback in team, division, conference and league history. The people have spoken. We saw some close races among the NFC North teams, and that was to be expected — these are some of the oldest teams in the league’s history. For the Bears, Sid Luckman beat out Jim McMahon, Ed Brown and Billy...
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March 04, 2013  |  Discuss

Vote: Who Is the Greatest Quarterback in Vikings History?

Editor’s note: As part of NFL’s Greatest Quarterback, fans will decide the best QB in each team’s history. Fran Tarkenton: Tarkenton was an undersized scrambling quarterback who brought mobility back to the position. He ran for 3,674 yards during his 18-year career and threw for another 47,003. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986 and won an MVP award...
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February 19, 2013  |  Discuss

Minnesota Vikings Mount Rushmore: Four Franchise Icons

They are the franchise that has yielded four Super Bowl appearances during the 1970s. They are the franchise that has made 26 playoff appearances since the inception of the Super Bowl.From Joe Kapp's NFL record 7 touchdowns in one game (tied for NFL record), to Frank "Scramblin' Fran" Tarkenton retiring as the NFL’s career leader in attempts, completions, yards...
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February 09, 2013  |  Discuss

2012 Minnesota Vikings in Review: Shirtless Minnesota Viking Player of the Year

2012 was certainly a banner year for the Minnesota Vikings. A team projected to finish with roughly three wins blew their expected win total out of the water as they notched double digit 10 victories on the year, beat high profile playoff teams throughout the season, and snuck into the playoffs. But hardly any of that matters when you consider how great of a year it was for Shirtless...
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January 17, 2013  |  Discuss

The New Age Quarterback

Maybe Daunte Culpepper and Michael Vick were just a little ahead of the times. They played in college and the NFL just early enough where coaches weren’t quite sure what to do with them as athletes. Michael Vick was severely underused at Virginia Tech as a runner; in two seasons as the starting QB he had just over 1200 yards. To put it in perspective, Johnny Manziel had over 1400...
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January 16, 2013  |  Discuss
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Saban: Dolphins picked Brees in '06

In a recent interview, Alabama coach Nick Saban claimed that during his tenure as head coach of the Miami Dolphins, the team originally selected Drew Brees instead of Daunte Culpepper.

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December 18, 2012  |  Discuss

Tim Tebow Too Big to Play Quarterback?

Tebowmania is running wild on you T…. Tim Tebow is a hulk of a backup QB. Pound for pound he’s the strongest at his position in the entire league. The Wall Street Journal suggests Tebow may have outgrown his postion. “Over the last nine months, Tebow has added a dozen pounds of muscle… at 6 feet 3 and 250 pounds, Tim Tebow may be too big to be an effective NFL quarterback…...
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November 08, 2012  |  Discuss

Week 5 Pretending LIke I Know What I'm Talking About

Each week, I'll try to convince myself I could give it all up and pick games for a living.  And, each week, I'll learn that such a decision would eventually lead to me living in a storm drain in front of a bus station.Last week:  5-4 (.555)Season:  21-17 (.552) Arkansas at Texas A&M (-14.5)If you enjoy watching Arkansas suffer, and who doesn't, the...
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September 27, 2012  |  Discuss

Terrible Dolphins halftime idea trending on Twitter

The Miami Dolphins probably have the worst PR team in the NFL as it seems they just can’t keep the team out of the tabloids. This afternoon ProFootballTalk.com reported the Dolphins plan on holding a pretty much impossible halftime contest offering $10,000 to a lucky fan if they are able to hit a 60 yard field goal. Most NFL kickers can’t kick it from 60 yards yet the...
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September 14, 2012  |  Discuss

Terrible Dolphins halftime idea trending on Twitter

The Miami Dolphins probably have the worst PR team in the NFL as it seems they just can’t keep the team out of the tabloids. This afternoon ProFootballTalk.com reported the Dolphins plan on holding a pretty much impossible halftime contest offering $10,000 to a lucky fan if they are able to hit a 60 yard field goal. Most NFL kickers can’t kick it from 60 yards yet...
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September 14, 2012  |  Discuss

Daunte Culpepper’s Revenge: NFL rewind

Daunte Culpepper had a career marked by failure to meet expectations under the Minnesota Vikings, Miami Dolphins and Oakland Raiders. He entered the NFL in 1999 with the Vikings and became a three-time Pro Bowler during his tenure that ended in 2005, when Culpepper was traded to the Miami Dolphins because of internal disputes with the Vikings. The lowest point of his career was...
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September 13, 2012  |  Discuss

A Look Back: Charles Tillman Robs Randy Moss

The year was 2003. The Bears were ahead 13-10 with 1:02 left in the 4th quarter in a Week 15 matchup with the Vikings. Vikings QB Daunte Culpepper was looking for WR Randy Moss to score the go-ahead touchdown. Culpepper found Moss earlier in the quarter with a 16-yard touchdown pass to make it a three-point game. At the time, Bears CB Charles Tillman was a rookie. He made a play...
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July 07, 2012  |  Discuss

A Look Back: Charles Tillman Robs Randy Moss

The year was 2003. The Bears were ahead 13-10 with 1:02 left in the 4th quarter in a Week 15 matchup with the Vikings. Vikings QB Daunte Culpepper was looking for WR Randy Moss to score the go-ahead touchdown. Culpepper found Moss earlier in the quarter with a 16-yard touchdown pass to make it a three-point game. At the time, Bears CB Charles Tillman was a rookie. He made...
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July 07, 2012  |  Discuss

League Relaxes Blackout Rule

NFL Roundup: More on the league's Blackout Rule, Daunte Culpepper and Saints have one less problem.
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July 02, 2012  |  Discuss

Daunte Culpepper Says He’s Done Playing Football, Is Retired Now

Gregory Shamus/Getty ImagesDaunte Culpepper hasn’t stepped foot on an NFL field since 2009 when he served in for Matthew Stafford in eight games. Culpepper then played in the United Football League in 2010, but it appears that was his last time playing the game of football professionally. According to the Orlando Sentinel, we won’t be seeing Culpepper in the NFL anytime soon...
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July 02, 2012  |  Discuss

Daunte Culpepper knows it's the end for him

There was a point when it looked like Daunte Culpepper would be one of the best NFL quarterbacks that would ever play. Once a debilitating knee injury hit him he wasn't the same player. He lost it just as fast as Jake Delhomme and Steve Blass. But I'll give Culpepper credit. He's not trying to hang on. His last game action came with the Sacramento Mountain Lions of...
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July 02, 2012  |  Discuss

Notebook: Culpepper is done, Forte is not

Former Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper admitted that his playing days are over, Matt Forte still doesn’t sound happy but might not have any other logical choice but to report, and Aldon Smith suffered injuries at a house party. Free-agent quarterback Daunte Culpepper, who has not been on an NFL roster since 2009, admitted to the Orlando Sentinel that his playing days are over.
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July 02, 2012  |  Discuss

Daunte Culpepper on NFL career: ‘I think I am done’

Throughout his eleven-year professional career, Daunte Culpepper has been a part of four different NFL clubs (Vikings, Dolphins, Raiders, Lions). There won't be a fifth for the 35-year-old quarterback. While participating in a youth football clinic on Saturday, Culpepper revealed to the Orlando Sentinel that his playing days are all but over. "As far as me playing...
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July 01, 2012  |  Discuss

Three-Time Pro Bowl QB Daunte Culpepper Concedes That His Career Is Over

Daunte Culpepper returned to Central Florida on Saturday to participate in the inaugural Orlando Youth Football Clinic near the Florida Citrus Bowl. Besides providing instruction for about 200 youths ages 10 through 18, Culpepper conceded his days of playing in the NFL likely are over, Craig Castille of the Orlando Sentinel reports. Culpepper threw for more than 24,000 yards during...
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July 01, 2012  |  Discuss
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