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Recently News Updates It’s Tuesday in Minnesota and the Vikings are in a bit of a pinch. With the Metrodome roof still torn and leaking snow, the Vikings need a home to host the Chicago Bears on Monday night.Recently News Updates It’s Tuesday in Minnesota and the Vikings are in a bit of... more
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Latest News Updates Metrodome Collapse Saves Brett Favre's Consecutive Games Streak. The eye of a blizzard lingered Sunday over parts of Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota, where heavy snow caused the roof of the...Latest News Updates Metrodome Collapse Saves Brett Favre's Consecutive Games... more
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Latest News Updates Metrodome Collapse Saves Brett Favre’s Consecutive Games Streak. The eye of a blizzard lingered Sunday over parts of Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota, where heavy snow caused the roof of the Metrodome in Minneapolis to collapse, a spokesman for the Minnesota State Patrol said.Latest News Updates Metrodome Collapse Saves Brett Favre’s Consecutive Games... more
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Latest News Updates Kendra Wilkinson Playboy Photos Discussed at Kendra Season 3 PremiereKendra Wilkinson Playboy photos were discussed at Kendra Season 3 premiere.Latest News Updates Kendra Wilkinson Playboy Photos Discussed at Kendra Season 3... more
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Petey P. Cup and Minnesota Vikings mascot Viktor head to Winter Park to train for the upcoming Mascot Football game to take place during half-time at the Vikings. Fun ensues!Petey P. Cup and Minnesota Vikings mascot Viktor head to Winter Park to train for the... more
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Brett Favre has reportedly decided to retire from football for the third time. 40-year-old Favre has allegedly decided to call it quits this time due to a slow recovery from surgery on his left ankle earlier this year.Brett Favre has reportedly decided to retire from football for the third time.... more
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TMZ video: Vikings’ Jared Allen threatens to break bar patron’s neck
By PAUL WALSH
Star Tribune
April 20, 2010
A leading gossip website posted video Tuesday of Vikings defensive end Jared Allen threatening to break the neck of a fellow bar patron in his off-season hometown of Scottsdale, Ariz.
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TMZ.com reports that the 6-foot-6, 270-pound Allen was angry because a man at the Grapevine bar hurled a “four-letter slur” toward his fiancee.TMZ video: Vikings’ Jared Allen threatens to break bar patron’s neck... more
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Football star Brett Favre could become the first grandfather in history to play in the NFL if he returns to the Minnesota Vikings in 2010. The 41-year-old quarterback's daughter, Brittany Favre, reportedly has a bun in the oven and is expected to give birth to her first child soon - if she hasn't already.Football star Brett Favre could become the first grandfather in history to play in the... more
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NEW ORLEANS — The Saints are going to their first Super Bowl and even if they return to New Orleans as N.F.L. champions in two weeks, it would be hard for them to duplicate the glory and excitement generated Sunday in the Superdome.
Before a desperate crowd that shrieked and gasped through an exquisite ebb and flow of emotions, the Saints won the National Football Conference championship game with a 31-28 victory over the Minnesota Vikings in overtime.
Garrett Hartley lifted the Saints with a 40-yard field goal 4 minutes 45 seconds into the extra session. The winning kick was set up by a drive that included a debatable penalty for pass interference against the Vikings.
The Saints will play the Indianapolis Colts, a 30-17 winner over the Jets in the American Football Conference championship game, in the Super Bowl on Feb. 7 in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Saints quarterback Drew Brees, threw three touchdown passes. Adrian Peterson of the Vikings ran for three touchdowns.
The Vikings overcame their own nervous turnovers and an ankle injury to quarterback Brett Favre, who burnished his Hall of Fame credentials by leading two second-half comebacks.
The teams took turns holding the lead, exchanging touchdowns and turnovers until the Vikings, physically and psychologically, seemed to break under the pressure in the fourth quarter.
But they held their equilibrium under Favre’s leadership long enough to tie the score, 28-28, on a 2-yard touchdown run by Peterson with 4:58 remaining in the fourth quarter.
The Vikings had a chance to win it in the final seconds of regulation on a drive that appeared would end in a field-goal attempt.
But they set themselves back with a penalty for having an extra man in the huddle, before Favre threw his second interception of the game, this one picked off by Tracy Porter.
After three quarters, the score was tied, 21-21, and Favre was on the bench having his left ankle taped after throwing his first interception and then limping off the field.
After releasing the pass, which was picked off by Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma, Favre was slammed to the turf in a twisting fall after being hit almost simultaneously by Remi Ayodele and Bobby McCray.
Earlier in the drive, the Saints were penalized for roughing Favre after Anthony Hargrove sent him to the ground following an incompletion.
Although the Saints, to this point, had not sacked Favre for a loss while passing, they had hit him hard several times after he had released the ball.
Favre is 40 years old and a veteran of 19 seasons and it was clearly the strategy of defensive coordinator Gregg Williams and his players to wear him down.
When Favre limped off the field with help, a shrill rose from the capacity crowd, the sound reverberating off the walls and ceiling.
But he limped back onto the field for Minnesota’s next drive, trying only handoffs until Percy Harvin fumbled one after a hit by Will Smith.
Ayodele recovered at the Minnesota 7-yard line, and the Saints took advantage. Brees connected on a 5-yard passing play with Reggie Bush, who scored by diving into the front corner of the end zone for a 28-21 lead, a play confirmed only after video review.
Favre, limping and wincing, orchestrated another Vikings’ drive and seemed about to tie the score before they turned it over again, this time on a fumble by Bernard Berrian.
After catching a pass from Favre, Berrian lost the ball when Porter poked it out of his hands. Vilma recovered at the Saints’ 5-yard line.
The second half began with the Saints taking their first lead, 21-14, on a 9-yard touchdown run by Pierre Thomas, a drive set up when Courtney Roby returned the kickoff 61 yards.
But Favre drove the Vikings back for a touchdown, a drive capped by a 1-yard plunge by Adrian Peterson to tie the game, 21-21, with 7:35 remaining in the third quarter.
Much of the drive was paced by Favre’s completions to Visanthe Shiancoe, the tight end who spent much of the week predicting how well he would do.
Early in the game, it was the Saints who seemed to lose their poise in the noise. Their blunder came with the score tied, 14-14, and 1:13 left in the second quarter when Bush chose not to make a fair catch on a high punt at the Saints’ 14.
Instead, Bush muffed the ball as he was hit by Eric Frampton. The ball, which he had juggled, fell to the ground and was recovered by Kenny Onatolu the Vikings.
But the break was reversed when the Saints recovered a fumble by the Vikings on a botched handoff from Favre to Peterson. The Saints’ Scott Fujita got it back and the offense ran out the clock.
Some of the Saints mistakes were of aggression. On Minnesota’s second touchdown drive, Saints’ defenders took three penalties, including one for a hit out of bounds by Bobby McCray.
Late in the first half, Jonathan Casillas of the Saints took a 15-yard penalty for a personal foul when he delivered a hard hit after the Vikings bobbled a fair catch.
The offense also had its struggles early as well, with Brees overthrowing the fingertips of several receivers by inches. But he started to find his range and connected with Devery Henderson on a 9-yard scoring play to tie the score at 14-14 with 10:30 left in the second quarter. Brees seemed to buy time on the play by rolling to his right after a fake handoff on play-action while Henderson adjusted his route and got open in the end zone.
In the game’s first 30 minutes, the Saints did not sack Favre. But they hit him at least five times after passes, a few of them hard knocks.
One of the hardest came after a completed pass to Harvin for a gain of 20 yards. Favre was knocked down with emphasis by the blitzing safety Darren Sharper, a former Viking who was Favre’s teammate when they played for Green Bay.NEW ORLEANS — The Saints are going to their first Super Bowl and even if they... more
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Kim Kardashian won’t be walking down the aisle anytime soon.
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The 29-year-old reality TV star ripped apart rumors that she made a wedding bet with boyfriend Reggie Bush, says UsMagazine.com.
Reports surfaced that Kardashian said in a radio interview that she and on-and-off beau Bush – a running back for Super Bowl contenders the New Orleans Saints – made a deal that if the Saints win the Super Bowl, he’ll propose.Kim Kardashian won’t be walking down the aisle anytime soon.
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UpDated 2009 NFL Playoff picture....
The Giants were officially eliminated from playoff contention when the Cowboys’ 17-0 victory over the Redskins went final Sunday night. That put Dallas (10-5) two games ahead of the Giants (8-7) with only one game to play. The Packers (10-5) clinched a playoff berth earlier Sunday when they blew out the Seahawks.
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Brett Favre is coming back for more.
The 39-year-old quarterback turned his back on retirement for the second time in as many years, agreeing Tuesday to play for the Minnesota Vikings.
"I felt I did everything I possibly could do to get where I need to be," Favre said at his introductory news conference Tuesday. "You're 39, your arm may not feel like it did at 21. But the pieces are in place that you don't have to do that much and I agree with that.
"If they were willing to take that chance, I was, too."
Favre finally decided that he didn't want to live with regrets.
"I don't know how I'll feel a year from now, five years from now, but I didn't want to say what if," he said.
The Vikings will pay Favre $12 million this year and $13 million next season, sources told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen and ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. The contract does not contain performance bonuses.
Because Favre is a vested veteran, the $12 million is guaranteed for this season if he is on the opening day roster. This also applies to the $13 million 2010 deal. This year, $6 million is guaranteed for skill and injury, meaning that if he is bad during the next few weeks, the Vikings can't get out for less than $6 million.
The 2009 salary payments are deferred: $4 million over the season, $4 million in March and $4 million in 2011.Brett Favre is coming back for more.
The 39-year-old quarterback turned his back on... more
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Favre said earlier this year that he was motivated to come back last season in part to get back at Packers General Manager Ted Thompson, who shipped Favre to the Jets.Favre said earlier this year that he was motivated to come back last season in part to... more
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A source close to Brett Favre said the quarterback, pending a physical, will sign a contract with the Minnesota Vikings for between $10 million to $12 million, according to ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen.
Vikings coach Brad Childress confirmed in an e-mail to The Associated Press Tuesday morning that Favre was traveling from Mississippi to meet with the team.
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At first I thought he might be really retiring, but it looks more like he just wants to go out there and sling the football around. Doesn't care about making his team better.A source close to Brett Favre said the quarterback, pending a physical, will sign a... more
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Brett Favre has handed the Minnesota Vikings one more loss.
Favre called Vikings coach Brad Childress on Tuesday to tell the coach he won’t be coming out of retirement to play for Minnesota.
Childress told The Star Tribune, which first reported the decision on its Web site, that the 39-year-old Favre did not want to put himself through the grind of a 19th NFL season.Brett Favre has handed the Minnesota Vikings one more loss.
Favre called Vikings... more
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Brett Favre acknowledged he's "running out of time" to decide whether he'll play for the Minnesota Vikings this season.
The quarterback told The Associated Press that he'll give the Vikings an answer on whether he'll play by the July 30 start of training camp. Favre has been working out with the Oak Grove High School football team three days a week all summer.
Favre said if the arm strength wasn't there, he wouldn't be making a bid to return for his 19th season in the league.Brett Favre acknowledged he's "running out of time" to decide whether... more
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Can Packers fans handle the idea of their longtime QB switching to the purple jersey? Will he or will he not stay retired this year?
Full article at link above.Can Packers fans handle the idea of their longtime QB switching to the purple jersey?... more
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