sports.yahoo.com - 4/23/2008
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The trade that sent Jared Allen from the Kansas City Chiefs to the Minnesota Vikings ended a period of bitterness that was apparent on both sides of the negotiating table. Yes, Allen felt bitter, he felt betrayed by the organization when the Chiefs did not even try to sign him to a long-term deal last year, when Chiefs president Carl Peterson called him a "young man at risk." On the ...
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... as the first round choice. I just like this article because it looks like Mike Shanahan is either trying to show people how to knit or how he got in his latest car wreck. [Denver Post]
Branden Albert’s stock rise really has thrown the draft for a loop. [ProFootballTalk]
The three draft picks wasn’t all the Vikings gave the Chiefs for Jared Allen. [ProFootballTalk]
The two sides were reportedly unhappy with each other by the time it all went down. [Yahoo! ...
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J. Allen Headed to Vikings —
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The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to trade defensive end Jared Allen, last season's NFL sacks leader, to the Minnesota Vikings for three draft picks this weekend, including a first-rounder. The Chiefs also receive a pair of third-round selections. ...
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chicagotribune.com - Sports 4/23/2008
All-Pro defensive end Jared Allen was traded from Kansas City to Minnesota in a blockbuster deal, making the Chiefs one of the major players in this weekend's NFL draft and the Vikings a serious contender in the NFC.
