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Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker The Minnesota Vikings were one of 21 teams to pass on Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn last year. The Vikings did just fine, selecting Pro Bowl tailback Adrian Peterson with the No. 7 overall pick. But a year later quarterback remains an area of need for Minnesota, and the team is examining the draft for talented signal-callers. Today at the league ...
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Brad Childress Explains Why Purple Jesus Is Better Than Touchdown Jesus
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... Vikings have had a pretty successful off-season, signing wide receiver Bernard Berrian and safety Madieu Williams. But the recent news that Gus Frerotte will join the team as Tarvaris Jackson's backup has been met with "WTF?" incredulity from a relatively tolerant fanbase. Generally speaking, the quarterback position is a sore spot for this team, and at the NFL owner's meeting, head coach Brad Childress talked about why Minnesota passed on Brady Quinn last year. "I think people valued another position ...
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Who should be #1? —
Bleacher Report - NFL 4/2/2008
This is typically a college sports blog, but since the NFL Draft involves the pros and the collegiate athletes, I won’t lose much sleep over this post.
There is a lot of talk about Miami drafting Boston College QB Matt Ryan with the #1 ...
NFL draft: Who should go Number One? —
Bleacher Report - NFL 4/2/2008
This is typically a college sports blog, but since the NFL Draft involves the pros and the collegiate athletes, I won’t lose much sleep over this post. There is a lot of talk about Miami drafting Boston College QB Matt Ryan with the ...
TE Smith signs deal, will make $4.5M —
FOXSports.com News for NFL 4/2/2008
Tight end L.J. Smith signed the one-year contract he was tendered by the Philadelphia Eagles when they placed the franchise tag on him two months ago.
Smith will make $4.5 million, the average of the top five salaries at his position.
"We're glad to ...
Cardinals CB Brown signs 1-year deal (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NFL News 4/3/2008
Free-agent cornerback Ralph Brown re-signed with the Arizona Cardinals on Wednesday, agreeing to a one-year deal. Brown played in all 16 games for Arizona last season, with 23 tackles -- 17 solo -- and one interception. The eight-year NFL veteran has ...
Idol Update —
Bleacher Report - NFL 4/2/2008
We are down to 9 contestants and like I said a month ago the boys are three times the singers as the girls. I don’t know if there is a clear cut favorite and that might be a good thing for every contestant as singers like Chris Daughtry looked ...
