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TA-TA, TAPEH
ProFootballTalk.com — The Minnesota Vikings apparently have severed ties with fullback Thomas Tapeh.  According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune , Tapeh’s locker is empty and his name plate is gone . Tapeh, a former Eagle who signed with the Vikings early in 2008 free agency, became the subject of significant scrutiny after coach Brad Childress disclosed on Monday that Tapeh failed to tell the team that he had knee surgery only weeks before signing a multi-year deal, which included $1.2 million in guaranteed money. More recently, there were reports of a possible settlement between Tapeh and the ...

Resolved
The Viking Age | A Blog For Minnesota Vikings Fans — ... A resolution has been reached in the Thomas Tapeh situation.  The fullback, whom the Vikings signed in the off-season only to learn he had undergone undisclosed knee surgery, has reached a settlement with the team and been given his release.  No details have yet been given but we presume Tapeh had to pay back some of his $1 million signing bonus.  This has almost no impact on the field since Tapeh wasn’t playing anyway, but it does have impact in overall perceptions of the Vikings organization, which is beginning to look like a big fat ...