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Adios, One Man Gang: Jared Allen Traded To Vikings
Arrowhead Addict | A Kansas City Chiefs Sports Blog — ... : The Chiefs will now add the No. 17, No. 73, and No. 82 overall selections to the No. 5, No. 35, and No. 66 picks, giving them six selections among the first 100 picks… More PFT : In addition to the three 2008 draft picks that the Minnesota Vikings gave up in order to acquire the rights to defensive end Jared Allen, the Vikes have made defensive end Jared Allen the highest-paid defensive player in the NFL. Per Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com, Allen will get a six-year, $74 million deal, with $31 million in guaranteed money. Actually, the guarantee is $31,000,069. That’s right . ...

Jared Allen is a Viking!
Pacifist Viking — It took a lot of picks, and it took a lot of money. And I think it's worth it--the Vikings just gained an All-Star pass rushing defensive end. I am ecstatic. Defensive end is a terribly difficult position to fill, and the Vikings have failed many, many times to try and get a great one in the draft. Draft picks are great, but they can always suck. We know about Jared Allen. He's 26 years old, and in his four seasons, he's had 9, 11, 7.5, and 15.5 sacks. That's 43 sacks in 61 career games. Dr. Z, who picks his All-Pro team by watching and charting a lot ...

Tempered Enthusiasm
Pacifist Viking — ... However did they pay too much? I for one am happy and worried. I wasn't going to make much out of Allen being a risk because of his alcohol issues, but when you are making him the highest paid defensive player in the NFL and giving up a 1st rounder and (2) 3rd rounders I think the risk management was thrown out the window. ...