profootballtalk.com - 4/24/2008
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The recent acquisition of defensive end Jared Allen required the guy who writes to checks to ask his partners to write some checks.
According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, owner Zygi Wilf made a capital call to his partners of just under $20 million, to cover the Allen signing bonus of $15,500,069.
In other words, the team didn’t have [...]
Wilf puts his money where his mouth is
startribune.com 4/24/2008 — The Vikings literally busted their budget Wednesday to acquire defensive end Jared Allen. To ensure cash flow in light of Allen's historic $74 million contract, owner Zygi Wilf issued a capital call for just under $20 million to his investment ...
NFL Transactions 4/23
bizoffootball.com 4/24/2008 — Transactions that happened in the NFL on Wednesday, as reported by ESPN.com : The Chicago Bears signed wide receiver Rashied Davis to a three-year contract. The Kansas City Chiefs traded defensive end Jared Allen to Minnesota for a first-round and two third-round draft choices in 2008 and exchanged sixth-round draft picks with Minnesota. The Minnesota Vikings acquired defensive end Jared ...
Chiefs trade Allen to Vikings
nflguru.net 4/24/2008 — The Kansas City Chiefs have traded All-Pro defensive end Jared Allen to the Vikings for Minnesota’s first-round pick, No. 17 overall, and both of their third-round selections.
“I have chills right now,” Allen said after signing a ...
Patrick Reusse: A lot more reason for Purple passion
startribune.com 4/24/2008 — Jim Mone, Associated Press Minnesota Vikings new defensive end Jared Allen talks to reporters after he was introduced Wednesday, April 23, 2008 in Eden Prairie, Minn., following a trade with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Assessing the Major Trade Possibilities —
Mark Maske's NFL Insider 4/24/2008
Jared Allen and Adam (Pacman) Jones have been traded in recent days. Other significant deals could be in the works. Here's one assessment of the biggest potential (or rumored) draft-weekend trades, by player... Lito Sheppard... The Eagles perhaps have ...
