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Wilf puts his money where his mouth is

ProFootballTalk.com found this 4/24/2008 on startribune.com

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 partners, according to people with knowledge of the situation. Without the capital call, the Vikings would have been unable to pay the $16.25 million ...