blogs.startribune.com - 6/6/2009
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Vikings coach Brad Childress made it clear this afternoon that the door is not closed on contract negotiations with veteran cornerback Antoine Winfield. Both sides have done their best to avoid showing any hostility through the media in their negotiations, even though Winfield is staying ...
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blogs.startribune.com - 6/8/2009
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blogs.startribune.com —
Earlier today, ESPN’s Chris Mortensen and Ed Werder
reported that Vikings coach Brad Childress has imposed a...
deadline of this week for Brett Favre to decide whether he will be the team’s quarterback for the 2009 season. We were told later in ...
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Sirius host refutes ESPN report
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Childress On Winfield: “I Want Him Here”
ProFootballTalk.com —
Although contract talks between the Minnesota Vikings and Pro Bowl cornerback Antoine Winfield have hit an impasse , the financial disagreement hasn’t led to any real acrimony yet. At least not publicly. Vikings coach Brad Childress discussed the situation today in calm, even tones, and he was adamant that he stays out of the team’s business dealings, according to Judd Zulgad of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune . “I just think that negotiations [are] just what that means,” Childress told reporters. “It’s ups and downs and flat and people walking away, people getting back together. ...
Childress Optimistic About Winfield Situation
The National Football Post » Hot News and Rumors —
Childress Optimistic About Winfield Situation From Judd Zulgad of The Minneapolis Star Tribune : Vikings coach Brad Childress made it clear this afternoon that the door is not closed on contract negotiations with veteran cornerback Antoine Winfield. Both sides have done their best to avoid showing any hostility through the media in their negotiations, even though Winfield is staying away from the Vikings’ offseason practices. Winfield has one season remaining on his six-year deal. ...
Chilly on Winfield: "I Want Him Here"
Daily Norseman —
Chilly on Winfield: "I Want Him Here"
This week of OTAs capped off with Brad Childress continuing to publicly support Antoine Winfield while also stating that characterizing the negotiations between the cornerback and team as being at a 'standstill' may be ...
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The deadline imposed by the Vikings on Brett Favre has officially come and gone with no word from either side. Is this a surprise to anyone ? If Brad Childress thought he could make Favre “Blink” on this one then he is either naive or just plain dumb. Neither is true.
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Updated: June 10, 2009, 1:20 PM ET hare
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