Zygi Flashes The Cash

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Vikings owner Zygi Wilf has shelled out $45 million to purchase four city blocks near the Metrodome. This is all part of the Zygman’s plan to get the Vikes a new stadium - one that would cost just shy of $1 billion and feature a retractable roof. Unfortunately, the stadium plan has yet to receive [...] [link]

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The Dailies: Holdout heaven in Kansas City
Published 6/22/2007 by Old No. 7 at Predominantly Orange | A Blog For Denver Broncos Fans
... . The man in that photo does not look like an NFL center. He may surprise us, though, as his technique and drive are fantastic. The owner of the Minnesota Vikings has purchased, for a cool $45 million, a chunk of downtown Minneapolis . If this leads to at least partial private financing for a new stadium for the team, I am seriously on board. I ll never get political here, but I have completely soured on the boondoggle that is the current taxpayer-supported ballpark boom. Invesco Field is an incredible place to watch a game, and I wouldn t trade it for any park in America, but Pat Bowlen could have footed a bit more of the bill for a venue that has made him hundreds of millions. All this crap is mildly interesting, but the real News Of The Day is going down in Kansas City. The full text of Jason Whitlock s interview with Larry Johnson is now available, and if you haven t read it please travel there immediate ...

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