Tag Archives: Brett Favre

Favre takes direct hit to groin

A coworker shared this with me this morning and I thought I’d pass it along. If this isn’t karma, I don’t know what is.

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Power structure in disarray in Minnesota

I thought this was an interesting story by Yahoo! Sports’ Jason Cole. With insight from an unspecified Vikings player, Cole reports that Vikings head coach Brad Childress told his assistant coaches to lie about three Vikings players that went down …

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Harrison: Favre acting selfishly

Former NFL All-Pro and current NBC studio analyst Rodney Harrison had some unflattering remarks to say about Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre. “If I was a teammate of his, I’d probably be a little ticked off he’s not in training …

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Sources: Favre not returning to Vikings

It may seem like it’s stating the obvious, but if Brett Favre does not return to the Vikings as NFL.com reported Tuesday it clearly levels the playing field in the NFC North.  Not only will the Vikings have lost backup …

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Brett Favre on how Jay Cutler compares to Favre’s younger self

“I think he’s better.” -Vikings quarterback Brett Favre, when asked to compare Bears quarterback Jay Cutler to himself when he was a younger quarterback.

Favre signing, subsequent fallout a good distraction

The best plays in all of football are ones that use misdirection. If set up properly and initiated at the right time, they are difficult to stop and can be very effective. On Saturday night against the Bills, Jay Cutler …

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Brett Favre, the Minnesota Viking

Quarterback Brett Favre smiles as he holds up a Minnesota Vikings jersey during a news conference at the NFL football team’s training facility Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009, in Eden Prairie, Minn. (AP Photo/Star Tribune, Jerry Holt)

Roundup: Vikings’ Williamses avoid suspension for now

A judge on Thursday blocked the NFL from suspending Minnesota Vikings defensive tackles Pat and Kevin Williams for violating the league’s substance abuse policy and, thus, the duo will likely be able to begin the season with the team. The …

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Notebook: New Orleans gets Super Bowl XLVII

NFL owners voted Tuesday to award Super Bowl XLVII (that’s 47, for the laymen) in 2013 to New Orleans, which will host its first NFL championship game since Hurricane Katrina hit the city hard in 2005. They might want to …

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Assessing the shock waves from the Cutler trade

The day after your favorite team makes a trade, particularly one with the magnitude of the Jay Cutler acquisition, is in some ways similar to the morning after you’ve hosted a party at your house. You fondly remember the previous’ …

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