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ESPN Minnesota Vikings/pro football reporter. An "underrated good guy.” Slow and steady wins the race. | IG: @kevinseifert_espn
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Incredible stories from the Vikings' locker room today. Josh Dobbs didn't take a single rep with the offense in practice. No snaps from Garrett Bradbury. Had never thrown passes to anyone, and didn't know most of their full names. "That's for next week," he said.
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Vikings DL Harrison Phillips, who played 4 years for the Bills, bought dinner for Damar Hamlin's family, the team training staff who are with him in Cincinnati + the ICU doctors/nurses. His Harrison's Playmakers charity has a portal for donations:
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That video of Joseph Ossai sobbing on the sideline will stick with me as much as anything I saw today. Every single person makes a mistake every single day. Can you imagine that one being yours?
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Myles Garrett committed the closest thing we’ve seen to an on-field crime in the NFL’s modern era. It was a singularly violent act and should be punished accordingly. Column:
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Giants might be mad about these developments in Philadelphia but another approach might have been to win more than 6 games this season.
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NEWS: The XFL and NFL have reached a collaboration agreement to innovate together on game rules, officiating and health & safety, among other areas. XFL chairwoman/owner Dany Garcia made clear this deal is not a precursor to becoming an NFL developmental league. Full story soon.
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@Eagles
WR DeSean Jackson posts a quote that says white Jews will “blackmail” and “extort” America. Then says, “I have no hatred in my heart toward no one.” At the very least, he is ignorant of what it means to be anti-Semitic.
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Yes, the 49ers could have challenged the Eagles' 4th-down conversion, but the NFL's replay assist rule also allows the replay official to make a quick reversal without a challenge. They have all the camera angles in the booth and don't need to wait for TV to broadcast it.
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Pretty cool. K.J. Osborn, who left because of a concussion, was waiting for players outside the Vikings locker room. That’s him and Trishton Jackson.
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Very sorry to report that Adam Zimmer, the former Vikings assistant and son of former Vikings coach Mike Zimmer, has died. He was 38. His sister Corri announced the news this morning in an Instagram post. We'll have a story shortly.
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#Vikings
WR Adam Thielen in the locker room: "I've never been part of an offense that just was attacking, and attacking, and attacking. It didn't matter the score. It didn't matter the situation. We were attacking. It felt good."
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Major add to the Rodgers story here from
@RobDemovsky
.
This summer, Rodgers petitioned the NFL to have an “alternative treatment” count as a vaccination. The NFL denied his request and has considered him unvaccinated since the start of the season.
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Cam Bynum, who had the game-clinching interception Sunday: “I rep my roots heavy.”
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When it was time for Josh Dobbs to come into the game, the Vikings' offense huddled on the sideline and went through the team's 5 primary cadences, said RT Brian O'Neill. That was the first time he had gone through it with the rest of the offense.
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You could argue that most of these flags against the Chiefs meet the standard for a penalty, but if you watched the NFC Championship Game, you probably have whiplash. Two very different standards in a matter of weeks.
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Some news: I'm moving to a new role at ESPN. Let's call it Vikings/pro football. I'll be responsible for covering the Vikings while continuing to report on some other areas of interest: Officiating, rules, player health, alternative leagues. Hopefully some new stuff, too.
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The real question is where Aaron Rodgers will play between now now and when he finishes his career in Minnesota.
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Got a press release saying Kirk Cousins would be sporting the new
@Kohls
“dad-style” fall wardrobe today. Here it is…
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Confirmed: Vikings rookie WR Jordan Addison was cited just after 3 a.m. today for speed and reckless driving in St. Paul. He was driving 140 MPH in a 55, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. More to come.
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Josh Dobbs said he was not afraid to tell people what he didn't know today. Per receiver Jordan Addison, that meant coming into the huddle and saying things like, "Ok, what do I have on this side?" Said Addison: "And we were telling him. Everyone was letting him know."
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Kirk Cousins on the jacket that nearly matches this backdrop: “My wife dresses me. She put it out last night. I looked at her like, ‘I don’t know.’ She nodded, ‘You got to do it.’ So here we are.”
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The Vikings started 0-3. Since then, their defense has ranked:
No. 4 in points allowed per game
No. 5 in defensive efficiency
No. 5 in defensive EPA
T-No. 5 in takeaways
No. 7 in yards per game
Brian Flores and staff have done some work.
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The NFL competition committee appears to have unanimous agreement that controversial catch rulings involving Dez Bryant and Calvin Johnson should have been ruled complete, according to Giants owner John Mara. So the committee, meeting in Indianapolis...
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Check out the emotion on T.J. Hockenson's face after he accepts a game ball.
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Monday, 11:30 a.m. CT.
Scott Sandstrom, assistant manager of the Vikings Locker Room store in Eagan, is making a batch of Josh Dobbs jerseys as we speak.
Dobbs might have had a hard time finding his jersey in Arizona, but that won't happen here.
@ScottVikings
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I'm told the Vikings will release WR Adam Thielen this morning, marking the end of an era for a Minnesota icon. Thielen had a $19.97mm cap hit for 2023 and, given the thin WR FA market, had no incentive to take a big pay cut or reduced role.
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Standing outside the
#Vikings
’ locker room and it is very quiet, especially after a win.
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Josh Dobbs: "In this league, there is never an excuse for your circumstance. I learned that from [Mike Tomlin]. Usually peope don't care about your circumstance. They just want to see you succeed given the circumstances you've given."
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Cousins said he has thought about surrounding himself with plexiglass in the QB room. He was asked why he would go to such lengths when a vaccine would be far more effective and efficient. He said the decision is personal and private.
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The Vikings and Harrison Smith have a new agreement that will allow Smith to continue with the team.
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Award winning video of Kevin O’Connell teaching the nuances of his scheme to new QB Josh Dobbs during today’s walk-thru.
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An absurd and embarrassing thing to brag about. I hope this is a joke. I covered the death of an NFL player from heat stroke that was caused (and indicated) in part by vomiting during practice. You see that happen once and you don’t need a reminder. Just stop it.
Scott Frost estimates there are 15-20 total vomits per practice from offensive linemen under new position coach Donovan Raiola.
“It’s not because they’re not in shape – he’s just working them hard.”
More from
@EvanBlandOWH
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Kirk Cousins had the cast taken off his right foot today, per his Instagram.
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I’m just so moved by this story, both the tribute from Aaron Jones to his father and the effort of Bryan Engel to find the missing chain. So much “me” in our world. This one was all about “you.”
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Aaron Rodgers spoke this week to Kirk Cousins about his own recovery from a torn Achilles tendon. Rodgers: "I'm disappointed for him with that injury but passed on all the information I could and let him know what's been working for me." Via
@RichCimini
:
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Sparing Mike McCarthy a month’s worth of rumors, plus the indignity of playing out the string, strikes me as a respectful outcome. It’s OK to do things differently from the way they have always been done.
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One example of how the NFL tried to spur social media engagement with a celebration that
@AlexMattison22
indicated he was fined for.
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Josh Dobbs didn't know most of his Vikings teammates' full names. He had never taken a snap from their center. They had never heard his cadence. None of their receivers had caught a practice pass from him. On the most unusual of games from Atlanta:
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Crowd here at U.S. Bank Stadium is singing along to "Higher" by Creed and we're officially off the rails.
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That was one of the worst mistakes on roughing the passer that I’ve ever seen. The Clay Matthews ones included. Smith went in with shoulder, avoided head contact and didn’t land on top of the QB.
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Packers interim coach Joe Philbin has used both challenges in the first 1 minute, 23 seconds of debut. Both rulings stand.
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Justin Jefferson had a great answer when asked if the Vikings have the capacity to win the Super Bowl during the prime of his career: “As long as I'm a part of the Vikings, I'm always going to think that we have a chance at the Super Bowl.”
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Notable that Kevin O'Connell said: "Kirk Cousins is going to be healthy again. I know he's going to be a free agent after this season, but Kirk knows how I feel about him, and that will be something that will hopefully works itself out."
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The Patriots’ 1 pass attempt in the first half was the fewest by an NFL team in at least 30 years, per
@ESPNStatsInfo
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If you didn't see
@criscarter80
this morning on Countdown, here is the video. I'm on board with every word.
http://t.co/2PgKIceEat
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Former
@NFL
officiating chiefs
@MikePereira
and
@DeanBlandino
issued strong rebuttals today to the league’s emphasis on roughing the QB, especially the two calls in MIN-GB. Relevant transcript:
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Worth repeating: U.S. Bank Stadium has slit film turf, which NFL/NFLPA data shows has had a higher rate of non-contact lower extremity injuries than other types of turf. The surface here is slated to be replaced after this season.
Travis Kelce hurt his right foot/leg on this play, a non-contact injury, and then headed to the locker room:
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Danielle Hunter, headed to free agency, reiterated that he wants to return to the Vikings.
"I'd love to be here. This is all I know. I've been here my whole career."
Vikings can't franchise tag him, and he'll be negotiating off a 16.5-sack season. Pass rush an NFL premium.
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Kirk Cousins + family made a last-minute decision to attend Tuesday's MLB playoff at Target Field. Bought tickets online and were off after the boys' naps. Fans around him slowly caught on. “I could tell that word was getting around the section,” he said, “but it was great."
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This from Sid Hartman’s son, Chad, speaks to the collateral mortality of COVID-19.
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In nearly 20 minutes with Kirk Cousins, we learned:
+ He did not get the SpeedBridge surgery on his Achilles
+ “I’m still mad” about the injury
+ He hopes to return to MN in 2024 but it’s not the time to start worrying about how the injury will impact decisions.
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The standard has changed. There is no way the NFL can say that replay reversals are based on “clear and obvious” after that Bills TD overturned.
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Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell said recently that he met with Bud Grant almost every week during the 2022 season. Even at 95, and 37 years after his final season as a coach, Bud was still a unique resource for the organization. He was one of one.
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Cam Bynum joked that he wouldn’t be surprised if Kirk Cousins wears a helmet on the sideline in future games so that he can hear the play calls, as he did during the preseason despite not playing in the game.
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If you follow many
@NFL
reporters, your timeline is probably filled with glowing tributes to Don Banks, who died this weekend. I want to tell you a different kind of story. (1/7)
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The man of the hour, Jaren Hall, warming up, also wearing the Kirk Cousins tribute T-shirt.
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NEWS: The XFL and CFL are discussing options for collaboration as they plan their returns to the field. Talks in early stages. In meantime, XFL 2022 planning is on pause. Story coming soon.
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Lotta East Coast bias going on in the national discussion of Giants-Vikings.
Yes, the Vikings have some clearly-defined issues.
But the Giants have won twice since November 13. What have they done to earn all of this "sneaky good" analysis?
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Seahawks just pulled off your basic 21-0 run in 1 minute, 53 seconds.
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Anthony Barr said he called former teammate Eric Kendricks to get his blessing to wear No. 54 in his return to Minnesota. Barr’s former No. 55 is worn by LB Andre Carter.
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This was last night at the Vikings' team facility.
MSP got a nasty wind/snowburst at about the same time. Anyone who has spent time on one of them scooters knows it would have been tempting to stay home.
@KirkCousins8
my nephew met you tonight at the Halloween party. You could have stayed away, you could have said no to an autograph. No one would have blamed you after the day you have had. Thank you for showing him that despite all the bad you can rise above it.
#Vikings
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Trust me when I tell you that’s Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell chatting with Patriots special teams ace Matthew Slater. They were in the same 2008 draft class and O’Connell said Slater is one of his best friends. Slater stood in O’Connell’s wedding.
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Earlier this fall, Brian Flores was amused by frequent questions about blitz rates. He offered to chat further, and it led to a cool discovery: In his first season as the Vikings' DC, Flores has concocted a scheme never before used at the NFL level. STORY:
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Kevin O’Connell on going from 0-3 to 6-4: “The sky was never falling.”
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Whenever a player tests positive for COVID-19, the NFL conducts contact tracing and determines who (if anyone) qualifies as a high-risk close contact. If there are any Ravens who do, after the Dez Bryant positive result, they would have to be pulled from this game as well.
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Brian O’Neill on whether he wants Kirk Cousins back: “Absolutely. Absolutely. One thousand million percent. I’d tell anybody that. 10,000 percent. I’d rather have nobody else than Kirk under center for us.”
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Retired NFL WR Chad Johnson had a tryout scheduled Monday with the XFL — as a kicker. It didn’t happen. STORY:
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"Not once have I ever heard him say, this has gotten the best of me, that I didn't deserve this." For 10 years, JD battled a cruel curse with grave, dignity and optimism. It was my honor to pull together this story, with help from colleagues and friends.
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NFL receiving yardage leaders through 11 games:
1. Tyreek Hill (1,233 yards)
2. Justin Jefferson (1,232 yards)
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Josh Dobbs said he has spoken with Kirk Cousins, who he said has been at the Vikings’ practice facility. They have the same agent, and Cousins offered Dobbs whatever help he might want.
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Speaking to reporters in London, Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell said that S Lewis Cine will remain in London to undergo surgery on a fractured leg. Some members of the organization will stay back with him.
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Justin Jefferson said his hamstring recovery is going well and that he has reached top speeds during practice. He wasn’t ready to say if he thinks he can play Monday night tho. “If I’m feeling good, I will play,” he said. More to come.
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Always amazed how many people take the side of billionaires over millionaires in sports contract debates.
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Jaren Hall said he has been texting with Kirk Cousins throughout the week. Cousins has given strategic and morale-boosting advice, Hall said.
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Vikings QB Kirk Cousins is the NFC Offensive Player of the Week. He threw for 460 yards and 4 TDs in Saturday's historic comeback vs. Colts. All 4 of those TDs, and 417 of the yards, came after halftime.
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Per John Parry, the NFL office in New York has given both teams the time to go back into their locker rooms and re-group. Not clear whether the game will resume, but certainly not a decision that should be made on the field.
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Your NFC North standings through Week 8:
Vikings (6-1)
Packers (3-5)
Bears (3-5)
Lions (1-6)
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Today and Saturday, Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell has pointedly noted the number of illegal hits WR Justin Jefferson has taken this season. Today: "Clearly there is an emphasis on the teams we're playing. Some of those hits, they don't don't just seem to be by accident at times."
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New Vikings TE T.J. Hockenson speaks.
Props for using the alternative “SKOAL” greeting.
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Vikings S Lewis Cine walked through the locker room today -- emphasis on walked -- a month after suffering a compound fracture and dislocation in his lower left leg. He's not wearing a cast, only a sleeve, and said his only goal now is to "dominate rehab."
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A R-E-L-A-X tweet...
Vikings win the NFC North UNLESS:
They finish 0-4
AND
The Lions finish 4-0.
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The Panthers have fired OC Joe Brady. Perhaps it was justified. But, Joe Brady isn’t the person who decided to trade for QB Sam Darnold, guarantee his 5th-year option, sign Cam Newton off the street, immediately put him in the lineup and think it would help.
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As we noted in the officiating section of ESPN’s Super Bowl preview this week, referee Carl Cheffers’ regular-season crew led the NFL in flags at 16 per game in 2020.
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This is cool … Vikings WRs (and perhaps some other positions) are paying tribute to Kirk Cousins pre-game. Here’s Jordan Addison’s T-shirt.
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Kirk Cousins, beginning with Week 12 vs. Patriots, when he said he was moved nearly to tears by support from players and coaches:
1,656 yards (No. 1, NFL)
13 TDs (No. 1 before last night)
Completion % Above Expected: 4.7 (No. 1)
QBR: 62.7 (No. 8)
Team record: 4-1
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In this weird year for NFL offenses, Kirk Cousins is still tied for No. 2 in touchdown passes (18), even though he has missed the past 2.25 games.
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@NFL
I have, and will always, remember that moment as an example of how a small gesture can have a lasting impact. Sometimes, winning isn't the right thing. RIP, Don, and my deepest condolences to your family. (7/7)
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Incredible commitment to the “Winter Whiteout” bit by Vikings owner Mark Wilf.
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Cam Akers (31) was a solid addition as a runner and receiver this season, but this block on 287-pound Falcons DT Kentavius Street won't soon be forgotten.
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The Myles Garrett situation in Cleveland is instructive. Had general illness symptoms earlier this week. Negative for COVID-19. Sent home and isolated, per NFL protocol. Returned positive test today. Early isolation minimized chance of spread or high-risk close contacts.
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Kwesi Adofo-Mensah listened to Creed in his office while working through QB options before the NFL trade deadline. It was a tribute to Kirk Cousins, who had voiced heavy approval for Creed's inclusion in pregame locker room soundtracks. Thus ends my rock coverage for today.
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Vikings LB Danielle Hunter on the possibility of being traded before Tuesday's NFL trade deadline: "It was never anything in the back of my head. I was always going to be here."
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As Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell said last night, the Bills had 12 players on the field when they stopped Dalvin Cook for a 3-yard loss in OT yesterday. O'Connell did say: "I know it's moving pretty fast out there sometimes."
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Attorney: Why didn’t you call pass interference?
Official: I made a mistake.
Hearing over.
What a complete and utter waste of everyone’s time.
Judge orders NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and 3 officials to be questioned under oath about the no-call during the NFC title game between the Rams and Saints.
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Per FOX broadcast, Adrian Peterson swallowed his chew on a bumpy team flight Saturday. Vomited upon arrival. Hence, injury report downgrade.
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