https://thevikingage.com/2017/07/12/rumo...erve-2016/

Odd timing for this to surface...

https://www.dailynorseman.com/2017/7/12/...ta-vikings

Usually this gets a few nuggets of media attention in the days prior to it, but its been radio silence until it hit my Twitter feed just now. Must be absolutely nobody that has a chance of being taken?

Where the hell did the summer go?  

Ranking NFL secondaries: Seahawks still set standard, surprise team cracks Top 5

Ranking NFL linebackers by team: Panthers, Broncos lead the way

The Detroit Lions’ status as a Super Bowl nobody, coupled with an aging body, apparently played a role in Calvin Johnson's retirement.
Johnson, speaking during a news conference in Italy for Italian Bowl XXXVII in Vicenza, included the team's on-field performance as a reason for his departure from the NFL. It’s the first time Johnson has spoken about the team’s lack of success playing a role in his retirement.
"I didn't see a chance for them to win a Super Bowl at the time," Johnson said. "For the work I was putting in, it wasn't worth my time, to keep on beating my head up against the wall, and not go anywhere.
"It's the definition of insanity."
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nf...470049001/

Ok, I don't make-up the titles...

It will be weird to see the Vikings feature someone other than Adrian Peterson in the backfield. For the first time in a decade, there is a question as to who will be Minnesota's lead running back to start the season.It once looked like that person would be Latavius Murray, after the former Raiders Pro Bowler signed a three-year, $15 million free-agent deal in March. That all changed when the team drafted Dalvin Cook in the second round (No. 41 overall) in April.
It was a bad sign for Murray, also dealing with recovery from offseason ankle surgery, that the Vikings aggressively traded up to get Cook. Murray's first uphill battle is just being able to get on the field healthy at some point in training camp.
So much for trusting Murray on early downs while turning to holdover scatback Jerick McKinnon on passing downs. Cook is in prime position to take the every-down work right away.
http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/news/dal...68221c4ml8

Quote:

Quote:He was back home in Houston after a free-agent visit to New Orleans. He was praying for a sign. Saints? Patriots? Seahawks? Another team? Then one day he was looking for a duffel bag in his home office. Things were out of place because the house was being cleaned, and he couldn't find the bag. So instead he grabbed a black leather bag he'd had for years. It had a piece of tape on it. Peterson had forgotten why it was there. He tore off the tape.
And there was his sign.
The logo of the New Orleans Saints.

As the piece rolls on, it becomes clearer and clearer that head coach Sean Payton was the driving force in what brought one of the most dangerous offensive weapons in NFL history to the Saints.
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"I loved his honesty," Peterson said. "He was straightforward. I could sense he really wanted me to be a part of the organization. All coaches want to win, but you can see it more with him. He's very passionate about what he does. About 98 percent of the time, he was doing the talking."
Peterson is also going to have the chance to play with arguably the best quarterback he has been around in Drew Brees.
"I was attracted to playing with Brees, a guy who is good at distributing the ball to different players," he said. "I know in this system, I'll get some opportunities to catch the ball in space. Drew Brees, he'll get the ball to me."
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:Emails show Trump Jr.was excited by offer of Russian dirt on Clinton LIVE COVERAGE

Is this really a story?  Does anybody for a second think that either side would have the morals to say "no thanks"  to outsiders help to win the election?  Obviously not or else they wouldnt be accepting donations from private companies foreign and domestic.  This shit is getting really old.  I have zero doubt that there is anybody associated with either campaign that wouldnt have wet themselves to be getting dirt on the other candidate regardless of its source.  and the link talks about live coverage... is this happening in the now?  is this really a LIVE coverage situation?

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/e...ar-BBEeXLy