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• Is Matthew Stafford a first-ballot Hall of Famer? This Rams defensive player thinks so

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Rams safety Quentin Lake thinks Rams QB Matthew Stafford is a first-ballot Hall of Famer When Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford takes the field in 2025, it will be for the 17th straight year that he has done so. While Stafford is signed for two more years, there’s no guarantee that he plays in 2026 and that next season is his last. Once Staffor...2025
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• ‘Maybe It’s the Water in Green Bay’ — NFL Analyst Breaks Down Striking Similarities Between Aaron Rodgers, Brett Favre
Colin Cowherd draws striking parallels between Packers legends Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre, from Super Bowl wins to dramatic exits....2025
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• Aaron Rodgers Turned From Starter To Star In Green Bay’s 2009 Wild Card Game
The Green Bay Packers knew pretty quickly after handing the keys to the franchise over to Aaron Rodgers in 2008 that they had their long-term answer at quarterback. They wouldn’t have shipped franchise icon and future Hall of Famer Brett Favre out of town without a hunch that their former first-round pick had what it took to lead the team into the next decade-plus of Super Bowl contention....2025
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• Aaron Rodgers ‘pretty sure’ he’s retiring, Will he succeed with the Steelers?

Aaron Rodgers said that he’s “pretty sure this is it” regarding his NFL career and the 1-year contract he signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Colin Cowherd compares Rodgers’ career with Brett Favre, and asks if Rodgers will be successful with the Steelers....2025
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• Minnesota Vikings All Quarter Century Team: Quarterback

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images The Vikings have had several stellar quarterbacks at the helm this century. Which one should ultimately get the nod for our Quarter Century team? ESPN recently dropped an All Quarter Century Team for the NFL and it brought with it a ton of discourse. Fans were mad that members of their favorite franchise was not included and it led to a ton of discussi...2025
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• The Linc - Cowboys fans are talking themselves into Brian Schottenheimer

Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 6/24/25. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Cowboys fans are having a change of heart around head coach Brian Schottenheimer - Blogging The BoysBrian Schottenheimer came in and immediately sounded like a head coach. His first press conference was a little bit of an eye-opener for the fans as we heard a co...2025
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• NFL Divisions ranked by Position groups - QB

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Determining the strength of field generals around the league. The talent of the NFL is dispersed across the country, but how do the league’s positions stack up when grouped by division? In this series, we’ll be ranking the team sets by the strength of the competition within their own. Let’s kick things off with none other than the quarterbacks! 1. AFC WEST Denver Bro...2025
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• Vikes Views: Favorite Vikings QB

Imagn Images Welcome to the All-Time Favorite Viking Team series. We’re going through and voting by position for your favorite Viking players. There are no set criteria other than they played for the Minnesota Vikings. It’s your favorite player at that position. Today we’re on the most important position in football. The QB position hasn’t always been a beacon of stability for the Vik...2025
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• Re-visiting the Stefon Diggs trade: Five Years Later

Diggs returned to Minnesota just before a torn ACL ended his 2024 season with Houston | Brad Rempel-Imagn Images The trade netted the Vikings one of the greatest players in franchise history...not bad, huh? Stefon Diggs made headlines recently as he was recorded on a boat surrounded by scantily-clad women while brandishing a mysterious pink powder. While it’s likely not the most damaging ...2025
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• DBN roundtable: Shedeur Sanders to the Browns if he falls significantly? Not everyone said yes

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The Browns roster still needs a young QB but is Shedeur Sanders the right guy even later? The Cleveland Browns have their QB room situated with the signing of veteran Joe Flacco. Every Browns fan should dust off their #15 jersey and get ready for the 2025 season. With Flacco likely the starter and Kenny Pickett as his experienced backup, that leaves room for...2025
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• Vikings Links: Free Agency Day 19 Open Thread

Photo by Ben Jackson/Getty Images The backup veteran QB position is yet to be filled Until the Vikings sign a backup veteran QB, the speculation about Aaron Rodgers will continue. Perhaps sadly. I am loving it to be honest. It does not really matter to me but it is entertaining. . Minnesota Vikings News and Links Vikings decline to close the door on Aaron Rodgers, but they won’t promise hi...2025
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• Vikings Links: Free Agency Day 11 Open Thread

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images We are still waiting on the backup QB spot to be filled The signings continue to trickle in and the pickup of Rondale Moore was a nice addition to the wide receiver group. Moore turns 25 on June 9th and still has a lot of upside IMO. He is averaging 45 catches a year for 400 yards and 1 TD in his short career. He has been banged up and did not play last...2025
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• Vikings Links: Free Agency Day 3 Open Thread

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Will there be any moves today? The second day of free agency was very productive and filled a lot of the wish list needs for many long suffering Vikings fans. We got a new veteran center who excels at pass blocking and a new guard with lots of upside (hopefully). We got a new veteran defensive tackle who excels at pass rushing and possibly another vet...2025
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• New York Giants want a veteran mentor QB — who fits the description?

Aaron Rodgers talking to Zach Wilson in 2023. | Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Can Aaron Rodgers do that? Russell Wilson? Kirk Cousins? The New York Giants are clearly on a two-pronged veteran/rookie path to solving their quarterback problem. It is likely that they will have both in place after the NFL Draft in April. Giants GM Joe Schoen was clear at the Combine that he expects whiche...2025
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• Do trades for elite veteran quarterbacks work out?

Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images Occasionally, but not all that often In my previous post, I looked at the recent (21st Century) history of teams trading up into the top three in the NFL Draft to acquire what they hoped would be their franchise quarterback. For the most part, it wasn’t pretty for the trading-up team. There’s more than one way to skin a cat, though, if you’re not in positio...2025
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• Barry’s Thoughts & Jots: From Brett Favre to Deshaun Watson to Jerry Jones

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Things on my mind Friday of Week 4 is upon us with the Cleveland Browns and Las Vegas Raiders looking to right their collective ships. Injuries are a big storyline in the game with major names on both sides on the injury report Thursday. There are so many other things going on in and around football as well as some other sports including the Cleveland Gua...2024
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• DBN’s Exclusive interview with Browns legend Joe Thomas before he enters Hall of Fame
Julie Vennitti Botos / USA TODAY NETWORK 25 questions with the newest Browns Hall of Famer Joe Thomas There are 17 Cleveland Browns players inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In August, that number goes to 18 as offensive tackle Joe Thomas becomes part of the 2023 HOF class. Cleveland now has the eighth most players of any franchise inducted into the Hall. Thomas...2023
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"Brett Favre suggests Aaron Rodgers should sign with Vikings: 'They're loaded at pretty much every position'"

2024
"Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre announced during a congressional hearing on Tuesday that he recently was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease."

2023
"Aaron Rodgers recently talked about how he doesn’t want to follow in Brett Favre’s footsteps, retiring and then changing his mind about it later."

2022
"Ben Roethlisberger passes Joe Montana, Brett Favre in career playoff passing yards during wild card loss"

2021
"Aaron Rodgers surpasses Brett Favre for Packers all-time touchdown record"

2020
"Brett Favre thinks Colin Kaepernick will reach a "hero status" in football similar to Pat Tillman."

2019
"Brett Favre hold Brees and Payton in high regard"

2018
"BRADY IS GOOD AT 40 Brady already has the most passing yards (4,577) and the most wins in a single season by a quarterback at the age of 40, and his 13 wins overall at the age of 40 are now tied with Brett Favre for the most wins by a quarterback overall at the age of 40."

2017
"Brett Favre on the Packers: 'They will be in the Super Bowl'"

2016
"Brett Favre earns Hall of Fame induction on first ballot"

2015
"Manning's latest victory, a 29-10 win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, puts him at 186 wins for his epic career, matching Brett Favre for the most wins by a QB in league history."

2014
"The long-awaited return of former Green Bay Packers great Brett Favre to Green Bay will be realized Monday afternoon when Favre attends a tribute to Hall of Famer Bart Starr that will benefit a boys ranch, according to sources."

• Aaron Rodgers ‘pretty sure’ he’s retiring, Will he succeed with the Steelers?
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• Minnesota Vikings All Quarter Century Team: Quarterback
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• The Linc - Cowboys fans are talking themselves into Brian Schottenheimer
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• NFL Divisions ranked by Position groups - QB
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• Happy birthday, Mike Holmgren! Legendary Seahawks coach turns 77

Sporting News via Getty Images Holmgren served as Seattle’s head coach from 1999-2008, helping the Seahawks to Super Bowl XL during the 2005 season. Another Seattle Seahawks birthday is upon us: long-time Seattle head coach Mike Holmgren is 77. Holmgren first arrived in the Pacific Northwest ahead of the 1999 season, being brought in by owner Paul Allen to turn things around after several ...2025
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• Re-visiting the Stefon Diggs trade: Five Years Later
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• Dak Prescott remains longest-tenured starting QB in the NFL with their respective team

Ken Blaze-Imagn Images Dak Prescott remains the longest-tenured starting quarterback in the NFL with his particular team. This week. Aaron Rodgers finally decided to join the Pittsburgh Steelers, something that many football fans had been expecting for quite a while now. Rodgers has obviously been in the NFL for a very long time. In fact, he was drafted (now officially) over 20 years ago b...2025
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• What Browns Shedeur Sanders, Baker Mayfield have in common: Former GM makes bold statement

Jeff Lange / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Scot McCloughan helped lead the charge on drafting Baker Mayfield, has high praise for Shedeur Sanders. As the Cleveland Browns prepare for a difficult schedule, the biggest storyline of 2025 will be the quarterback competition. A former GM weighed in on one of the rookies that Cleveland drafted at the position with a bold prediction. Scot M...2025
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• Ranking the Heartbreaks

Photo by Brian Peterson/Star Tribune via Getty Images To Err is Human. Ask a Vikings Fan. We’ve officially entered the (relatively) quiet portion of the offseason. Minicamps and OTAs will soon be here, but not yet. Same with the NFL schedule release. Chris, Mark, Warren, et al. have done the usual excellent job of covering where we stand. So, in the meantime, let’s have some fun with this ...2025
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• Brett Favre, Deion Sanders and more NFL draft fashion history
NFL draftees love to strut their stuff on the night they're selected. Here's a look back at some of their incredible fits....2025
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• Is Matthew Stafford a first-ballot Hall of Famer? This Rams defensive player thinks so
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• The Linc - Cowboys fans are talking themselves into Brian Schottenheimer
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• Happy birthday, Mike Holmgren! Legendary Seahawks coach turns 77
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• Way-too-Early 2025 Bengals Schedule Predictions

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images The official 2025 NFL schedule has been released, and the Bengals have some interesting ebbs and flows to their slate of games. The 2025 Cincinnati Bengals schedule has been released, and while we already knew the opponents and venues, we weren’t certain of the order of the matchups. As always, we try to look into the crystal ball in an effort to see where...2025
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• Vikings Links: Free Agency Day 11 Open Thread
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• Aaron Rodgers to the Vikings is the Brett Favre reboot nobody wants or needs

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images We need Rodgers to make a decision so we can (hopefully) stop talking about him so much — but we’re not holding our breath. The first week of free agency is in the rearview mirror and there are a number of big-time changes that have happened across the league. We are still waiting on a handful of things to shake out before the waters will fully calm, but ...2025
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• Aaron Rodgers should sign with the Vikings to complete his Brett Favre metamorphosis

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images This needs to happen. Sometimes things present themselves in sports that you just need to happen, even when you don’t have any skin in the game. Circumstances so hilarious, so brilliant, that you want to will them into existence. Now that Aaron Rodgers’ time in New York is officially done there’s only one place he needs to finish out his career. Aaron Rodge...2025
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• Vikings Links: Should The Vikings Sign Aaron Rodgers?

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images Would he sign for only one year? Now that Arron Rodgers is going to get released the speculation is ramping up. I would not mind if the Vikings signed him to be honest. I am not sure they will be able to bring back Darnold or Jones. I think they both will get fairly significant deals north of 20M per year. Rodgers might sign for 10-15M for one year? If not,...2025
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• Eli Manning left out of Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025 — is that right or wrong?

Eli Manning celebrates the Giants’ 2012 Super Bowl victory. | Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images The vote is not a surprise, but Manning should be enshrined ... eventually Legendary New York Giants’ quarterback Eli Manning will have to wait at least one more year to be enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Manning was not one of the players announced Thursday night as part of the Hall ...2025
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• Way-too-Early 2025 Bengals Schedule Predictions
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• Ranking the Heartbreaks
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• Will the Giants draft Shedeur Sanders at No. 3 overall? And should they?

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images What do you think? Take our survey, and talk it out in the comments. We have officially reached the week of the 2025 NFL Draft and soon enough we are going to know who has been lying and who has been telling the truth. The most intense tunnel vision possible is necessary this week as the eleventh hour of the pre-draft cycle always brings intense rumors....2025
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• Vikings Links: Free Agency Day 19 Open Thread
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• Vikings Links: Free Agency Day 11 Open Thread
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• Oddsmakers like Aaron’ Rodgers chance of being a New York Giant — will they be right?

Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images Maybe the odds should actually be moving away from possibility Oddsmakers are becoming increasingly convinced that veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers will sign with the New York Giants once he is officially released by the New York Jets. In Vegas, there seems to be a lot of Rodgers to the Giants momentum. Aaron Rodgers to the Giants odds are MOVING...Wher...2025
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• Do trades for elite veteran quarterbacks work out?
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• Eli Manning left out of Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025 — is that right or wrong?
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• Eli Manning memories: On eve of Hall of Fame announcement, BBV writers share their favorites

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Will Manning be a first-ballot Hall of Famer? We find out on Thursday night whether or not legendary former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning will be a first-ballot inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Manning, the two-time Super Bowl MVP, is one of 15 finalists. The five members of the Hall of Fame Class of 2025 will be announced Thursday n...2025
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• Peyton Manning Ties Brett Favre's Record for Most Wins by a QB with 186
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• Brett Favre can't say enough about Packers fans
Selling out stadium for ceremony is ultimate tribute in his eyes...2015
• Brett Favre can't say enough about Packers fans
Selling out stadium for ceremony is ultimate tribute in his eyes...2015
• Brett Favre makes retirement date at Lambeau official
Legendary quarterback Brett Favre, who made his return to Wisconsin last year for a ceremony honoring Packers icon Bart Starr, was looking at 2015 as the target year for his dramatic homecoming....2015
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• Sources: Favre visits Green Bay to honor Starr
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• Brett Favre earns Hall of Fame induction on first ballot
Iconic QB becomes 24th Packers HOFer, fifth to be elected in first year of eligibility...2016
• Packers Hall of Fame QB Brett Favre recognized
Former Packers QB Brett Favre had his retired jersey #4 unveiled on the Lambeau Field facade on Thanksgiving night. Packers legend Bart Starr returned to the stadium to join the celebration. Brett ......2015
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• Aaron Rodgers Not Thinking Retirement, Says He Wants to Play for 8 More Years
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• Vikings Links: It’s An Exciting Time To Be A Vikings Fan!

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty Images Meaningful football late in the season plus playoffs is great! It is hard to wait for this game but what can you do? I like to do other things so that I am not thinking about the game too much. I really am not smart enough to talk about the X’s and O’s with any conviction or authority. So, I watch college football in search of future Vikings and I do ...2025
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• The Peyton Hillis Story: From Madden Cover to Outside Looking In
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• Mike Tanier's Monday Morning Hangover: How to Interview a Head Coach Candidate
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• Brady vs. Manning Is Not Complicated: Brady Is Better
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• Mike Tanier's Monday Morning Hangover: Shattered Records and Missing Weapons
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• NFL Week 7 Picks: Cowboys Are Surging, but Broncos Are Leading the Polls
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• Is Matthew Stafford a first-ballot Hall of Famer? This Rams defensive player thinks so
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• Minnesota Vikings All Quarter Century Team: Quarterback
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• The Linc - Cowboys fans are talking themselves into Brian Schottenheimer
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• NFL Divisions ranked by Position groups - QB
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• Happy birthday, Mike Holmgren! Legendary Seahawks coach turns 77
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• Vikes Views: Favorite Vikings QB
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• Re-visiting the Stefon Diggs trade: Five Years Later
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• Dak Prescott remains longest-tenured starting QB in the NFL with their respective team
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• 3-headed monster might be the key to the Cowboys rushing attack under Brian Schottenheimer

Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images The Cowboys ground game could be a team effort in 2025. The Dallas Cowboys might look a little different this year, and one thing we are hoping takes on a whole new identity is their rushing attack. New head coach Brian Schottenheimer has preached its significance and plans to make it a point of emphasis this year, which is why the team also added two of the...2025
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• Way-too-Early 2025 Bengals Schedule Predictions
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• Bears Legend Brian Urlacher Blasts Media for Turning Against Brett Favre Amid Hall of Fame QB’s Legal Battle
Former NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre found himself amid a whole bunch of controversy throughout his career. Unfortunately for Favre, retirement hasn’t favored him much better. The first controversy happened back in 2008 when he allegedly sexually harassed an ex-New York Jets field reporter, Jenn Sterger. The second controversy came when Favre allegedly […]...2025
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• Vikes Views: Favorite Vikings Wide Receiver

Welcome to the All-Time Favorite Viking Team series. We’re going through and voting by position for your favorite Viking players. There are no set criteria other than they played for the Minnesota Vikings. It’s your favorite player at that position. Today we’re looking at the Wide Receiver position. The Vikings have had so many greats at the position. Randy Moss (1998-2004, 2010) 15,292 ...2025
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• ‘The System Is Rigged’ – Mike Vick Takes Dig at Brett Favre for Being ‘Untouchable’ Despite Role in Mississippi Scandal
Brett Favre is embroiled in a years-long Mississippi welfare funds scandal, which is the subject of a recent "Untold" documentary....2025
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• Jenn Sterger reveals ‘craziest part’ about Brett Favre text scandal in first TV interview in over a decade

Former sports host Jenn Sterger brought receipts in her first televised interview in over a decade....2025
• Michael Vick worries Brett Favre is 'untouchable' in Mississippi welfare scandal: 'The system is rigged'

The former All-Pro NFL quarterback was interviewed for Netflix's "UNTOLD: The Fall of Favre" documentary...2025
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• Favre's defamation suit vs. auditor to move forward
A defamation lawsuit filed by retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre against Mississippi Auditor Shad White for his comments on a welfare scandal will move forward after Mississippi's Supreme Court on Thursday denied White's appeal to dismiss the lawsuit....2025
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• Jenn Sterger appears to reveal all about sexting scandal in new Brett Favre doc: ‘Destroyed my life’

Fifteen years later, the damage still resonates....2025