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• Purple Pulse: McCarthy Grows, Allen Honored

Two Old Bloggers celebrated Allen’s August 2, 2025, HOF enshrinement, recalling his 2008 trade (first-rounder + picks for 85.5 sacks over six years with the Vikings), transforming the pass rush with double-digit sacks annually, and aiding playoff runs. Praised his “relentless motor,” overlooked Idaho State rise, and turnaround from alcohol issues to family man. Memories: 4.5 sacks vs. Packers, Orl...2025
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• Eric Allen is officially a Pro Football Hall of Famer

Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images His enshrinement is long overdue, but he’s in Canton now. At long last, Eric Allen is in the Hall of Fame. Over the weekend, the best cornerback in franchise history stood alongside Jared Allen, Antonio Gates and Sterling Sharpe for their official induction ceremony in Canton, OH. With more than 100 Hall of Famers sitting behind him and his sons on hand t...2025
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• 3-Time NFL MVP Brett Favre Pens Heartfelt Message to Sterling Sharpe, Jared Allen After Hall of Fame Induction
Three-time NFL MVP Brett Favre shared an emotional message after Jared Allen and Sterling Sharpe's Hall of Fame induction....2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Jared Allen officially inducted into the Hall of Fame

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Chiefs headlines for Monday, August 4 The latest Former Chiefs, Vikings star Jared Allen inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame: All-Pro was true sack artist | CBS Sports A third-round draft pick of the Kansas City Chiefs in 2004, Allen wasted no time establishing himself as a Pro Bowl talent, logging nine and 11 sacks in his first two seasons, respectively. T...2025
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• Watch Jared Allen’s Hall of Fame Induction Speech

Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images It was great, as you’d expect On Saturday, Minnesota Vikings’ legend Jared Allen finally got the call to immortality as he was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. As you’d expect, Allen gave an outstanding speech for his induction, and you can see the whole thing below. (Yes, I’m pretty sure you can actually watch it here and not have to go to Yo...2025
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• Pro Football HOF welcomes Sharpe, three others
Sterling Sharpe, Eric Allen, Jared Allen and Antonio Gates were all inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday in Canton, OH....2025
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• Minnesota Vikings News and Links: Another Sold Out Practice Today!

Matt Krohn-Imagn Images Our QB is getting much needed reps against a really good defense! There are plenty of practice recap stories and many say that our young QB is struggling a little. This should not cause any alarm and should be expected especially when facing a BFlo defense that is not giving any breaks. This is actually a good thing in my (and many other’s) opinion. He needs all of ...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Don’t overlook the return of the Chiefs receivers

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Chiefs headlines for Wednesday, July 30 The latest 1 Reason Every NFL Team Shouldn’t Be Overlooked in 2025 | Bleacher Report Kansas City Chiefs: Return of the Receiving Corps The Chiefs haven’t been overlooked since the 2019 emergence of Patrick Mahomes coincided with the first of three Lombardi Trophies in six years, but their passing game wasn’t as fearsome ...2025
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• NFL Chaos vs. Vikings Calm: Training Camp Tidbits & More

In the episode, hosts praised Josh Metellus’ $36M extension (up to $42M, $25M guaranteed), a big raise from his $3.7M 2025 base. They highlighted his journey: 2020 rookie cut, minimal snaps early, now key versatile defender & leader. He held in OTAs but focused on football, saying, “I’ll let my agent handle it.” Congrats on earning it—last vet contract sorted! | Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Image...2025
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• Vikings Links: It’s Back Together Weekend!

Matt Krohn-Imagn Images The first open practice is sold out! The Justin Jefferson hamstring tightness sounds alarming but it is really a blessing in disguise IMHO. The less he does the better although he does need to work with JJ. It really will allow the rest of the receivers a chance to show what they can do especially with Jordan Addison facing a likely 3 game suspension. I always root ...2025
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• Minnesota Vikings All Quarter Century Team: Edge Player No. 2

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Danielle Hunter and Everson Griffen are your two remaining options for EDGE2 on the Vikings Quarter Century Team! The winner of our first poll for to decide the first Vikings edge rusher on the Quarter Century Team was none other than Jared Allen! Well-deserved and incredibly unsurprising with just how dominant he was in his stint with Minnesota. Now, ...2025
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• Minnesota Vikings All Quarter Century Team: Edge Player No. 1

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Vikings have had some elite talent rushing the passer this century. Which ones will make the cut on our Quarter Century Team? The Vikings have had a long history of elite and productive pass rushers. From the days of the Purple Eaters, to John Randle and Jared Allen, to the most recent duo of Danielle Hunter and Everson Griffen, there’s been no short...2025
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• Minnesota Vikings News and Links: 12 Days Until Training Camp!

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Time flies! 12 days until the rookies and quarterbacks report! The Minnesota Vikings’ 2025 training camp will begin with rookies and quarterbacks reporting on July 20th, followed by the rest of the team on July 22nd. The first open practice to the public will be on Saturday, July 26th. Practices will be held at the TCO Performance Center in Eagan, Minnes...2025
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• Vikes Views: Favorite Vikings Defensive Tackle

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty 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. Alan Page (1967-1978) 148 1⁄2 Sacks, 2 INTs Page was the first defensive player ever to win MVP. He was ...2025
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• NFL Week 15 Picks: The Rise and Fall of the 49ers Empire (Also: Johnny Manziel)
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• What's Next for Chicago Bears Defense After Lance Briggs Sent to IR?
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• From Wes Welker to Adrian Peterson, It's Smart to Move on from Aging Stars
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• The Organizational Failures Behind the Chicago Bears' 3-5 Start
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"CB Eric Allen, DE Jared Allen, TE Antonio Gates and WR Sterling Sharpe are the newest members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame."

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"Players like Hines Ward, Steve Smith, Reggie Wayne, Antonio Gates, Jared Allen, and Darren Woodson were passed over for the class of 2024."

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"Former Vikings star Jared Allen continues quest to become an Olympic curler — and win a bet"

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"After giving a speech at Vikings training camp on Friday, former defensive end Jared Allen was informed he would be inducted into the team's Ring of Honor on Oct."

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"Former Vikings great Jared Allen expects career year, future 20-sack season from Danielle Hunter"

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"Jared Allen on whether he's a Hall of Famer: 'I'm 100 percent satisfied with my career'"

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"Five-time All-Pro defensive lineman Jared Allen missed the competition when he retired from the NFL so he went searching for another sport that could fill the need "

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"Jared Allen is a name most NFL fans recognize."

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"NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock said (per Phil Perry, CSN New England) that his goal if he was with the Browns would be to draft either Texas A&M’s Myles Garrett or Alabama’s Jared Allen Number 1 and use the 12th pick to land Garoppolo."

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"Jonathan Stewart, Jared Allen practice with Panthers"

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"Report: Willie Young asked for trade after Bears dealt Jared Allen"

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"The second possession ended with this crazy sequence: That's two field-goal attempts; one aborted and replayed, thanks to a Jared Allen penalty, the second just plain missed."

• Purple Pulse: McCarthy Grows, Allen Honored
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• Eric Allen is officially a Pro Football Hall of Famer
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• Arrowheadlines: Jared Allen officially inducted into the Hall of Fame
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• Minnesota Vikings News and Links: Another Sold Out Practice Today!
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• NFL Hall of Fame Game 2025 kickoff time, matchup, live chat

Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images The NFL Preseason kicks off tonight as the Los Angeles Chargers and Detroit Lions face off in the Hall of Fame Game. The start of the NFL’s 2025 schedule is tonight as the preseason begins with the annual Hall of Fame Game. In tonight’s game, the Los Angeles Chargers face the Detroit Lions at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio. The game begin...2025
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• Pro Football Hall of Fame Game: Chargers vs. Lions open thread

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images NFL football in July! Why yes, NFL preseason football is here! We’re still exactly a week out from the Seattle Seahawks’ preseason opener versus the Las Vegas Raiders, but in the meantime you can satisfy your NFL fix by watching the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio. This year’s matchup is between the Los Angeles Chargers and Detroit Lio...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Don’t overlook the return of the Chiefs receivers
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• NFL Chaos vs. Vikings Calm: Training Camp Tidbits & More
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• Vikings Links: It’s Back Together Weekend!
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• Minnesota Vikings All Quarter Century Team: Edge Player No. 2
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• Vikings Links: It’s Back Together Weekend!
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• Vikes Views: Favorite Vikings Head Coach

Photo by James Drake/Getty Images Welcome to the All-Time Favorite Viking Team series. We’re going through and voting by position for your favorite Minnesota Vikings. We’ve completed the on the field portion and we’re on to the coaching staff. The coordinators are set and I assume the results of today’s Head Coaching poll will be lopsided. Norm Van Brocklin (1961-1966) 29-51-4 Regular Sea...2025
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• Who Makes the Vikings’ Quarter Century Team?

Randy Moss is a no-brainer for the Vikings’ quarter century team, per Tyler Forness and Dave Stefano on The Real Forno Show. Tyler pairs him with Justin Jefferson and Percy Harvin, citing his elite impact. Dave agrees, listing Moss as a starter, noting the Vikings’ blessed receiver history. | SetNumber: X71331 TK1 Dive into The Real Forno Show with Tyler Forness and Dave Ste...2025
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• Cowboys represented on offense, defense, and coaching staff of NFL’s quarter century team

Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images Cowboys legends new and old were well represented here. There are a lot of ways to look at the last 25 years of Dallas Cowboys football, but unfortunately, the most common theme throughout this era is that it represents the vast majority of the franchise’s drought of not appearing in the NFC Championship game since 1996. Every fan and follower of the team m...2025
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• NFC East news: Eagles and Commanders take home awards, Eli Manning misses HOF at NFL Honors

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images It has been a big week for the NFC East. Eagles RB Saquon Barkley named 2024 AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year - Kevin Patra, NFL.com Barkley having one of the best seasons ever by a running back earned him the honor. Saquon Barkley’s gallop to 2,000 earned the Philadelphia Eagles running back the 2024 AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year award on Thursday at NFL...2025
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for February 8, 2025

Photo by William Purnell/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images How will the outfield shake out? Dan Szymborski at Fangraphs writes that the Royals missed an opportunity to improve the outfield. We have position-specific data going back to 2002, so starting in that year, I looked at the positional WAR for every single team that made the playoffs. I omitted DH for NL teams during the non-DH seas...2025
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• If Torry Holt didn’t make Hall of Fame this year, will he ever?

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Will Rams WR Torry Holt ever make the Pro Football Hall of Fame? For the seventh time, Rams wide receiver Torry Holt was a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. For the seventh time, Holt’s name was not read at the NFL Honors show announcing the Hall of Fame class. Holt being left out of the Hall of Fame as long as he has been is something that has left ...2025
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• Former Chargers QBs Philip Rivers, Drew Brees eligible for Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026

Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images The Chargers fan base has the chance to see two former quarterbacks for the Bolts enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility in 2026. On Thursday night, former Chargers tight end Antonio Gates was named to the four-man Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025, joining defensive end Jare...2025
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• Purple Pulse: McCarthy Grows, Allen Honored
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• Eric Allen is officially a Pro Football Hall of Famer
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• Arrowheadlines: Jared Allen officially inducted into the Hall of Fame
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• Watch Jared Allen’s Hall of Fame Induction Speech
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• Best moments from 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony

The Pro Football Hall of Fame welcomed four members to its ranks, with Eric Allen, Jared Allen, Antonio Gates and Sterling Sharpe joining the sport's elite in Canton on Saturday....2025
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• Minnesota Vikings News and Links: Another Sold Out Practice Today!
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• Norse Code Podcast Episode 562: Infinite Money Glitch

Norse Code Logo Arif and James are back to discuss training camp and the performance of all position groups. We also go over “wet reckless”, the NFLPA drama, and our favorite Jared Allen moments. *****Download Link Here***** Episode Notes: My piece on FTN Fantasy Projections for a losing season for the Vikings. In it, I explain why regression could (or could not) apply to the Vikin...2025
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• Vikings Links: It’s Back Together Weekend!
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• Minnesota Vikings News and Links: 12 Days Until Training Camp!
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• Bengals News (2/13): End of the Germaine Pratt era?

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images The veteran linebacker has had some iconic moments for Cincinnati, but has reportedly asked for a trade. Bengals News Germaine Pratt sends the Bengals a clear message, but it was likely the Bengals who sent him one first As the Cincinnati Bengals prepare to improve their roster in a month’s time, tough decisions will have to be made to make room for new a...2025
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• Jonathan Stewart, Jared Allen practice with Panthers
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• Report: Willie Young asked for trade after Bears dealt Jared Allen
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• DeMarcus Ware Announces Return to Broncos: Latest Comments and Reaction
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• Thomas Davis Shares Picture of Arm, Comments on Super Bowl 50 Loss
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• Jared Allen thanks Bears for trading him to Panthers
Jared Allen thanks Bears for trading him to Panthers...2016
• Jared Allen announces retirement after 12 seasons
Pass-rusher Jared Allen announced his retirement on social media Thursday after 12 seasons in the league. He most recently played for the Panthers after being traded from the Bears last year....2016
• Jared Allen Retires: Latest Comments, Reaction
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• Allen signs one-day contract to retire as Viking
Jared Allen will retire as a member of the Minnesota Vikings....2016
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• Monday Morning Hangover: Playoff Teams Prove It's Best to Spend Smart, Not Big
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• How NFL Players Really View Fantasy Football
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• Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Week 14: Choosing Top Fantasy Football Locks and Flops
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• Why Are the Bengals Struggling so Much to Rush the Quarterback?
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• Shopping for Buccaneers: Why the NFL Trade Deadline Is Deadly Dull
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• Purple Pulse: McCarthy Grows, Allen Honored
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• Eric Allen is officially a Pro Football Hall of Famer
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• Arrowheadlines: Jared Allen officially inducted into the Hall of Fame
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• Minnesota Vikings News and Links: Another Sold Out Practice Today!
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• NFL Hall of Fame Game 2025 kickoff time, matchup, live chat
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• Pro Football Hall of Fame Game: Chargers vs. Lions open thread
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• Norse Code Podcast Episode 562: Infinite Money Glitch
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• Arrowheadlines: Don’t overlook the return of the Chiefs receivers
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• NFL Chaos vs. Vikings Calm: Training Camp Tidbits & More
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• Vikings Links: It’s Back Together Weekend!
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• What a Week: Jared Allen Selected to the HOF, Kevin O’Connell Wins the COY, and More!

Jared Allen is finally in the Hall of Fame! Congrats to the Minnesota Vikings legend, known for his dominant pass-rushing and cowboy charm. Allen joins Vikings greats like Alan Page and John Randle. It's long overdue but well-deserved! | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images BIG NEWS! Dave & Darren, your Two Old Bloggers, are back! Discussing Jared Allen’s Hall of Fame entry, Kevin O’Connell’s Coac...2025
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• If Torry Holt didn’t make Hall of Fame this year, will he ever?
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• Browns history: Former TE Kellen Winslow II files petition for reduced prison sentence

Photo by Getty Images Once a first-round draft pick who is serving time in California In 2003 the Cleveland Browns were using a two-headed tight end in Steve Heiden and Darnell Sanders with Keith Heinrich on the bench. Heiden had 18 catches for 134 yards, Sanders 15 catches for 95 yards while Heinrich gathered eight receptions for 64 yards. The trio had four touchdowns combined. ...2024
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• Cowboys news: Darren Woodson is a finalist for the Hall of Fame again

Peter Brouillet-USA TODAY Sports Your Thursday morning news for the Dallas Cowboys. Julius Peppers, Antonio Gates headline finalists for football HOF - AP Will they finally do the right thing for Darren Woodson? First-time candidates Julius Peppers and Antonio Gates joined nine returning finalists who advanced to the final stage of voting for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2024....2023
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• Arrowheadlines: Chiefs aren’t capable of producing 2018-style offense

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports Chiefs headlines for Thursday, December 28 The latest Chiefs Must ‘Stop Looking to Regain Magic’ on Offense | Last Word on Sports “There’s definitely a little red alert. The Chiefs got to come to the realization of who they are: they are a defensive football team right now,” said NBC Sports’ Chris Simms on December 26. “Stop looking to regain some magic from t...2023
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• The Curse of 1998: Part 5
The ole gunslinger is assisted off the field on January 24th, 2010. | Set Number: X83484 TK1 R3 F36 2009... Ugh. After a bit of a hiatus, we are back with the Curse of 1998, Part 5. After the nascent Brad Childress years, the Minnesota Vikings had begun to turn the ship around after 5 consecutive seasons middling around the .500 mark with only one playoff appearance (after miraculously...2023
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• Za’Darius Smith’s Legacy In Minnesota Is Provoking The Packers And Vikings
Most players who have ever suited up and played a down of football for the Minnesota Vikings can be remembered for something. Whether it’s a legend like Bud Grant or Randy Moss, or someone whose time with the franchise was short-lived like Moritz Böhringer or Babatunde Aiyegbusi. While the word “legacy” is often reserved for those who make the biggest impact, anyone can leave a legacy of their own...2023
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