It was a seemingly innocent tackle on the Minnesota Vikings’ first drive of Sunday’s game at the Washington Redskins. Adrian Peterson ran for 5 yards and DeAngelo Hall brought him down, with his helmet coming off. To the Vikings running back, it was a moment of Hall getting “caught up in his emotions.” GameTimeGirl
NFL: Jimmy Kennedy Goes On Twitter Rant Over Claims By NFL That He Was Whistleblower in Saints Bounty Scandal!
Let’s keep in mind that there are there are three sides to every story…one side, the other side and the truth. The lengthy memorandum issued by the NFL to all teams on Tuesday regarding the re-issued discipline in the Saints bounty scandal identifies former Vikings defensive lineman Jimmy Kennedy as the person who originally told former Vikings coach Brad Childress in early 2010 that the Saints had a bounty on former Vikings quarterback Brett Favre in the 2009 NFC title game. GameTimeGirl
NFL: Donovan McNabb Throws Vikings Franchise Under The Bus
Donovan McNabb is now working for NFL.com and the subject of McNabb’s time in Minnesota came up on the “Double Coverage Podcast.” The reasons for the Vikings’ bad 2011 were myriad, according to McNabb. gametimegirl
NFL: Adrian Peterson Says The Jaguars Would Be Terrible Without Maurice Jones-Drew
It’s too bad for Maurice Jones-Drew that Adrian Peterson isn’t running the Jaguars front office. If he was, Jones-Drew might not have had to held out a month for nothing. When the Vikings running back was discussing his Jaguars counterpart, he made it clear how much he respects Jones-Drew’s ability. Sabrina B.
NFL: Vikings Won’t Set Adrian Peterson’s Status Until Sunday
Playing in the season opener has been at the forefront of Adrian Peterson’s mind almost since he went down with a torn left ACL in the second-to-last game of the 2011 season. Sabrina B.
NFL: Fan Dies After Fall During Vikings-Texans Preseason Game
A man fell to his death from an escalator at Reliant Stadium during an NFL preseason game on Thursday, multiple outlets have reported. Sabrina B.
