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Adrian Peterson isn't rushing for 2,500 yards this season. He's lost his mind. It isn't a realistic goal, even for Peterson, who must be a droid given how he defied modern medicin...(full article)
Here's the key question to consider after the Minnesota Vikings made it official Monday and released punter Chris Kluwe: Would Kluwe be an ex-Viking today if he had never campaigne...(full article)
It struck me during the draft, while watching the Rams go hard after Tavon Austin and Alec Ogletree, that there are four kinds of draft strategists in football today: • Those ...(full article)
On Saturday, Vikings punter Chris Kluwe took a glass-half-full approach to the team’s decision to select UCLA punter Jeff Locke in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL draft. &nb...(full article)
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