swede700 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 This is apparently how Brad Johnson is spending his retirement... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Relax Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 18 minutes ago, swede700 said: This is apparently how Brad Johnson is spending his retirement... Didn't he start for the Florida State basketball team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 6 minutes ago, Captain Relax said: Didn't he start for the Florida State basketball team? According to his wiki, he did his freshman year, but was a bench player his sophomore year and then didn't play after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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swede700 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Former Gopher and Viking training camp participant (back in Zimmer's first year) retires after more than a decade up in the CFL... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 8 hours ago, swede700 said: interesting... i never knew this was being discussed.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 The Steelers parted ways with some veteran players this week and defensive back Patrick Peterson is hopeful that he won’t be joining them on the discard pile in the next few weeks. Peterson signed a two-year deal with the Steelers last year and he’s due a $3 million roster bonus early in the new league year, so the Steelers have a decision to make about his future. On his All Things Covered podcast, Peterson said he wants to keep playing in Pittsburgh and that the ball is in the team’s court. Peterson: “The question is if the Steelers want me to finish with them. I signed a two-year deal for a reason.” After playing his entire career as a cornerback, Peterson saw time at safety during the 2023 season and said he’s “open to playing wherever” the Steelers would want to put him next season. With the bonus due days into the league year, Peterson won’t have to wait long to know his fate one way or the other. https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/patrick-peterson-i-signed-a-two-year-contract-up-to-steelers-if-they-want-me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Another one of @vike daddy's guys... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Rick Dennison, who held multiple coaching roles in Minnesota from 2019 to 2021, is reportedly joining New Orleans for the 2024 campaign as the team's run game coordinator, according to Bleacher Report's Jordan Schultz. If the report turns out to be true, Dennison will become the fourth member of the Saints' coaching staff to have a previous tenure with the Vikings. There's, obviously, Klint Kubiak, who spent five seasons in Minnesota as an offensive quality control coach (2013 to 2014), quarterbacks coach (2019 to 2020), and offensive coordinator (2021). But also on New Orleans' staff for 2024 are Joe Woods and Clancy Barone. https://thevikingage.com/posts/former-minnesota-vikings-coach-joining-new-orleans-saints-2024?fbclid=IwAR0FVKLCs_SJvaKM2kSAcwefc9y-oCVFqdKgPs-4Xs0ZjC9r1aRuCC4dy9M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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swede700 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Quote At the end of his first training camp, the players threw a party. Jim Marshall, then a veteran defensive end and team leader, placed a beer on the table in front of Page. “Chug,” he said. Page didn’t drink alcohol then and doesn’t now. He told Marshall no. This was the tradition, Marshall countered. All rookies were required to chug beer. Page refused again. Marshall tried to persuade him, telling him he needed to go along to stay on good terms with his teammates. Page was steadfast. Marshall relented and told him he could chug Cokes instead. Page wouldn’t do that either. The atmosphere grew tense. Marshall told him either he had to drink or leave. Page walked out, the first of many hard stands he took in his professional life. https://theathletic.com/5285529/2024/02/21/alan-page-nfl-career/?source=emp_shared_article It's a phenomenal article if you have the opportunity to read it. This is just one notable excerpt. I'm going to post one more excerpt, but that will be it. Quote “We were still in the middle of the civil rights struggle,” Page says. “We were talking about freedom as football players. The spirit of the message was fitting.” Head coach Bud Grant might not have thought so. Page and Grant often found themselves on opposing ends of a viewpoint. Page says he didn’t have much of a relationship with his coach, but Grant claimed he talked more with Page than any other player because Page questioned so many things. Grant once fined Page $50 for being late to a meeting. Page filed a grievance with the union. Then he filed another, alleging Grant had not given the team the required time off during the week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Relax Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 2 minutes ago, swede700 said: https://theathletic.com/5285529/2024/02/21/alan-page-nfl-career/?source=emp_shared_article It's a phenomenal article if you have the opportunity to read it. This is just one notable excerpt. I'm going to post one more excerpt, but that will be it. For things like this...Alan Page is my favorite player of all time. An All-Pro on and off the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 On 2/15/2024 at 4:45 PM, swede700 said: Former Gopher and Viking training camp participant (back in Zimmer's first year) retires after more than a decade up in the CFL... Now, I know some may not think too highly of him or even remember him, but I've been following him on Twitter for some time now...and he's beloved in Hamilton...he's even having his own day today in Hamilton to celebrate his retirement and is getting rewarded with a "Snowmoni Lawrence" snowplow...how Canadian is that? Tickets to the event sold out in hours. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcblack34 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 4 hours ago, swede700 said: https://theathletic.com/5285529/2024/02/21/alan-page-nfl-career/?source=emp_shared_article It's a phenomenal article if you have the opportunity to read it. This is just one notable excerpt. I'm going to post one more excerpt, but that will be it. Alan Page is just one of those incredibly fascinating human beings who makes you realize that all men are not created equal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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