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Vikings Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

•  With quarterback Brett Favre and the Packers seemingly headed for an ugly split, speculation has been that the veteran would be an ideal fit for the Vikings offense.

The 38-year-old played in an almost identical West Coast system to what the Vikings employ when Mike Sherman coached the Packers, and Favre also is good friends with Minnesota offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell. Bevell spent six seasons on the Packers coaching staff, including the final three (2003-05) as the team's quarterbacks coach.

But no matter how interested Favre might be in relocating to the Twin Cities, the Packers simply aren't going to allow him to join an arch-rival in their division and let him have two shots at them in a season.

Vikings coach Brad Childress can't...

Favre talk? Not for Vikings (AP)

The Minnesota Vikings took a different stance on Thursday in what has become the story of the summer in the NFL: They decided NOT to talk about Brett Favre. The Vikings said Thursday they would not comment on allegations by the Green Bay Packers that they made inappropriate contact with Favre before or during the three-time MVP's effort to un-retire.

Report: Packers claim Vikings tampered with Favre (PA SportsTicker)

The twisted story of Brett Favre has taken another turn.

AccuScore: How would teams fare with Favre? (Yahoo! Sports)

Brett Favre's impact with a new team might not be as significant as expected.

Blame Favre, not Packers, for pending divorce (SportingNews.com)

Brett Favre's desire to return has put the Packers in an awful spot, but the team doesn't owe their legendary quarterback more respect than what he has already been given.

Let Favre's next retirement be less tearful (AP)

The tears alone were worthy of a spot in the Hall of Fame. Brett Favre shed them, and all of Wisconsin cried along with him. The rest of the country got a bit teary-eyed, too, and who could blame us. His storybook run to the Super Bowl may have come up just short, but Favre had given us one last great season to remember.

Chiefs' burning question: Smart to rebuild now? (SportingNews.com)

As SN's NFL preseason countdown rolls on, Vinnie Iyer analyzes whether the Chiefs are smart to rebuild now.

So far, Williamson showing good hands in Jacksonville (Yahoo! Sports)

The Minnesota Vikings dropped the ball in 2005 when they used the seventh overall selection in the draft on...

Trippin' Tuesday: Packers' hands being forced (Yahoo! Sports)

Brett Favre is on the verge of forcing Green Bay's Ted Thompson to make a hard but necessary decision.

The Week That Will Be: When the Packers trade Favre? (SportingNews.com)

Have you heard? Brett Favre wants back in. Maybe. With training camps a little more than two weeks away, a...

Ex-Viking pleads guilty to child-endangerment charges (PA SportsTicker)

An ex-Minnesota Viking player pleaded guilty to charges of child endangerment on Monday, according to a Minneapolis Star-Tribune report.

Ex-Vikings player admits endangering 2-year-old (AP)

Former Minnesota Vikings defensive lineman Darrion Scott pleaded guilty Monday to child endangerment for putting a plastic bag over the head of his 2-year-old son. Scott pleaded guilty to the gross misdemeanor as jury selection was scheduled to begin in his trial. Scott's attorney, Joe Friedberg, said the other charges will be dismissed when Scott is sentenced July 24.

NFL offseason report card: Grades are in (SportingNews.com)

The usual teacher's pets slacked off a bit, but the Eagles got the gold star and the Jets and Vikings moved to the head of the class.

Vikings' burning question: Should we buy into the hype? (SportingNews.com)

The Minnesota Vikings are the most buzz-worthy team entering the 2008 NFL season. Can they overcome their airborne deficiencies to live up to the hype?

49ers' Willis a lean, mean tackling machine (SportingNews.com)

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L.A. prize: NFL owners lining up to move? (SportingNews.com)

Examining the ten most likely scenarios in which NFL football could return to Los Angeles.

Ravens, Bills among 6 to crash NFL playoff party (SportingNews.com)

After pondering the six teams that might not make it back to the playoffs in 2008 and six of the teams not good...

If Favre plays, it might not be in Green Bay (SportingNews.com)

There's a very interesting potential twist to the latest round of Brett Favre reports and rumors.