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Robinson was among eight players cut by the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday, 10 days after he was charged with drunken driving and fleeing police. |
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Robinson, who made the Pro Bowl as a kick returner last season and signed a three-year, $12.7 million contract extension in March, was one of the Vikings' few bright spots last season. |
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Greenway was placed on injured reserve Thursday, ending the rookie's season. |
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Greenway, the team's first-round draft pick, tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee while covering a kickoff in Monday night's exhibition game against Oakland. |
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Robinson was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of drunken driving and fleeing from police. The Vikings wide receiver was caught on a radar going more than 100 mph in a 55 mph zone at 10:45 p.m., and he refused to stop, Chief Matt Peters said Wednesday. He was arrested about 10 miles away in Mankato, where the Vikings hold training camp. The 26-year-old Robinson may face a felony charge of fleeing police and a DWI charge. |
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Robinson was suspended four games in 2004 for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy, while with Seattle. He plead guilty to DUI in 2005 and was released by Seattle before spending 28 days in an alcohol treatment facility. The Vikings signed him last season and he made the Pro Bowl as a special teams player. They signed him to a three-year contract extension in March that included $5.5 million in guarenteed money. He was expected to be the No. 1 receiver this season. |
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The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that Greenway is out for the season with a knee injury suffered during the Vikings' 16-13 preseason loss to the Oakland Raiders on Monday. The team has not released details of the injury, but it is reported to be a torn ACL. |
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Greenway was selected by the Vikings with the 17th selection overall in April's NFL draft. The outside linebacker out of Iowa had 252 tackles, seven sacks four interceptions and 20 passes deflected in 45 games for the Hawkeyes. |
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Williams injured his knee on Saturday during practice. The Vikings strong safety had to be carted off the field after backpedaling during a seven-on-seven passing drill. He did not make contact with anyone, but fell to the ground after planting his left leg. |
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Williams signed witht he Vikings in the offseason and is competing for a starting spot. He had problems with his knee last season when he was with the Titans. |
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Williams was activated from the physically unable to perform list and was back in practice on Monday. Coach Brad Childress had said he wasn't in good enough condition to practice after Williams missed meeting the weight the Vikings had targeted for him. |
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Listed at 316 pounds, Williams led the Minnesota lineman with 88 tackles last season. |
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Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress said Sunday Williams will need to undergo season-ending surgery on a fractured kneecap. The Vikings strong safety suffered the injury during Saturday's practice. Williams started 57 games in four seasons with the Tennessee Titans before signing as a free agent with Minnesota in March. |
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Williams had a career-high 83 tackles, one interception and one sack last season with Tennessee. |
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The Minnesota Vikings agreed Tuesday to a contract with Smith, a sixth-year NFL veteran who was released by the New Orleans Saints last week. Smith is expected to compete with free agent signee Tank Williams for a starting safety spot next to Darren Sharper. |
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Before joining the Saints, Smith played for Tampa Bay from 2001-04. He returned two interceptions for touchdowns in the Buccaneers' 48-21 victory over the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII to set a Super Bowl record. The 27-year-old defensive back was a third-round pick by Tampa Bay in 2001. |
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The Vikings agreed to terms Wednesday on a four-year contract with Cook, one of two second-round draft picks in 2006. A former New Mexico standout who was a three-time first team All-Mountain West Conference selection, Cook can play center and guard. He was taken with the 51st overall choice. |
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Cook, 23, is guaranteed a little more than $1.5 million, including a $1.2 million signing bonus. |
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The Vikings on Tuesday agreed to terms on a four-year contract with Griffin, one of their three second-round draft picks. |
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Griffin, who was taken with the 48th overall selection in this year's draft, helped lead Texas to a national championship after being named first team All-Big 12 as a cornerback. Griffin's deal includes $1.62 million in guaranteed money. |
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Williamson practiced for the first time in more than two months on Tuesday after being sidelined with a skin abscess on his left hip that required surgery. The Vikings' wide receiver was cleared last Friday and is now trying to get back in shape and make up for the time he lost during his recovery. Williamson was participating in Minnesota's first minicamp in April when he developed the abscess, which stemmed from third-degree burns he sustained as a child. |
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Williamson, Minnesota's seventh overall pick in 2005, had 24 receptions for 372 yards and two touchdowns during his rookie season. |
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The Philadelphia Eagles traded McMullen to the Minnesota Vikings for rookie free-agent receiver Hank Baskett on Thursday. A third-round draft pick in 2003, McMullen never really found a steady role in Philadelphia with 22 catches for 294 yards and one touchdown in three seasons. The wide receiver will be reunited with news Vikings coach and former Eagles offensive coordinator, Brad Childress, and quarterback Mike McMahon in Minnesota. |
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Baskett, New Mexico's leading receiver in each of the last two seasons, had 67 receptions for 1,071 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior. |
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Smith was released by the Vikings on Wednesday following a 2005 season in which he didn't play due to a suspension for a substance abuse violation. |
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Smith played for the Vikings during the 2003 and 2004 seasons before he was suspended. The one-year suspension, which expires June 7, came weeks after the 25-year-old running back was caught at an airport with vials of dried urine and "The Original Whizzinator," which is a product used to beat drug tests. It was Smith's third violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy. He has 1,123 rushing yards and seven touchdowns in 26 NFL games. |
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McMahon will back up Brad Johnson for the Minnesota Vikings, after signing a two-year contract worth $2 million. |
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The Seahawks failed to match the $49 million, seven-year contract offered by Minnesota to Hutchinson, meaning the All-Pro left guard is now a Viking. Hutchinson immediately shores up a Minnesota line that struggled to protect the quarterback this season. |
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Richardson agreed to a two-year contract with the Vikings on Tuesday, providing new coach Brad Childress with the fullback he needs for his run-oriented offense. The two-time Pro Bowler spent the first 11 years of his career with the Kansas City Chiefs. |
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The 34-year-old made Pro Bowls in 2003 and 2004 while blocking for Priest Holmes and Larry Johnson. |
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The Eagles have chosen Koy Detmer over McMahon to back up Donovan McNabb at quarterback. The Eagles cut McMahon, a former Detroit Lions and Rutgers University quarterback, and will go with Detmer. |
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McMahon completed 94 of 207 passes for 1,158 yards with five touchdowns and eight interceptions in nine games with the Eagles last season. |
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The Minnesota Vikings made two moves that they hope will boost their running game. They signed former Baltimore Ravens running back Chester Taylor to a four-year deal worth $14.1 million, including a guaranteed $5.6 million. The Vikings also signed Seattle Seahawks' All-Pro guard Steve Hutchinson to an offer sheet worth $49 million over seven years. This might be too pricey for the Seahawks to match, considering Hutchinson's cap number will be $13 million for 2006. |
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The move could provide stability for the Vikings' running game. Taylor ran for 487 yards on 117 carries and caught 41 passes for 292 yards and a score. With Taylor, Mewelde Moore and Ciatrick Fason on the roster, Onterrio Smith's days are probably numbered in Minnesota. |
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Robinson signed a three-year extension worth $12.7 million, including $5.5 in guaranteed bonuses, with the Vikings. The deal includes a team option after the first season. |
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Robinson caught 22 passes for 347 yards and a touchdown in his first season in Minnesota after coming over from the Seattle Seahawks. He also had 1,221 yards and a touchdown on kickoffs. |
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Longwell is moving to NFC North Division rival Minnesota. The former Green Bay Packers kicker signed a five-year deal worth $10 million, of which $3 million is guaranteed. |
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Kickers seem to matter when the Packers and Vikings meet. Minnesota's Paul Edinger made two kicks that proved to be winners as the Vikings took both meetings by three points each last season. Longwell made 20 of 27 field-goal attempts last season, including all seven tries from fewer than 30 yards. He had spent his entire seven-year career with Green Bay. |