Here's another story about how three of the Vikings' players have "gone missing" at camp, allegedly to visit with Brett Favre. The last paragraph is classic.....
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Posted by Will Brinson
In a story that's sure to crash the
Star-Tribune 's website (again), "Access
Vikings" writer and Brett Favre expert
Judd Zulgad is reporting that
Jared Allen,
Steve Hutchinson and
Ryan Longwell were all absent from Minnesota's practice today.
The reason? They're believed to be in Mississippi visiting Favre and urging him to come back to the team -- or at least give the Vikes
the answer that Allen recently requested from the quarterback.
None of the trio has dealt with injuries thus far in training camp, so there's no plausible alibi on that end, and Zulgad's sources confirm that the three members of the Vikings weren't at the team's morning meetings either.
There's been
a pungent air of desperation regarding Favre's return in Minnesota since
he announced his re-retirement recently , but Brad Childress, the team and the front office have
gone out of their way to make it clear that they're fine whatever he decides.
If they've really sent a entourage of Favre's closest friends down to his home in order to convince him to return, the thin veil of confidence in Tavaris Jackson has officially been lifted.
There's also the possibility that they just want an answer other than "maybe" -- in which case the Vikings can resume pretending that Jackson can help them contend for the division and make a run at the Super Bowl.