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• Jerick McKinnon to test his knee in workouts with Adrian Peterson

  07-05-2020 20:48
  
  Jerick McKinnon feels good about where he is in his rehab. His right knee, twice surgically repaired, also feels good. But the 49ers running back expects to know more soon after workouts with Adrian Peterson at Peterson’s gym in Houston. “I feel like it’s my last test to really see how it feels,” McKinnon told [more]
  
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• NFL Schedule Leaks: Vikings Reportedly Facing Saints On Christmas Day (Which Is A Friday)

  07-05-2020 19:58
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota Vikings fans will know the official schedule of the team and the entire NFL Thursday night, but there have been a few leaks that give an idea of what the season may hold.One thing that is for certain: there won’t be any international games this year. The NFL chose to make that move due to the COVID-19 pandemic.According to The Athletic, the Viking will be facing the New Orleans Saints on Christmas Day at the Superdome. Notably, Christmas Day lands on a
  
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• Saints to host Vikings for Christmas

  07-05-2020 19:23
  
  The NFL has a Christmas present this year, and some competition for a sports day that’s generally been left to the NBA. According to Jeff Duncan of TheAthletic.com, the Saints will host the Vikings on Christmas Day. The NFL has generally tried to avoid playing on Christmas, though there have been some scattered games (most [more]
  
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• Survey Finds 2 In 3 Would Watch Sports On TV, Even Without Fans In The Stands

  07-05-2020 15:23
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A new ESPN survey shows fans are ready for live games to start up again, even if they can’t go watch them in person.
  In the survey, 65 percent said they would watch sports without fans in the stands.
  We’ve seen it happening in South Korea, where baseball teams have been playing with just photo of fans wearing masks in the stands.
  It’s been about two months now since live sports were canceled here. Many leagues are weighing options on how to return as
  
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• Brett Favre denies being paid for “obligations [he] didn’t meet”

  07-05-2020 12:03
  
  Sometimes, it’s better to say nothing at all. On the same day the Mississippi State Auditor announced that Hall of Fame quarterback (and Mississippi native) Brett Favre will pay back $1.1 million in allegedly misappropriated welfare funds for services that an audit determined he never provided, Favre issued a statement that contradicts the notion that Favre [more]
  
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• ‘I Feel For These Guys’: Fmr. Viking Ben Leber Talks NFL Shutdown, St. Jude’s Fundraiser

  07-05-2020 02:25
  
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  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s a different kind of game, and it’s a big one given our current circumstances.
  WCCO caught up with former Minnesota Vikings linebacker Ben Leber for some football conversation, and for some thoughts on a project that consumes him this time of year — one that’s had to adjust on the fly.
  The Vikings ar
  
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• Auditor: Brett Favre will repay the $1.1 million in no-show money

  07-05-2020 02:06
  
  Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre received $1.1 million in welfare funds for work he never performed, which is very good work if you can get it. Not surprisingly, Favre will be paying the money back now that the situation has come to light. Via Patrick McGee of the Biloxi Sun Herald, Mississippi auditor Shad [more]
  
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• Brett Favre Begins Repaying $1.1M For No-Show Speeches Paid With Welfare Funds

  07-05-2020 01:16
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre is repaying $1.1 million in welfare money that he received for multiple speeches where he did not show up, the Mississippi state auditor said Wednesday.
  Auditor Shad White said his office received $500,000 from Favre on Wednesday, plus a commitment that Favre will repay the other $600,000 in installments over the next few months.
  Favre’s effort to repay the money came two days after White released an audit of spending by the Mi
  
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