another off season saga?

I wonder who would be a good fit for him???

Quote :

"MINNEAPOLIS -- Daunte Culpepper's shaky relationship with the Minnesota Vikings deteriorated further on Wednesday when the quarterback said he has asked to be released if the team can't work out a trade. In an e-mail to reporters, Culpepper said he has been made aware that the Vikings are shopping him on the trade market. He asked the Vikings if he could speak to interested teams on his own behalf -- and was denied. "If a trade does not happen then I am asking the Vikings to terminate my contract as soon as possible," Culpepper wrote. He said he appreciated that the team's new owner, Zygi Wilf, was willing to pay him a $6 million bonus due later this month. "However, because of the fundamental differences I have with management regarding the approach to my personal and professional life, I think it is the best business decision for both parties to go our separate ways," Culpepper said. He softened his message slightly by saying that if the team didn't honor his request, "then I intend to fulfill my contractual obligations to the Minnesota Vikings." In a brief phone interview with The Associated Press, Culpepper said he had been angered by a recent e-mail he received from the team. He didn't elaborate on the contents of the e-mail. A Vikings spokesman didn't immediately return a phone call. Culpepper's status with the team has been in question ever since a boat party scandal on Lake Minnetonka in September. He was charged with several misdemeanors for lewd conduct; Culpepper has said he is innocent and will fight the allegations in court. Further complicating Culpepper's situation is his continued recovery from a devastating knee injury on Oct. 30 against Carolina. Culpepper missed most of last season after tearing three ligaments in his right knee, calling into question whether he will be ready for the start of the 2006 season. Even before the injury, Culpepper was having one of his worst seasons as a pro. He threw twice as many interceptions as he did touchdowns during the Vikings' 2-5 start. After he went down with the injury, backup Brad Johnson guided the Vikings to six straight wins, though that was due as much to an improved defense as it was Johnson's play. Culpepper let his longtime agent, Mason Ashe, go in the offseason. He has been representing himself since then, saying he wanted to be more involved in his financial business, and has issued several statements to the media conveying his general unhappiness with the organization. Culpepper signed a 10-year, $102 million contract in 2003, but much of that money was not guaranteed. He restructured his contract during training camp last season to give him nearly $8 million more in guaranteed money, but the quarterback has not been a steady presence with the team during its coaching change. Wilf fired Mike Tice after the last game of the season and replaced him with Philadelphia offensive coordinator Brad Childress. During his introductory press conference, Childress proclaimed Culpepper the starter, though he acknowledged at the NFL combine that the team had received inquiries about his availability. Childress said then that he hoped to have both Culpepper and Johnson on the team this season. "That's the mindset," Childress said at the combine in Indianapolis. "I don't know anything to the contrary.""

3/8/2006 4:16:56 PM

they should trade culpepper and start johnson

3/8/2006 4:19:59 PM

hey panthro

why don't you just make a thread call 'articles copied from ESPN.com and N&O'

it would keep the clutter out of sports talk

3/8/2006 4:22:06 PM

what's the difference between that and just going to espn.com?

3/8/2006 4:22:49 PM

that's my point

3/8/2006 4:23:16 PM

its not like I am taking credit for them, asshole.

They are all in quotations.

just for discussion....the articles are background information incase anyone wants to read it.

What a DOUCHEBAG!

[Edited on March 8, 2006 at 4:26 PM. Reason : asdf]

3/8/2006 4:25:47 PM

RAIDERS RAIDERS RAIDERS

3/8/2006 4:26:02 PM

well, would you rather check espn.com, n&o.com, cnnsi.com, gopack.com, and every other useful site for articles every so often? or would you rather just check sports talk?

i mean, maybe he could have posted the link, but i don't see a problem with posting threads about articles. hell, everyone does it.

[Edited on March 8, 2006 at 4:27 PM. Reason : ]

3/8/2006 4:26:39 PM

Is this not sports talk?

Is this not sports related?

WTF is your problem?

TROLL.

3/8/2006 4:28:33 PM

hahahaa

panthro callin' someone a troll

thats like

well

thats like me calling someone a troll

3/8/2006 4:37:56 PM

well there was talk of him going to the Raiders earlier in the offseason

and the Raiders did just waive Collins

things that make you go hmmmmm

3/8/2006 4:39:35 PM

yeppp

already been said he will be at the Raiders next year and they will finally be able to compete again

3/8/2006 4:49:41 PM

i can't wait

i mean really

i've talked all sorts of shit about culpep

but i would consider buying a jersey (since they're prolly gonna lose c.wood, which is the jersey i currently have)

i still want a jerry porter jersey

3/8/2006 4:56:09 PM

so what youre saying is

you're a jersey chaser omfg

3/8/2006 4:59:25 PM

This is the only c. woodson jersey that matters

3/8/2006 5:56:00 PM

wtf is a jersey chaser?

3/8/2006 5:58:20 PM

quiet down jersey chaser

[Edited on March 8, 2006 at 6:14 PM. Reason : .]

3/8/2006 6:01:15 PM