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- Brett Favre is traveling from Mississippi to meet with the team - CNN Sports Illustrated
- QB Favre traveling to Minnesota to meet with Vikings - Houston Chronicle
- Reports: Brett Favre traveling to Minnesota - Green Bay Press-Gazette
- Vick will not travel with Eagles - Pocono Record
- Thomasson: Air travel woes are increasing - MetroWest Daily News
| Brett Favre is traveling from Mississippi to meet with the team - CNN Sports Illustrated Posted: 18 Aug 2009 08:53 AM PDT EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -- Brett Favre is on his way to Minnesota to meet with the Vikings. Coach Brad Childress confirmed in an e-mail to The Associated Press on Tuesday morning that the 39-year-old quarterback was traveling from Mississippi to meet with the team, just three weeks after Childress said Favre told him he would stay retired. Asked if the plan was to sign Favre on Tuesday, Childress replied: "In a perfect world." The Vikings finished training camp last week and beat Indianapolis 13-3 in their preseason opener Friday. They got a strong performance from quarterback Sage Rosenfels, who has been competing with Tarvaris Jackson for the starting job since Favre jilted the team July 28. The longtime Green Bay star, who holds almost all the NFL's career passing records, has never been much of a fan of offseason practices, though. Last summer, he ended his retirement with the Packers and forced a trade to the New York Jets, where he faded down the stretch amid problems with his throwing arm. He had arthroscopic surgery to fix that in May, spent this summer working out and led everyone to believe he was on his way back to the NFL until his surprising announcement last month. "It was the hardest decision I've ever made," Favre told ESPN then. "I didn't feel like physically I could play at a level that was acceptable." The next day, Childress was asked whether there was a chance the Vikings would still pursue Favre at later point. He said: "Not from my standpoint, no." Owner Zygi Wilf reiterated that pledge during the first week of training camp. And yet, here comes Favre, who turns 40 in October. He said last month he didn't think he had enough left to get through a full season. "I had to be careful not to commit for the wrong reasons," Favre said then. "They were telling me, 'You went through all this, you had the surgery and you've got to finish it off.' But I have legitimate reasons for my decision. I'm 39 with a lot of sacks to my name." The Vikings are expected to challenge for the NFC North title this season, whoever is behind center. Rosenfels and Jackson had some rough moments during practice. Jackson hurt his knee, missed a few workouts and then returned, but he was out of sync last week against the Colts. Rosenfels did well, but preseason games are tough to evaluate and Indianapolis held out all four starting defensive backs. Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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| Reports: Brett Favre traveling to Minnesota - Green Bay Press-Gazette Posted: 18 Aug 2009 07:41 AM PDT Word that Brett Favre will sign today with the Minnesota Vikings makes the Oct. 5 Monday night matchup between the Packers and the Vikings more appealing by the minute. "It's a done deal," Favre's agent, Bus Cook, told USA Today's Skip Wood today. "He thinks he still has something left in the tank and I think it will work well." At 9:10 a.m. today, the former Green Bay Packers quarterback boarded a plane at the Hattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport in Hattiesburg, Miss. The plane was bound for St. Paul, Minn. Vikings coach Brad Childress confirmed in an e-mail to The Associated Press this morning that the veteran quarterback was traveling from Mississippi to meet with the team. Asked whether the plan was to sign Favre today, Childress replied: "In a perfect world." ESPN NFL analyst Chris Mortensen is reporting that a source close to Favre says the contract will be between $10 million and $12 million. Favre is expected to take a physical today. He then would join the Vikings at training camp in Mankato, Minn. It's been widely speculated that Favre would join the Vikings by the end of the preseason for his 19th NFL season. Favre, 39, is a free agent. He was released by the New York Jets, for whom he played last season after being traded by the Packers a year ago. Favre's mother, Bonita, told the Sun Herald of Gulfport, Miss., that Favre will practice Wednesday and play briefly against Kansas City in Friday's preseason game in Minnesota. "He is going," Bonita Favre said. "I have mixed emotions, but I have always loved to watch him play. This time, however, I thought he would stay retired and stay home. I guess he could not do it. "He told me he would always wonder 'what if?' I told him I supported him." Bonita Favre added: "They seem to have a good team in place and he liked that. I guess I need to get a Vikings jersey now." Sources told WDAM-TV in Hattiesburg that Favre said We may know something by dinner as he got on the plane by himself. Other media reports in Wisconsin said Favre's wife, Deanna, also was on the plane. Favre played 16 seasons in Green Bay, taking over as the starter in the fourth game of the 1992 season and starting every game through the end of the 2007 season. The Packers play the Vikings on Oct. 5, in Minnesota. The teams play at Lambeau Field in Green Bay on Nov. 1  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Vick will not travel with Eagles - Pocono Record Posted: 18 Aug 2009 07:56 AM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick will not travel with the team for their preseason game at Indianapolis. Vick is not eligible to play in Thursday night's game. Vick is allowed to travel. But an Eagles spokesman said Tuesday that coach Andy Reid does not usually bring players who will not play. Vick, who has been practicing with the Eagles, can only play in the last two preseason games.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Thomasson: Air travel woes are increasing - MetroWest Daily News Posted: 18 Aug 2009 09:14 AM PDT Sitting around in a commercial jet on the runway for an extended period while airline officials dither over whether to take off, cancel the flight or wind their watches isn't all that usual but it isn't all that rare either. And when it does occur it can be maddening and dangerous and almost criminally negligent. That's what happened recently in Rochester, Minn., when 47 passengers were stranded overnight in a Continental Airlines Express flight to Minneapolis that turned into everyone's worst dream, overflowing toilets, no food or water, while those in charge made up a silly story as to why they couldn't be let off the plane and into the terminal. It's a wonder that some of the passengers didn't insist on checking into the famous Mayo Clinic, which is headquartered in Rochester. Now the Department of Transportation is looking into whether any laws were violated in this exercise in stupidity. If there weren't any violations, there should have been and Congress needs to make this kind of travesty go away forever except under the most exigent circumstances. It hasn't been all that long since Jet Blue pulled the same trick and has been paying for the bad publicity ever since. The blame lies squarely on Continental and the company, Express Jet Airline, which operates the flight for the larger carrier even though authorities from the airport itself could have stepped into the situation. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said his department means to make certain that this never happens again. Well, good luck. While he is at it, there should be some way of assuring passengers that those actually assigned to the flight, pilot and attendants, have some common sense even on regional flights where wages are well below what transcontinental carriers pay their people. One passenger reported that a flight attendant yelled out during the first hour if anyone wanted water and then was not heard from again. What must have been really galling, aside from period reports issued from the cockpit about possible take off, was the excuse provided by Express Jet that the reason the passengers couldn't be let into the terminal was that the security personnel had left for the day and there was no one to recheck the baggage. The airport's manager quickly blew a hole in that nonsense stating that it just wasn't true and that a secure area with vending machines and other amenities, including decent restrooms, could have easily been provided. The incident helps define what has happened to the airline industry in its efforts to meet rising fuel costs and other drains on revenue since deregulation over routes went away some 40 years ago. What used to be a pleasant experience has become a textbook study in curtailed flights that too frequently produce overcrowding, rudeness, and a general lack of service. The charges for baggage have caused flight attendants a never-ending nightmare as they struggle to find carry-on space, get people seated, and meet their flight schedules. It seems amazing that any young women would want to take on the daunting challenge. In fact, many who might have don't. Just by observation it is evident that the average age of a "stewardess" or "steward" (if they will forgive the use of an archaic term) has climbed. Some of that can be attributed to staff cuts brought on by economic problems. Junior attendants usually are the first to go even though they cost the airlines less. Despite all this there can be no rational explanation for deciding to keep people in their seats locked up in an increasingly stinking jet for hour upon hour to weight out the weather rather than canceling the flight and busing the passengers the 85 miles to their destination. Among all the other things the Obama administration has on its platter, including health care and the war in Afghanistan, this probably seems hardly important. But it certainly was to the passengers on Flight 2816 and it easily could be for others faced with the increased vagaries of air travel where the cattle car atmosphere can really ruin one's day and, for that matter, night. Dan K. Thomasson is former editor of the Scripps Howard News Service.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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