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Vikings deal Culpepper to Miami for second-round pick

The Dolphins decided to stop waiting for Chargers quarterback Drew Brees to lower his contract demands and opted to give the Vikings a second-round choice to acquire quarterback Daunte Culpepper.

Brees agreed to a six-year, $60 million deal with the New Orleans Saints on Tuesday. The deal includes a $10 million signing bonus.

Miami coach Nick Saban revisited the trade talks with the Vikings on Monday, after Dolphins officials determined that the contract demands of Brees were more than they wanted to invest.

The acquisition of Culpepper is contingent on him passing a Dolphins-administered physical exam.

Culpepper had been talking to the Dolphins for the past week, expressing his desire to be with the Dolphins along with showing a willingness to rework his contract to fit into the Dolphins salary cap. Contract talks between the Dolphins and Brees have been stalled because the Saints had more money and more guarantees on the table from the Saints.

Vikings coach Brad Childress said recently Culpepper is on schedule in his rehab from surgery in which he tore three knee ligaments after having a trainer fly to Florida to meet with Culpepper. The recovery time from such major surgery is 12 months, but Culpepper has told the Dolphins that he's ahead of schedule and may be able to play before September.

Brees is coming off January surgery to repair a torn labrum and also a partially torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder. The Dolphins spent much of Monday putting Brees, who is currently rehabilitating the shoulder in Birmingham, Ala., under renowned orthopedist Dr. James Andrews, through a lengthy battery of tests. It is not known how much the results of those tests entered into the decision to pursue Culpepper instead.

Adding Culpepper almost certainly means the Dolphins will release 2005 starter Gus Frerotte, a move that would save Miami about $1.4 million in salary cap space.

Upset by Daunte Culpepper's public attempts to force a divorce, Minnesota determined last week to trade the unhappy quarterback and ratcheted up their dialogue with possible suitors. The situation, however, was so awkwardly handled by both Culpepper and the Vikings that trade talks dragged on, interested franchises came and went, and Minnesota eventually found itself with few options.

In an e-mail last week, the fourth he has sent to Twin Cities and national reporters since last month, Culpepper wrote: "Now that I have confirmed that the Vikings have been seeking to trade me, I have asked for permission to speak to the interested teams. The Vikings have denied my request. If a trade does not happen, then I am asking the Vikings to terminate my contract as soon as possible."

Minnesota was scheduled to pay Culpepper a $6 million roster bonus on March 20 as part of a contract enhancement new owner Zygi Wilf added to the quarterback's existing deal last summer. It remains to be seen how the Dolphins deal with that obligation. Miami almost certainly will want to readjust the contract as part of the trade.

But the contract, which runs through 2013 and pays a base salary of $2 million for this year, was just one of the several elements that complicated the trade negotiations with several teams.

Culpepper, 29, continues to rehabilitate his right knee and, while he is said to have made substantial progress in his recovery, the injury was a severe one. Culpepper tore three ligaments in the knee in an Oct. 30 game at Carolina and has been rehabilitating in the Orlando, Fla., area. First-year Vikings head coach Brad Childress would have preferred that Culpepper continue his rehabilitation at the team's facility.

It was not immediately known if the Dolphins did any preliminary examination of Culpepper's knee.

In addition, Culpepper still faces misdemeanor charges related to the so-called "Love Boat" scandal of last September, an incident allegedly involving some Vikings teammates. And, finally, Culpepper split during this offseason with longtime agent Mason Ashe, and has been representing himself. He may need to hire representation to help him deal with the Dolphins in any contract restructuring.

Culpepper's base salaries for the seasons after this one rise dramatically, to $5.5 million in 2007 and $6 million each for 2008-2009.

A first-round pick in the 1999 draft, Culpepper has appeared in 81 games and started all but one of them. He has completed 1,678 of 2,607 passes for 20,162 yards, with 135 touchdown passes and 86 interceptions.

The former Central Florida star has also rushed 454 times for 2,476 yards. He has been chosen to the Pro Bowl on three occasions.


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and in other NFL news...

lions have shitna as their QB now and millen is an idiot

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60 MILLION FOR AN INJURED DREW BREES?! Is there a worse organization than the Saints?

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brees is pretty good...but how good w/o LT?

how bad is the injury?

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dont forget about antonio gates. that guy is dynamite and got brees out of some tough spots.


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at first, i wanted brees over culpepper...but given the nature of the injuries...culpepper is the better choice.

culpepper, ricky & ronnie in the backfield = awesome.

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brees is pretty good...but how good w/o LT?

how bad is the injury?


I dunno.

Let's look at the Saints needs:
QB
Backup RB for our oft injured Deuc
Offensive linemen (we've let 3 pro bowlers go in the last 5 years not to mention ESPN's top rated free agent this year LeCharles Bentley)
Linebackers - We've drafted several in the 2nd-5th rounds that haven't amounted to crap
Secondary - Gotten better but we could only go up.

And we just sink 60 million into a guy who is currently injured, and when he plays with the league's best rb back it's pretty good but not great.

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at first, i wanted brees over culpepper...but given the nature of the injuries...culpepper is the better choice.

culpepper, ricky & ronnie in the backfield = awesome.


rickys not playing this year
lets not forget chambers, booker and mcmichael

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So, who are the Vikings going to use for their QB now? Things are looking better and better for my Bears in this division.

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Maybe Randall Cunningham or Jeff George?

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lions have shitna as their QB now


Oof. What happened to Harrington?

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Yes.

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at first, i wanted brees over culpepper...but given the nature of the injuries...culpepper is the better choice.

culpepper, ricky & ronnie in the backfield = awesome.


rickys not playing this year
lets not forget chambers, booker and mcmichael

i'd be surprised if ricky doesn't win the appeal. i guess we gotta wait and see on that one.

and yeah, culpepper instantly upgrades chambers to one of the premier WR's in the game.

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culpepper is going to be exposed as the fraud that he is.
well, not fraud . . . but not top tier.

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culpepper is going to be exposed as the fraud that he is.
well, not fraud . . . but not top tier.


i think last year's performance sans moss already did that, but it'll be interesting to see him with a good wr, te & rb combo that presents a slight improvement on his MIN lineup.

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Culpepper will be interesting to watch, now that he's got a credible running game supporting him. Minnesota is a disgrace. I hope Jeff George goes there, I hope they start his sorry ass. I hope they hire Steve Spurrier. I hope the roof on their stupid dome collapses under heavy snow.


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60 MILLION FOR AN INJURED DREW BREES?! Is there a worse organization than the Saints?


Yes, the Lions.


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oldbullee Wrote:
60 MILLION FOR AN INJURED DREW BREES?! Is there a worse organization than the Saints?


Yes, the Lions.


Dude. It's real close.

What do the Saints do with the #2 pick now?
A) draft a top QB anyway
B) trade down and watch the QB they would've taken become a star
C) keep the #2 and draft another position player that they'll pay way too much for

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Stop Breathin' Wrote:
huskerpunk Wrote:
oldbullee Wrote:
60 MILLION FOR AN INJURED DREW BREES?! Is there a worse organization than the Saints?


Yes, the Lions.


Dude. It's real close.

What do the Saints do with the #2 pick now?
A) draft a top QB anyway
B) trade down and watch the QB they would've taken become a star
C) keep the #2 and draft another position player that they'll pay way too much for


ESPN is suggesting the Saints draft another DE, Mario Williams, in the first round. It seems we draft a DE every year with our first pick.

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As a follow-up to the report that the Saints have signed quarterback Drew Brees, Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com reports that the Saints will now attempt to trade away the No. 2 overall pick in the draft.

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As a follow-up to the report that the Saints have signed quarterback Drew Brees, Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com reports that the Saints will now attempt to trade away the No. 2 overall pick in the draft.


Best QB crop in years, Saints sitting in the perfect place to get whoever they want, and they................................probably trade the pick for peanuts. Bwah Bwah Bwah-ha-ha-ha!

Idiots.

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As a follow-up to the report that the Saints have signed quarterback Drew Brees, Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com reports that the Saints will now attempt to trade away the No. 2 overall pick in the draft.


Best QB crop in years, Saints sitting in the perfect place to get whoever they want, and they................................probably trade the pick for peanuts. Bwah Bwah Bwah-ha-ha-ha!

Idiots.


thank goodness, georgia doesn't have any overweight defensive tackles for us to trade up to get this year.

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At least the Vikes got a good kicker now, somehow the Packers decided to let their all time leading scorer go to our most hated rivals.


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Dallas - lost Glover, lost that loveable lil' sparkplug known as Nguyen..

and still seems intent on Bledsoe @ QB and the dominating duo known as 70 years of WR...

at least we got a O-lineman...but there are still holes not even Sam Adams could fill, at this point.

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Looks like Rivers is finally going to get a shot in SD.


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