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Critical Comments From Green Bay? I'll Take My Chances With No. 4

I haven't written any articles for awhile, mostly due to my involvement around Vikings training camp and learning the media side of the NFL...

Written by Eric Haigh about 3 months ago 428 reads 38 comments
Report: Brett Favre to Stay Retired

Accoding to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, quarterback Brett Favre will stay retired. The paper reports that they received that decision from Vikings head coach Brad Childress over the phone...

Written by Eric Haigh about 4 months ago 31 reads 0 comments
Brad Childress Will Not Pressure Favre to Make Decision Before Camp

According to the NFL Network's Scott Hanson, Vikings head coach Brad Childress will not give quarterback Brett Favre a deadline to decide if he wants to return to the NFL with the Vikings this season...

Written by Eric Haigh about 4 months ago 131 reads 0 comments
Brett's Agent Says Client's NFL Future Still Far From Being Decided

ESPN's Rachel Nichols is reporting from Hattiesburg, Miss. that after talking with agent Bus Cook, retired quarterback Brett Favre is still waffling on the decision of returning to the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings or staying retired...

Written by Eric Haigh about 4 months ago 1,617 reads 2 comments
Report: Vikings Trainer Visits Favre, Surgery Was "Complete Success"

Sid Hartman of the Minneapolis Star Tribune is reporting that Vikings trainer Eric Surgarman visited retired quarterback Brett Favre in Hattiesburg, Miss. on Wednesday, the second visit this offseason...

Written by Eric Haigh about 5 months ago 1,053 reads 4 comments
Report: Brett Favre Puts Deposit on Minnesota Condo

According to a report by Charley Walters of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, retired quarterback Brett Favre and his wife Deanna have put a $30,000 deposit down on a condominium in Edina, Minn., close to the Minnesota Vikings' team facilities...

Written by Eric Haigh about 5 months ago 2,069 reads 17 comments
Former NFL QB Steve McNair Found Dead

News Channel 5 in Nashville is reporting that long-time Titans quarterback, and one-time Raven, Steve McNair has died due to a gunshot would to the head. Early reports are that the gunshot would was the result of a double homicide...

Written by Eric Haigh about 5 months ago 1,117 reads 0 comments
Confirmed: Favre Looking for Twin Cities Home

According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, it is indeed true that retired quarterback Brett Favre, or at least a someone from his camp, is looking for a place to live in the Twin Cities area...

Written by Eric Haigh about 5 months ago 1,668 reads 4 comments
Jets DE Calvin Pace Suspended Four Games

The New York Jets just got news that will put pressure on Vernon Gholston to step up his game. Defensive end/outside linebacker Calvin Pace has been suspended for four games by the league for violating it's anabolic steroid and related substances policy..

Written by Eric Haigh about 5 months ago 115 reads 5 comments
Why July 3 Would Be the Perfect Time for a Brett Favre Signing

It seems all is quiet on the Brett Favre to the Minnesota Vikings issue, for a change. However, talk that reporters having nothing to write about might just be the calm before the storm that is an official Favre-to-the-Vikings contract announcement...

Written by Eric Haigh about 5 months ago 1,644 reads 6 comments
Latest Rumor: Brett Favre Purchases Home in Minnesota

According to many rumors that have floated around the Internet, quarterback Brett Favre has closed on the purchase of a home in Eden Prairie, MN, where the Minnesota Vikings' team facility is located...

Written by Eric Haigh about 5 months ago 2,926 reads 3 comments
Source: Brett Favre Reaches Contractual Agreement with Minnesota Vikings

According to Mark Rosen of WCCO News in Minneapolis, a top source has told him that quarterback Brett Favre has reached an agreement on a contract with the Vikings and will indeed report to Vikings ...

Written by Eric Haigh about 5 months ago 1,776 reads 1 comments
Brett Favre Not Required To Be Reinstated If He Wants To Return

If retired quarterback Brett Favre does plan on making an NFL comeback to sign with the Minnesota Vikings this offseason, he will not be required to be reinstated by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell like he had to be last offseason...

Written by Eric Haigh about 5 months ago 288 reads 4 comments
A Brett Favre Report Straight from Hattiesburg, Mississippi

If you weren't familiar with the National Football League and were driving through the town of Hattiesburg, Miss., you would have no idea that football immortality lived in the vicinity...

Written by Eric Haigh about 5 months ago 1,201 reads 7 comments
Summarizing Brett Favre's Interview With Joe Buck

Finally. We now know what's on Brett Favre's mind after the media had been our only means of communication on what was going on from his camp. Favre sat down with Joe Buck on "Joe Buck Live" on HBO Monday night, in the show's debut...

Written by Eric Haigh about 5 months ago 1,154 reads 5 comments
Brett Favre To Appear on "Joe Buck Live" Monday Night

The silence of retired quarterback Brett Favre throughout the offseason will end on Monday night when he will do a live interview on "Joe Buck Live" at 8 p.m. CT on HBO...

Written by Eric Haigh about 5 months ago 1,660 reads 6 comments
Brett Favre and Vikings Head Coach Brad Childress Talked Last Week

Thursday's practice was the only one open to the media at Vikings headquarters in Eden Prairie, Minn., and head coach Brad Childress most likely knew the Brett Favre patrol would be out and about, waiting to jump on every word he said during interviews...

Written by Eric Haigh about 5 months ago 239 reads 3 comments
Brad Childress Calls KFAN Sports Radio, Says There Was No Brett Favre Deadline

Vikings head coach Brad Childress finally came out with something to say about the Brett Favre situation on Wednesday morning, when he himself called into the "Power Trip Morning Show" on KFAN Sports Radio in Minneapolis...

Written by Eric Haigh about 5 months ago 118 reads 1 comments
Steve Mariucci: Favre Intent On Playing For the Vikings This Season

According to Jim Corbett of the USA Today, former NFL head coach and friend of retired quarterback Brett Favre, Steve Mariucci, told the paper that Favre has some business to take care of and definitely would love to play in Minnesota this season...

Written by Eric Haigh about 6 months ago 276 reads 0 comments
Favre's Family Books Hotel Rooms for Vikings-Packers Game

According to the Green Bay Press-Gazette, retired quarterback Brett Favre's family members are preparing for the three-time MVP to make a return to the NFL again as a Minnesota Viking...

Written by Eric Haigh about 6 months ago 174 reads 4 comments
Sources: Vikings Want Favre Decision This Week

According to ESPN's Chris Mortensen and Ed Werder, two sources have confirmed that Vikings head coach Brad Childress wants a decision from retired quarterback Brett Favre on if he will come out of retirement to sign with the Vikings or stay retired...

Written by Eric Haigh about 6 months ago 152 reads 5 comments
Minnesota Vikings Great Ron Yary: Favre Would Have Brought Team Championships

Hall of Famer Ron Yary, who played for the Minnesota Vikings from 1968 to 1981, has thrown in his two cents regarding retired quarterback Brett Favre...

Written by Eric Haigh about 6 months ago 443 reads 2 comments
Five Things Benny Sapp Must Do to Win the Minnesota Vikings' Nickel Job

This is a multiple-part series in which I will be breaking down Vikings position battles, highlighting what players need to do to win their respective starting positions in 2009...

Written by Eric Haigh about 6 months ago 231 reads 4 comments
Vikings' Camp Review 5/31: Childress Disguised; Johnson Keeps Learning

Vikings head coach Brad Childress, who many think of as a boring, monotone kind of guy, proved that he actually might have a sense of humor during Vikings mini-camp practice on Sunday. And if he does, it's an interesting sense of humor...

Written by Eric Haigh about 6 months ago 520 reads 1 comments
Vikings Mini-camp Review 5/30: Peterson Praises Harvin; Murphy Adjusts

Saturday meant imagination and excitement for the Vikings offense, as offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell implemented some "wildcat" plays into practice for rookie wide receiver Percy Harvin...

Written by Eric Haigh about 6 months ago 598 reads 5 comments

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Eric Haigh Article Archive

Critical Comments From Green Bay? I'll Take My Chances With No. 4

Report: Brett Favre to Stay Retired

Brad Childress Will Not Pressure Favre to Make Decision Before Camp

Brett's Agent Says Client's NFL Future Still Far From Being Decided

Report: Vikings Trainer Visits Favre, Surgery Was "Complete Success"

Report: Brett Favre Puts Deposit on Minnesota Condo

Former NFL QB Steve McNair Found Dead

Confirmed: Favre Looking for Twin Cities Home

Jets DE Calvin Pace Suspended Four Games

Why July 3 Would Be the Perfect Time for a Brett Favre Signing

Latest Rumor: Brett Favre Purchases Home in Minnesota

Source: Brett Favre Reaches Contractual Agreement with Minnesota Vikings

Brett Favre Not Required To Be Reinstated If He Wants To Return

A Brett Favre Report Straight from Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Summarizing Brett Favre's Interview With Joe Buck

Brett Favre To Appear on "Joe Buck Live" Monday Night

Brett Favre and Vikings Head Coach Brad Childress Talked Last Week

Brad Childress Calls KFAN Sports Radio, Says There Was No Brett Favre Deadline

Steve Mariucci: Favre Intent On Playing For the Vikings This Season

Favre's Family Books Hotel Rooms for Vikings-Packers Game

Sources: Vikings Want Favre Decision This Week

Minnesota Vikings Great Ron Yary: Favre Would Have Brought Team Championships

Five Things Benny Sapp Must Do to Win the Minnesota Vikings' Nickel Job

Vikings' Camp Review 5/31: Childress Disguised; Johnson Keeps Learning

Vikings Mini-camp Review 5/30: Peterson Praises Harvin; Murphy Adjusts

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