CULPEPPER QUIETS TRADE TALK OVER EMAIL
Daunte Culpepper has some advice for those firing up the NFL rumor mill with his possible trade talk: simmer down.
As controversy swirls that the Vikings will look to trade Culpepper if he demands a contract renegotiation, the quarterback tried to clarify the situation via an Email to the media:
“I want to update the fans of Minnesota and the NFL community on my status with the Vikings. Mr. Wilf and I spoke by phone on 2/21/2006, and we each shared our concerns about my present situation. He told me that the Vikings have not yet spoken to other teams about trading me.
In the meantime, I have made a good faith gesture toward the organization by offering to move my roster bonus around if it will help clear more cap space to sign free agents.”
Hmmmm … it’s hard not to focus on the word “yet” in there. Nevertheless, five Minnesota players told the St. Paul Pioneer Press that they’d hate to see Culpepper follow Randy Moss out the door. The quarterback’s knee appears to be healing nicely. This should be an intriguing situation for fantasy owners to follow.
