Dave Golokhov, host of Hardcore Sports Radio (Sirius 186), has some questions for the Minnesota Vikings:
Just prior to the NFL draft, the Minnesota Vikings acquired Jared Allen from the Kansas City Chiefs. It seemed like a good deal: Allen is the NFL's reigning sack leader. But he also has had three DUI charges. The impressive 15.5 sacks he amassed last year were totaled in only 14 games because he missed two games because of his issues with alcohol.
Remember, the Vikings have had some issue images. This was the team whose players were involved in the sex boat cruise in 2005. This is also the team that signed wide receiver Koren Robinson to a three-year, $12.4 million contract in 2006, only to release him within months after he registered another DUI.
Robinson isn’t the star Allen is, but Vikings majority owner Zygi Wilf has been so adamant about bringing in clean players that it is surprising that Allen's history didn't serve as a deterrent. If you recall, Wilf sent out a 77-page pamphlet to all of his working bees regarding player conduct after the Love Boat scandal in 2005.
This team isn't the Cincinnati Bengals, but with Mike Tice's ticket scalping, Onterrio Smith's whizzinator, and Dwight Smith's sex escapades in a public stairwell, you’d think this is a team that wouldn’t take chances.
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