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Old 07-27-2004, 01:24 PM   #1
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Vikings Sign Lesner
Just read it on KFFL. Personally I'm surprised by this, I didn't think he'd get a contract with the Vikings.
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Old 07-27-2004, 01:27 PM   #2
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Wow.
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Old 07-27-2004, 01:28 PM   #3
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Location: Canada eh
If they got him cheap, it's a great gamble.
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Old 07-27-2004, 01:28 PM   #4
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What's next? Trade Bennett. Ack!
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Old 07-27-2004, 01:28 PM   #5
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Minnesota? Makes perfect sense. Well, maybe Green Bay would've been better, I don't know.

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Old 07-27-2004, 01:29 PM   #6
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Terms not disclosed, but I doubt they paid him too much.
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Old 07-27-2004, 01:31 PM   #7
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Posted on Tue, Jul. 27, 2004
I M A G E S A N D R E L A T E D C O N T E N T

Brock Lesnar
R E L A T E D L I N K S
• NFL suspends Vikings' Mixon two games
• Charges pending for two Vikings

Vikings sign former pro wrestler Lesnar


By BOB SANSEVERE

Pioneer Press


Vikings coach Mike Tice said the team will sign former NCAA champion and pro wrestler Brock Lesnar to a contract and bring him to training camp, which begins Friday in Mankato, Minn.

Tice made the decision after putting Lesnar through strenuous 45-minute workout this morning. Tice said Lesnar, who hasn't played football since high school, would play the same defensive tackle position as veteran Chris Hovan.



"I'm excited. All I ask for is the opportunity, and he's given me that," said Lesnar, 6-foot-3, 286 pounds.



Tice said Lesnar will sign a contract after taking a physical later today.

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Old 07-27-2004, 01:31 PM   #8
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Hey, if nothing else, if a touchdown celebration is getting out of hand, he can F5 the offending party and get the game back on the go.
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Old 07-27-2004, 01:32 PM   #9
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What's next? Trade Bennett. Ack!


Well, next is that they could release Ben Nauman and Merrill Robertson.
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Old 07-27-2004, 01:34 PM   #10
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Well, next is that they could release Ben Nauman and Merrill Robertson.

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Old 07-27-2004, 01:34 PM   #11
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This is so "Tice"
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Old 07-27-2004, 01:42 PM   #12
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when they are playing green bay, he should run out onto the field while they vikes have the ball and blindside culpepper, then rip off his jersey to reveal a packer jersey underneath. they could have screaming announcers and everything
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Old 07-27-2004, 01:44 PM   #13
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when they are playing green bay, he should run out onto the field while they vikes have the ball and blindside culpepper, then rip off his jersey to reveal a packer jersey underneath. they could have screaming announcers and everything


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Old 07-27-2004, 01:51 PM   #14
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when they are playing green bay, he should run out onto the field while they vikes have the ball and blindside culpepper, then rip off his jersey to reveal a packer jersey underneath. they could have screaming announcers and everything



Brilliant!
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Old 07-27-2004, 01:56 PM   #15
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when they are playing green bay, he should run out onto the field while they vikes have the ball and blindside culpepper, then rip off his jersey to reveal a packer jersey underneath. they could have screaming announcers and everything

Post of the day in my opinion, especially being a Packer fan.

How old is this guy anyways?
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Old 07-27-2004, 02:12 PM   #16
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when they are playing green bay, he should run out onto the field while they vikes have the ball and blindside culpepper, then rip off his jersey to reveal a packer jersey underneath. they could have screaming announcers and everything
I just hope his first touchdown isn't overturned because the ref had been knocked out with a folding chair.
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Old 07-27-2004, 02:20 PM   #17
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Glad to hear it. I've been rooting for him since he decided to give the NFL a shot. And wouldn't it be soemthing if he did reveal another team's jersey underneath his Vikings jersey.
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Old 07-27-2004, 02:20 PM   #18
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He will just wear a mask like Ray Mysterio Jr instead of a helmut and shoulder pads like the Legion of Doom. When he becomes a bad guy, he won't worry about offsides penalties that are really obvious, but the dipshit ref misses.
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Old 07-27-2004, 02:22 PM   #19
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He will just wear a mask like Ray Mysterio Jr instead of a helmut and shoulder pads like the Legion of Doom. When he becomes a bad guy, he won't worry about offsides penalties that are really obvious, but the dipshit ref misses.


He'll have a wrench in his sock, and clober some guy over the head. I think that would beat the Sharpie talk.
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Old 07-27-2004, 04:45 PM   #20
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Its quite funny how you guys are knocking him.

Dont be surprised when he makes the roster cut.
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Old 07-27-2004, 04:47 PM   #21
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Its quite funny how you guys are knocking him.

Dont be surprised when he makes the roster cut.

Bah. Brian Bosworth made the roster cut at one time.
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Old 07-27-2004, 04:49 PM   #22
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I can't wait to see Flozell Adams knock him on his ass in week 1...
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Old 07-27-2004, 05:01 PM   #23
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I'm just glad he went through with it. I was almost sure that was just an excuse to leave WWE and live high on the hog forever.......
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Old 07-27-2004, 05:05 PM   #24
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Swami says...

He will be either make the developmental squad, have an "injury" that puts him on the physically unable to perform list or will not finish training camp.
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Old 07-27-2004, 05:12 PM   #25
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All the Packers need to do is sign HHH, everyone jobs to HHH.
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Old 07-27-2004, 05:40 PM   #26
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ESPN says the deal is for 1 year 230,000 dollars. Seems like a good gamble at that price.
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Old 07-27-2004, 06:14 PM   #27
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ESPN says the deal is for 1 year 230,000 dollars. Seems like a good gamble at that price.

Very good gamble... if he turns out to be a stud, he should still be a RFA for the Vikes...
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Old 07-27-2004, 06:23 PM   #28
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This thread is full of funny quotes. From "everybody jobs to Triple H" to giving the F5 to a TD celebrator, it's classic.

I'm surprised he didn't sign with Jacksonville to chop some wood.
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Old 07-27-2004, 06:43 PM   #29
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This is just payback for that whole Lawrence Taylor business.
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Old 07-27-2004, 06:47 PM   #30
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If nothing else I suspect they'll make a decent amount of that back in Lesnar jersey sales.

If he makes it with the team, it will most likely be on the practice squad or physically unable to perform list for this year.
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Old 07-27-2004, 07:40 PM   #31
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I doubt seriously he could make the team, but i'm pulling hard for him just because of the visuals he could provide if he turned out to be half way decent. Holy crap! I just realized that this could get me to watch a meaningless pre season game that doesn't involve the Eagles.
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Old 07-28-2004, 12:07 PM   #32
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Would he really be an RFA? I thought that only happens if the team drafted the player.
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Old 07-28-2004, 12:09 PM   #33
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Would he really be an RFA? I thought that only happens if the team drafted the player.

I'm pretty sure he would be an RFA. But since he wasn't drafted, it wouldn't cost other teams anything to sign him away (Vikes do get the chance to match though).
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Old 08-31-2004, 09:01 AM   #34
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Its quite funny how you guys are knocking him.

Dont be surprised when he makes the roster cut.

I love the search feature of this site.

You were saying?
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Old 08-31-2004, 09:03 AM   #35
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Guess we don't have to worry about being surprised.
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Old 08-31-2004, 09:34 AM   #37
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Old 08-31-2004, 12:35 PM   #38
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Old 08-31-2004, 12:38 PM   #39
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I was hoping he makes it.
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Old 08-31-2004, 12:52 PM   #40
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Does this mean Lesnar is totally done? Or can he still be assigned to NFL Europe or something?
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Old 08-31-2004, 12:54 PM   #41
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The ESPN article quotes Tice as suggesting NFL Europe for him "hopefully as a Viking", and Lesnar's agent says either a practice squad or NFL Europe or maybe some combination of both is what he's planning.
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Old 08-31-2004, 12:54 PM   #42
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From Vikings Update:

DT Brock Lesnar will be cut Tuesday. That will bring an end -- at least for this season -- to the experiment that saw the former WWE champion try to make an NFL roster after having not played since high school nine years ago. It's doubtful Lesnar will be put on the practice squad. He earned the Vikings' respect because of his work ethic and professional attitude, but he's too raw to take up a valuable spot on the practice squad. Lesnar hasn't ruled out a return to pro wrestling, but he might try other avenues in football. One possibility is NFL Europe next spring. The Vikings might re-sign him and allocate him. Or Lesnar could try to join the league on his own with a recommendation from the Vikings.
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Old 08-31-2004, 12:56 PM   #43
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He should have eaten a turnbuckle. That would have turned heads.
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Old 08-31-2004, 02:28 PM   #44
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King Kong Bundy was just signed to bolster the Lions O-Line.
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Old 08-31-2004, 02:37 PM   #45
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He should have eaten a turnbuckle. That would have turned heads.
I think George the Animal Steele has that gimmick copyrighted.
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Old 09-14-2004, 08:52 AM   #46
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Lesnar comes on KFAN quite often, and he was on this morning and Tice called in and said that he would probably be getting a practice squad spot soon.
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Old 09-14-2004, 08:54 AM   #47
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Somewhere a wrestling fan is beating another with a chair in celebration.
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Old 09-14-2004, 09:06 AM   #48
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Somewhere a wrestling fan is beating another with a chair in celebration.



Guess he'll never be able to get away from the wrestling jokes huh?

Seems like a decent enough guy, I hope it works out for him.
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Somewhere a wrestling fan is beating another with a chair in celebration.

Guess the Rangers have XM in the bullpen, eh?
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