Category: Fran Tarkenton
Wednesday, January 9th, 2013
Russell Wilson is arguably the league's hottest quarterback -- not bad for a rookie third-round pick. Now Wilson and his Seahawks go up against the conference's top seed on Sunday, but at least they enter that game knowing Wilson has already won more playoff games than Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan ...
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Monday, April 9th, 2012
Let's continue with our coverage of the reaction to the punishment handed down to the New Orleans Saints in the wake of the Bounty Gate scandal that rocked the NFL this winter. Who better to check in with than Frank Tarkenton, the mercurial former Vikings quarterback who's never shy about ...
Posted in NFL, New Orleans Saints | 6 Comments »
Monday, February 28th, 2011
Fran Tarkenton has made his way into the headlines for all different reasons throughout his life. Tarkenton spent his professional football career playing for the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants. He led Minnesota to three Super Bowls in the 1970s, but did lose all of them. The man known ...
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Monday, January 31st, 2011
The NFC Championship Game may have a lasting effect on both of the starting quarterbacks, at least in the eyes of former NFL great Fran Tarkenton.
No doubt the game has already been played out on an enormous scale when it comes to Jay Cutler and the questioning of his toughness. ...
Posted in Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, NFL | 2 Comments »
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
Prior to Brett Favre joining the Vikings, former Minnesota quarterback and Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton didn’t have a problem voicing his displeasure with the 41-year old. Now that Favre has been with the team for the last two seasons, Tarkenton is livid and disgusted with the way his former ...
Posted in Minnesota Vikings, NFL | 2 Comments »
Monday, August 17th, 2009
It wasn’t but a little over a month ago when Fran Tarkenton was ready to verbally fist fight with any Brett Favre supporter. Now Tarkenton has turned his attention to Vick, and for all of the hostility he harbored towards Favre, Tarkenton has the same amount of love for Michael ...
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Thursday, May 28th, 2009
Fran Tarkenton appeared on 790 the Zone Tuesday and was asked about Brett Favre coming back to the Vikings. He called it "despicable" and got freaking blasted yesterday. (For whatever it's worth, I freaking agree; go 'way, Brett!)
He also mentioned that he kind of hopes it happens so he can fail. And ...
Posted in Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, NFL | 35 Comments »
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
(Editor's note: I had to change the title. Although only people older than 33 will understand it.)
Very rarely will a Hall of Fame player speak with such disdain about another soon-to-be Hall of Famer, especially one who plays the same position. Fran Tarkenton has put it on the record that he ...
Posted in Minnesota Vikings, NFL | 73 Comments »
