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Charlie Weis says he would win in the NFL with Brady Quinn as his quarterback

Posted by Michael David Smith on July 14, 2012, 2:13 PM EDT

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At Notre Dame, Charlie Weis and Brady Quinn had a lot of success together. Weis says that if they had had the chance in the NFL, he and Quinn would have had a lot of success together at the next level, too.

Weis, who’s now the head coach at Kansas but has previously been an offensive coordinator in the NFL with the Chiefs and the Patriots, says he knows that his offense could work in the NFL, with Quinn running it.

“Brady could have been a starting quarterback for me in the NFL,” Weis told theKansas City Star.

Vikings hire strip-club owner to speak to rookies

Posted by Michael David Smith on July 14, 2012, 12:52 PM EDT

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The Minnesota Vikings have hired a colorful character to talk to their rookies about the importance of staying out of the wrong places at the wrong times.

That character is Sean Bishop, a convicted felon who works in the strip club business and was brought to Minnesota to tell the Vikings’ rookies that if they’re smart, they’ll stay away from characters like him and establishments like his, because strip clubs are a great place to blow your money and find yourself in legal trouble.

Forte "extremely close" to deal while Avril doesn't feel so optimistic

Posted by Darin Gantt on July 14, 2012, 3:26 PM EDT

Reuters

Deadlines continue to make effective kick-starts for negotiating long-term deals.

Of the 14 franchise-tagged players who hadn’t signed mullti-year deals, two have reached long-term riches in the last 26 hours (Drew Brees and Tyvon Branch).

A third could be joining them soon, as the NFL Network’s Michael Lombardi reports the Bears are “extremely close” to a contract with running back Matt Forte.

Josh Gordon failed three drug tests in college

Posted by Darin Gantt on July 14, 2012, 2:25 PM EDT

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The Browns using a second-round pick (which they’ll lose in next year’s draft) to take wide receiver Josh Gordon in Thursday’s Supplemental Draft has been described as risky.

It’s Gordon’s off-field problems, more so than his on-field lack of polish, that worries teams.

In a detailed look at the quandary Gordon presented for NFL teams trying to evaluate him, NFL.com’s Albert Breer reported that Gordon failed three marijuana tests during his time at two colleges.

Gordon admitted last week to failing a test at Baylor which led to his suspension, but there were apparently two others he didn’t mention. The first was after he and a teammate were arrested while falling asleep in a Taco Bell drive-thru line (nice camouflage, stoners never go there). The other was at Utah, where he transferred after his second failed test at Baylor.