Minnesota Vikings fans cheer from the stands during the Pro Bowl football game at Aloha Stadium, in Honolulu Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 9 months ago

Minnesota Vikings fans cheer from the stands during the Pro Bowl football game at Aloha Stadium, in Honolulu Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009.

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  1. In this photo taken on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, Dallas Cowboys linebacker Bobby Carpenter (54) sacks Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck (8) during the first half of an NFL football game, in Arlington, Texas. Hasselbeck watched most of Wednesday's practice to rest his broken ribs, though the Seahawks expect the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback to start again Sunday against Detroit. Seattle coach Jim Mora said Hasselbeck "was a little bit beat up, like what happens to a lot of quarterbacks in this league" after playing all of last weekend's 38-17 loss at Dallas.

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  1. Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre celebrates after throwing a touchdown pass in the second half against his former team the Green Bay Packers during a NFL football game at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin in this November 1, 2009 file photo. Favre returned to the Green Bay for the first time wearing the Vikings' purple and walked away with a 38-26 win. For some in this tight-knit Midwestern town, where many are shareholders in the NFL's only community-owned team, Favre's signing with the despised Vikings in August for $25 million was a slap in the face bordering on high treason. For others, the 40-year-old Favre's return represented a chance to thank the future Hall of Famer, who led the Packers to back-to-back Super Bowl appearances, winning it all in 1997.
  2. Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre throws a pass against his former team the Green Bay Packers in a NFL football game at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin in this November 1, 2009 file photo. Favre returned to the Green Bay for the first time wearing the Vikings' purple and walked away with a 38-26 win. For some in this tight-knit Midwestern town, where many are shareholders in the NFL's only community-owned team, Favre's signing with the despised Vikings in August for $25 million was a slap in the face bordering on high treason. For others, the 40-year-old Favre's return represented a chance to thank the future Hall of Famer, who led the Packers to back-to-back Super Bowl appearances, winning it all in 1997.
  3. Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson (28) scores on a one yard a touchdown run to put the Vikings in the lead against the Green Bay Packers in the first quarter of a NFL football game at Lambeau Field Green Bay, Wisconsin November 1, 2009.
  4. Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre sits on the bench and studies the playbook after a fumble by Vikings center John Sullivan gave the Green Bay Packers possession in the first quarter of the Vikings 38-26 over the Packers in a NFL football game at Lambeau Field Green Bay, Wisconsin November 1, 2009.
  5. Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre (4) walks between players from the Green Bay Packers after the Vikings scored their first touchdown in the first quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in Green Bay, Wis. ** ST. PAUL OUT MINNEAPOLIS-AREA TV OUT MAGS OUT.
  6. Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre raises his arms to the Lambeau Field crowd after the Vikings beat the Green Bay Packers 38-26 in an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in Green Bay, Wis.
  7. Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre, right, and Green Bay Packers' Donald Driver put their helmets together and embrace after the Vikings beat the Packers 38-26 in an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in Green Bay, Wis.
  8. Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre raises his arms to the Lambeau Field crowd after the Vikings beat the Green Bay Packers 38-26 in an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in Green Bay, Wis.
  9. In this photo taken on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, Dallas Cowboys linebacker Bobby Carpenter (54) sacks Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck (8) during the first half of an NFL football game, in Arlington, Texas. Hasselbeck watched most of Wednesday's practice to rest his broken ribs, though the Seahawks expect the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback to start again Sunday against Detroit. Seattle coach Jim Mora said Hasselbeck "was a little bit beat up, like what happens to a lot of quarterbacks in this league" after playing all of last weekend's 38-17 loss at Dallas.
  10. FILE -- This is an Oct. 11, 2009, file photo showing Carolina Panthers' Julius Peppers, foreground,gesturing during an NFL game against the Washington Redskins, in Charlotte, N.C. Days after being called out by teammate Jon Beason, the Pro Bowl defensive end helped the Carolina Panthers to their first victory.
  11. In this 1956 handout photo, Southern California football player Leo Clarke is shown. Clarke, a two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver in the NFL who played for USC in the 1955 Rose Bowl, has died at 76. He died of pancreatitis on Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, in Los Alamitos, Calif., USC said Thursday, Oct. 8. (AP Photo.
  12. FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2009 file photo, Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is seen during an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Chicago. Acquired in a blockbuster offseason trade, the Pro Bowl quarterback agreed Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, to a two-year contract extension with the Bears through 2013.
  13. COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for NFL Network, Baltimore Ravens Pro Bowl center Matt Birk, right, cheers on Corkran Middle School students during NFL Network's Keep Gym in School program Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009 in Glen Burnie, Md. NFL Network held a pep-rally and minicamp to celebrate their $50,000 grant to Corkran to improve the school's physical education program.
  14. FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2007 file photo, New England Patriots defensive tackle Richard Seymour (93) breaks through a block during a football game against the Miami Dolphins in Foxborough, Mass. Seymour, a five-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman, has been traded from the New England Patriots to the Oakland Raiders, giving the rebuilding franchise a veteran stalwart up front.
  15. FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2009 file photo, New England Patriots defensive end Richard Seymour (93) sits on the bench during a preseason NFL football game against the New York Giants in Foxborough, Mass. Seymour, a five-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman, has been traded from the New England Patriots to the Oakland Raiders, giving the rebuilding franchise a veteran stalwart up front.

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