13-year-old Jordan Romero is now a new pride of all Minnesota Vikings fans, as he became the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest, and a picture of the young boy in Minnesota Vikings jersey is on hot sale on E bay now.
Romero made the achievements on Saturday and the first person he contacted to announce it was his mother. Proudly telling his mother that he was calling from the top of the World, Romero also had his mother update his facebook post and tell his fellow Vikings fans that big news. Congratulations and praises also climbed to a peak on Romero’s personal page. Romero’s mother told reporters that her boy dreams of being a star NFL player some day and he wants to prove his athletic talents by reaching all the highest peaks on seven continents.
After several days of break, Romero will return home in June and restart a trip to his next peak next summer. He has a plan to reach all the peaks before age 18, when he will concentrate on football training for college football career and hopes to be drafted by the Vikings by the time he enters the NFL draft.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Archie Manning promised not to miss Week 2 game
As father of two current NFL star quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Eli Manning, Archie Manning once mistakenly bought tickets for Peyton’s game while his original plan was to watch Eli’s. However, for this season, Archie promised that he won’t make that mistake again and will definitely be present when the New York Giants play a home game against the Indianapolis Colts in Week two.
Both of Archie’s quarterback sons have managed to bring home Super Bowl rings and Archie has always been available to watch each son’s game. Usually Peyton and Eli have equal chance to see their father in his own Archie Manning jersey at side line. However, in recent years, the Colts have developed into one of the best teams in the league and a powerful competitor for Super Bowl championship, so Archie always feels it’s much more exciting to watch Peyton playing for the Colts than watching Eli for the Giants. As a result, people have gotten the impression that Archie has bias in favor of Peyton.
However, Archie himself does not think that bias could affect the relationships between him and his sons or between Peyton and Eli. He said that his favor on Peyton could stimulate Eli to work harder so that he could be as great as his brother and earns more respects and loves from others.
Both of Archie’s quarterback sons have managed to bring home Super Bowl rings and Archie has always been available to watch each son’s game. Usually Peyton and Eli have equal chance to see their father in his own Archie Manning jersey at side line. However, in recent years, the Colts have developed into one of the best teams in the league and a powerful competitor for Super Bowl championship, so Archie always feels it’s much more exciting to watch Peyton playing for the Colts than watching Eli for the Giants. As a result, people have gotten the impression that Archie has bias in favor of Peyton.
However, Archie himself does not think that bias could affect the relationships between him and his sons or between Peyton and Eli. He said that his favor on Peyton could stimulate Eli to work harder so that he could be as great as his brother and earns more respects and loves from others.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Brett Favre wants to return with Packers
While most of us are expecting the legendary quarterback Brett Favre to wear back his No.4 Minnesota Vikings jersey, few people seem like to see him back with his old team, the Green Bay Packers, even though the quarterback himself actually wants to be with the green and gold instead of the purple and gold.
Some rumors spread recently to say that Packers told one of his close friends that he was actually attempting to play with the Packers again before retiring. It’s a reasonable guess, if it is, as Favre spent most seasons, 16, of his NFL career with the Packers before announcing his first retirement in 2008 offseason. We know that he later chose to sign with the New York Jets and retired again in 2009 offseason before signing with the Vikings. Favre had his best season in 2009 but did not make it to Super Bowl and finished the season with a lingering ankle injury that may require a surgery. It seems that Favre plans to play for one more season before a real retirement, and he wants to spend the last one with the team he loves most, the Packers, who acquired him from the Atlanta Falcons in 1992 offseason and gave him trust and starting job.
Without the chance given by the Packers, Favre could have developed into one of the best quarterbacks in the league. However, even if he wants to wear back Packers style of Brett Favre jersey, Packers fans would unlikely forgive him for what he did in 2009, when the Vikings led by Favre beat the Packers twice.
Some rumors spread recently to say that Packers told one of his close friends that he was actually attempting to play with the Packers again before retiring. It’s a reasonable guess, if it is, as Favre spent most seasons, 16, of his NFL career with the Packers before announcing his first retirement in 2008 offseason. We know that he later chose to sign with the New York Jets and retired again in 2009 offseason before signing with the Vikings. Favre had his best season in 2009 but did not make it to Super Bowl and finished the season with a lingering ankle injury that may require a surgery. It seems that Favre plans to play for one more season before a real retirement, and he wants to spend the last one with the team he loves most, the Packers, who acquired him from the Atlanta Falcons in 1992 offseason and gave him trust and starting job.
Without the chance given by the Packers, Favre could have developed into one of the best quarterbacks in the league. However, even if he wants to wear back Packers style of Brett Favre jersey, Packers fans would unlikely forgive him for what he did in 2009, when the Vikings led by Favre beat the Packers twice.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Vikings rookie RB Gerhart may miss part of mandatory minicamp
Because of some school affairs, the Minnesota Vikings rookie running back Toby Gerhart is confirmed not to take part in the start of Vikings’ voluntary Organized Team Activities at Winter Park, and he made addition on Thursday that he may also have to miss part of the mandatory minicamp in June.
Gerhart is scheduled to graduate from Stanford on June 13, before that he still has to return to school for classes and other matters. The OTAs is scheduled to begin next week and the minicamp will last from June 11 to 13. At this moment, Gerhart is still unsure how much time he is going to miss but he said he would try his best to find a way to miss as little as possible and take full parts of the minicamp.
As about the graduation, let’s congratulate Gerhart for graduating from Stanford with a 3.25 grade-point average with a degree in Management Science and Engineering. He is also expected to have even more brilliant achievements in the Vikings jersey. Actually, after taking part in the rookie camp a few weeks ago, Gerhart has already had a good understanding of how an NFL team runs and he is planning to get back in shape as soon as possible to fit in the team well.
Gerhart is scheduled to graduate from Stanford on June 13, before that he still has to return to school for classes and other matters. The OTAs is scheduled to begin next week and the minicamp will last from June 11 to 13. At this moment, Gerhart is still unsure how much time he is going to miss but he said he would try his best to find a way to miss as little as possible and take full parts of the minicamp.
As about the graduation, let’s congratulate Gerhart for graduating from Stanford with a 3.25 grade-point average with a degree in Management Science and Engineering. He is also expected to have even more brilliant achievements in the Vikings jersey. Actually, after taking part in the rookie camp a few weeks ago, Gerhart has already had a good understanding of how an NFL team runs and he is planning to get back in shape as soon as possible to fit in the team well.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Former Saints DE Grant pleaded no contest to affray
On the same day when former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Erasmus James received his sentence for a bar fight, the New Orleans Saints also had a former player, also defensive end, to be sentenced. Is this another competition? Not sure. But fortunately both of the two trouble-makers are no longer to have relation to the two teams.
The former Saints player is Charles Grant, who was charged with involuntary manslaughter in a nightclub fight, which caused a 23-year-old pregnant woman to be killed. Grant himself was also stabbed in the neck during the fight. As there has been no evidence showing that Grant was the one who shot, he was sentenced to probation as well as $1,000 fine and to pay $20,000 for the cost of investigation held by the Early County Sheriff’s Office.
Grant was a first-round pick by the Saints in 2002 and he has spent all of his first eight seasons with the Saints, with a total records of 431 tackles and 293 47 sacks, but the team still released during this offseason. Even if the team did not do that, after the serious neck injury, it would still be unlikely for him to wear back Saints jersey to play any more football.
The former Saints player is Charles Grant, who was charged with involuntary manslaughter in a nightclub fight, which caused a 23-year-old pregnant woman to be killed. Grant himself was also stabbed in the neck during the fight. As there has been no evidence showing that Grant was the one who shot, he was sentenced to probation as well as $1,000 fine and to pay $20,000 for the cost of investigation held by the Early County Sheriff’s Office.
Grant was a first-round pick by the Saints in 2002 and he has spent all of his first eight seasons with the Saints, with a total records of 431 tackles and 293 47 sacks, but the team still released during this offseason. Even if the team did not do that, after the serious neck injury, it would still be unlikely for him to wear back Saints jersey to play any more football.
Former Saints DE Grant pleaded no contest to affray
On the same day when former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Erasmus James received his sentence for a bar fight, the New Orleans Saints also had a former player, also defensive end, to be sentenced. Is this another competition? Not sure. But fortunately both of the two trouble-makers are no longer to have relation to the two teams.
The former Saints player is Charles Grant, who was charged with involuntary manslaughter in a nightclub fight, which caused a 23-year-old pregnant woman to be killed. Grant himself was also stabbed in the neck during the fight. As there has been no evidence showing that Grant was the one who shot, he was sentenced to probation as well as $1,000 fine and to pay $20,000 for the cost of investigation held by the Early County Sheriff’s Office.
Grant was a first-round pick by the Saints in 2002 and he has spent all of his first eight seasons with the Saints, with a total records of 431 tackles and 293 47 sacks, but the team still released during this offseason. Even if the team did not do that, after the serious neck injury, it would still be unlikely for him to wear back Saints jersey to play any more football.
The former Saints player is Charles Grant, who was charged with involuntary manslaughter in a nightclub fight, which caused a 23-year-old pregnant woman to be killed. Grant himself was also stabbed in the neck during the fight. As there has been no evidence showing that Grant was the one who shot, he was sentenced to probation as well as $1,000 fine and to pay $20,000 for the cost of investigation held by the Early County Sheriff’s Office.
Grant was a first-round pick by the Saints in 2002 and he has spent all of his first eight seasons with the Saints, with a total records of 431 tackles and 293 47 sacks, but the team still released during this offseason. Even if the team did not do that, after the serious neck injury, it would still be unlikely for him to wear back Saints jersey to play any more football.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Vikings backup QB Jackson is not affected by Favre decision now
Talking about Brett Favre, it would be understandable for the Minnesota Vikings backup quarterback Tarvaris Jackson to say that he was unhappy when Favre changed his mind to put on Vikings jersey last season and took the starting job away from Jackson. But now the backup appears quite calm with anything new about Favre.
Actually, Jackson recently said that he has learnt a lot from Favre and his annual retirement soap opera. After some initial craziness on losing his starting job, Jackson learnt quickly to accept the fact and stayed with the Vikings to be a backup. Perhaps what he was thinking before making the decision was that Favre was already 40 years old and would not be able to play football long in the NFL. Staying and learning, Jackson surely had a great chance of getting starting job back. However, it seems that Favre still has no plan to end his NFL career and is still expected to play with the Vikings for another season. Jackson has to wait for another year, but this time he is much calmer about it.
"You have to think everything through and think of different scenarios and just try to be ready for anything because you never really know what (coaches and front office people) are thinking," Jackson told Sirius NFL Radio. "Honestly, it crossed my mind and I’ve wanted change, but change is not always good. One thing I learned from Brett is just be yourself regardless of the situation and the circumstances. Just go out and be yourself today, every day and they (can) take it or leave it. That’s what I’m going to do, and that’s how I’m approaching it."
Calmness is now definitely good for Jackson. Whatever Favre’s new decision is, Jackson still has his job with the Vikings. And once the grandpa player retires or even leaves field with injuries, he would still the first choice of coaches to be the replacing starter. He simply has more time than Favre, no need to worry.
Actually, Jackson recently said that he has learnt a lot from Favre and his annual retirement soap opera. After some initial craziness on losing his starting job, Jackson learnt quickly to accept the fact and stayed with the Vikings to be a backup. Perhaps what he was thinking before making the decision was that Favre was already 40 years old and would not be able to play football long in the NFL. Staying and learning, Jackson surely had a great chance of getting starting job back. However, it seems that Favre still has no plan to end his NFL career and is still expected to play with the Vikings for another season. Jackson has to wait for another year, but this time he is much calmer about it.
"You have to think everything through and think of different scenarios and just try to be ready for anything because you never really know what (coaches and front office people) are thinking," Jackson told Sirius NFL Radio. "Honestly, it crossed my mind and I’ve wanted change, but change is not always good. One thing I learned from Brett is just be yourself regardless of the situation and the circumstances. Just go out and be yourself today, every day and they (can) take it or leave it. That’s what I’m going to do, and that’s how I’m approaching it."
Calmness is now definitely good for Jackson. Whatever Favre’s new decision is, Jackson still has his job with the Vikings. And once the grandpa player retires or even leaves field with injuries, he would still the first choice of coaches to be the replacing starter. He simply has more time than Favre, no need to worry.
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