Sapp signs with Vikings
March 25th, 2008 – 10:27 AM by Judd ZulgadThe Vikings signed cornerback Benny Sapp to a one-year deal that will pay him close to $800,000. Sapp visited the Vikings on Monday after having visits with Cleveland and Detroit earlier in free agency. He had been set to go to Green Bay but decided against making that visit after talking to the Vikings.
“This was more of an opportunity move than a money move,” said Alonzo Shavers, who serves as Sapp’s agent. “We had more money on the table [elsewhere] but this was the best opportunity and best fit for him.”
Said Sapp: “I love the opportunity the coaches are giving me and loved the coaching staff. It’s really family oriented and that’s what I wanted to be a part of. When you have a team like that you can go far.”
Sapp, 27, an undrafted player from Northern Iowa, spent the past four seasons as a backup with the Kansas City Chiefs. Sapp will provide the Vikings with depth and also has the ability to play on special teams.
“I’m coming in to compete for a cornerback job,” Sapp said. “There’s an opportunity everywhere to compete. I don’t downplay anybody’s game. You just have to go in and compete and the best man wins.”
Sapp could get the chance to push Cedric Griffin for the job at the right corner and also challenge cornerback Charles Gordon for a job in the nickel defense. It helps that Sapp played in a very similar defensive system with the Chiefs.
“He’s very familiar with the defensive scheme there,” Shavers said. “After talking to the coaches and evaluating game tapes it fits into his style of play. Plus, Kansas City and Minnesota practice in the preseason so they have a good understanding of one another. The Vikings knew who he was and he had some level of familiarity with who they were and what type of scheme they run. It was a good mesh.”
The Vikings also found out this morning that free-agent defensive end James Hall won’t be coming here. Hall, who was released by the Rams in February, re-signed with the team, according to the Associated Press.
Notes
– West Virginia free safety Ryan Mundy told Sirius NFL Radio that he has a visit scheduled with the Vikings. Mundy started playing college football at Michigan before spending his senior year at West Virginia.
– Check out this Houston Chronicle story. Texans coach Gary Kubiak is trying to convince everyone that the fact his team signed Quinn Gray doesn’t mean it wants to trade Sage Rosenfels. But if the Vikings do agree to send Houston a second-round pick for Rosenfels — Minnesota previously offered a third-rounder and the Texans wanted a second-rounder — chances are Houston will say yes.
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86 Responses to "Sapp signs with Vikings"
Really taking this Birk story and running with it arent we Mr. Seifert. What a fine example on media embellishment taking a simple stroy and blowing it up into a big deal. Now feelings will be hurt, things said that weren’t meant. I love today’s media….
When I think Benny, I think Hill…
Thanks Judd!
I’m not sure Chili would like Hill’s antics…
When I think Sapp, I think Warren.
Wasn’t there a Benny the Blade in Snatch
When I think anything, I think food.
….on that note, time for my pizza learning lunch……
Is seems to me that the Vikings is signing alot of guys that they sell as being specialteams players. How many of them do they need?
When I think Chilli I think Wendy’s or Hormel…
Brown Noser
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Benny Bratt
Benny Franklin
Benny (that ugly little dog fron the 70s)
Benny Harrison
We will have an entire team of special needs, er, I mean, “teams” players…
looks like “special teams” is where it’s at…a lot of games are on won special teams play mind you….
MOP of the Day:
Re: Matt Birk, should the Vikings:
a) Negotiate aggressively and pay whatever it takes to keep him happy 2+ years because we have no viable option,
b) Give him a take-it-or-leave-it offer for 3 years,
c) Hold off negotiating until free agency and the draft have run their course, but try to get a deal before training camp,
d) Nothing…deal with him toward the end of 2008 based on his health and performance this season
Thats true. Anyone else worried about the Viking’s defensive ends?
or…
e) let Kevin and Judd solve a problem they seem to have created.
What is the big fascination over Sage Rosenfels??? It is just another two bit backup that is has been horrible when they have had to play. And to give up a 3rd round pick or even a 2nd round pick? WAY TO MUCH FOR THIS GUY!
My MOP answer is (c)
AF + B = Get a conspiracy room!
brian - How do you feel about T-Jax as a second round?
OK…jeeeeez.
My answer is c)
Hope you have to park in a guy’s garage at Wrigley.
From the KC Star: “Herm Edwards said he wouldn’t be averse to going into the season with Brodie Croyle, Tyler Thigpen and a rookie at quarterback.”
Is he insane? No wonder Edwards’ teams always suck.
just remember how devastated Chili was over losing Tyler Thigpen… He’s the next Joe Montana, just wait…
Ed - 1970 was a good year for you. You feel up to playing? First, are you any good at Special Teams?
Hey, our team is always Special…
Short bus special? Blue light special?
Ed - I remember back when the Vikings considered taking Croyle. He’s young and needs some time to grow. You can’t be an NFL QB. Look at what Manning and Brady did in their first couple of years. Croyle has as much ability as T-Jax. Both will have their teams in the SB in 2009.
Ed - I remember back when the Vikings considered taking Croyle. He’s young and needs some time to grow. It takes time to be an NFL QB. Look at what Manning and Brady did in their first couple of years. Croyle has as much ability as T-Jax. Both will have their teams in the SB in 2009.
That was such a good line, he decided to share it twice…
2Minute Tommy says:
March 25th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Ed - I remember back when the Vikings considered taking Croyle. He’s young and needs some time to grow. It takes time to be an NFL QB. Look at what Manning and Brady did in their first couple of years. Croyle has as much ability as T-Jax. Both will have their teams in the SB in 2009.
Third time’s a charm….
speshul special…
Guess Croyle and T-Joke are buying tickets this year?
VQ - My best years were probably in the mid to late 60’s - I played till ‘72 though… you know how Bud liked his old veterans.
Coming out of Pitt in ‘61, I was rated as one of the slowest corners in the draft, and I stayed that way throughout my 11 year NFL career.
Thanks for the shout out to old #45.
VQ Rocks!
If you read close enough, the posts are different. I tried stopping the first one to edit it, apparently it didn’t happen.
Couldn’t be worse than Freddy…or slower than McKinnie…
Sign Ed Now!
I’m 68 years old and still run a 7.25 40.
King = Trading Card Archivest
well its been awhile….so I cut to the chase, if we make Birk “happy” and sign him to a contract…he wont do the “volutary” workouts anyway…right??…he’ll just be happy…forget him, oh no!! your only going to make 6 million you poor thing and then you might have to go somewhere else, SOMEBODY GET THIS GUY A TISSUE! So my answer for the MOP is c) or cut him. LOL
-then we sign some sapp, nice, jeff forbid we get someone who could actually challenge our current 32nd ranked pass def.
-And so help me Jeff if we trade our 2nd round pick for that back up idiot from Houston…
-we had our chances to get QB and we blew it and were atuck with the injury prone, inaacurate, jumping no pass, unaudible waste of how many draft picks…you know who…
1111am email
d
Ed = Old enough to be VQ’s son…
Flaxton’s ghost must finally be at rest….
Chris Carter
Tony Carter
Tony Bass
Bass Ale
Flaxton = Still hunting for Easter eggs
Flaxton is here, just as his alter…
Ed- Would you object to being brought in as a “special consultant” to help mentor our young corners? Could you teach them some pointers to help our last ranked pass defense?
when does the 2008 schedule come out?
all time special team MVP
Matt Blair
all time special team SLUG
Gary Andersen - 38 yd FG - NFC Champ
Soon.
how soon?
King - The rules were tilted toward the defense in my day. One of my patented moves was to just latch on to whoever was in the process of running by me. I used to use the old “Hey, look over there!” trick on the refs before the snap, but they eventually caught on.
Mike Tice asked me to stop in around the same time Foge Fazio came back to help, but the game has passed me by. You have to let go, unlike Brett Favre, and move on.
Foge Fazio coached like he was in a Fog.
VJ - His huge 1980’s glasses are tinted too dark.
Gray signed a contract for $640,000…Sapp signed for $800,000…wait…wait now I understand…Gray doesn’t play special teams, duh…I shoulda had a V8
Nice career Ed, my man! You were slow, but you couldn’t jump too. Them were the days!
…or a VQ
Thanks, coach Grant. I appreciate you remembering how I excelled at not being able to jump.
I haven’t jumped since I had the hip replaced. 
Ed - You ended up with 3 career TD’s. and your best year was 1970 with 7 INT’s not bad at all.
It was all about smarts, Eddie. There were no worries at CB for me when you were out there.
Ed S - slow
Paul K - didn’t like to tackle
Jeff Wright - a slow, white CB
Carl E - always hungover
Alan P - too small to play DT
Roy Winston - a 3pak a day guy
Jeff Siemon - a sick name.
WOW - it’s a wonder we ever won.
Ed- I respect your decision. 
While I haven’t been to impressed with Tarvaris so far I am willing to give him another year. But if there is not improvement they need to look elsewere for 2009.
VJay WRONG on your 12:50 post it was either Keith Nord or Steve Walsh…
FIRE CHILDRESS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We didn’t worry about Tommy, either… when he was on the field. It was overnight where we got a little concerned at times.
Buster - what about my SLUG nomination?
Wow torgo thanks for the incredibly untalked about before on AV insight…… brother
FIRE CHILDRESS NOW!!!!!!!!
2MT - That’s when stickum was all the rage and I was a wily veteran. And as slow as I was, Paul Krause was still slower.
Buster = Making friends with Torgo now.
Awe…
Torgo = let’s excommuincateO
Dork
SLUG=???
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Paul Krause = needed a sundial to measure his 40 time.
NEW BLOG
Buster + J = Get a welcome wagon room!
PKrause also one of the all time worst tacklers, along with Bobby Bryant. they came from the “here “‘ll throw myself at your feet and I hope you trip” school of tackling…
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Bobby Bryant & Matt Blair - designated field goal blockers.
The “side-saddle-drag-down”, Buster. Just wanted to be sure they had to line up against us again. I think Bobby broke his arm trying to make a real tackle once.
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