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Vikings punter: Logan Mankins, others, are ‘douchebags’

 07.19.11 at 5:41 pm ET
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Chris Kluwe (AP)

It’s safe to say that Patriots offensive lineman Logan Mankins and Minnesota punter Chris Kluwe won’t be exchanging Christmas cards.

Mankins, one of the four plaintiffs in the Brady vs. NFL antitrust lawsuit who is reportedly trying to get his own settlement, drew the ire of the Vikes’ punter on Tuesday. Kluwe took to Twitter (@chriswarcraft) to say: “Sigh, and once again greed is the operative byword. Congrats [Drew] Brees, [Peyton] Manning, [Logan] Mankins, and [Vincent] Jackson for being ‘that guy’. #douchebags”

According to Yahoo! Sports, Mankins and Jackson want to become unrestricted free agents or be given $10 million each for settling as lead plaintiffs in the case of Brady vs. the NFL, while Brees and Manning are also reportedly looking into their own deals. Meanwhile, the business of football cannot resume unless the antitrust lawsuit is settled with all the plaintiffs. (However, on Tuesday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Mankins has not sought any financial settlement “so far.”)

However, that didn’t stop Kluwe, who told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune on Tuesday afternoon that his tweet was the result of him being upset and just having some fun with the situation.

“It’s like a mix of both,” he told Judd Zulgad. “The thing is we’re so close to having a deal done and to kind of pull that at the last minute it feels kind of like blackmail. We all out the owners when they do crap like that and it’s only fair to call out our own people when they do the same thing. I’m against hypocrisy wherever it’s at. Just finish the deal up so we can get the season going.”

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  • Jim T

    Mike Daly nails it.

    Kluwe is entirely correct. It’s a tragedy that in this day and age the only successful union actions, or even those that engender public support, are those enacted by millionaires against billionaires, but that’s what this is. Mankins and the others seeking their own private settlement are weakening the player’s union, they are being “that guy”.

  • Will

    I never heard of Kluwe, but he is hitting the nail on the head. These greedy jerks care only about themselves and Mankins is at the top of the list. Possibly the most selfish football player in the league. I am disappointed in Manning. I would expect this kind of self centered position from Mankins, but not Manning.

    • Jwaugh

      It’s every man for himself in this tough world. His career could be over in an instant.

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    • pb

      Very old news

      • Baker

        That I posted 2 hours ago… So old WEEI has a story about it.

  • bench warmer

    I hope he is going to be alright. Love his attitude and the adjustments he has made in his game.

  • Norm DuBois

    You are right on ‘GameOnBro’, you took the words right out of my mouth. There isn’t any place for these kind of cheap shots in the game. The only way to determine how long a suspension should be is by matching the number of games in which the injured player misses. Also if a player continues to execute these types of plays, that player should be ‘barred’ from the league/game if he reaches a certain predetermined number of times!!!

  • Anonymous

    The Bruins have been on the bad end of these cheap head shots more than any other team in the NHL since the 04 lockout ended. I feel the Bruins players are specifically targeted for these head shots by other teams who cannot compete with us physically. Bergeron, Savard, Horton, now Marchand have all taken clear cheap shots to the head that lead to them missing games.

    How is it the Bruins, one of the most physical teams in the league have not dished out a single intentional head injury during that entire span but have taken more losses to these hits than any other team? Not once has a Bruin player been suspended for an intentional cheap head shot. Chara’s was ruled unintentional and it was. How is it possible for the Bruins to play as physically as they do and not target the head’s of other players?

    • innovator

      Krecji,Alberts etc…..

    • innovator

      Paille hit someone last year and was suspended…

  • NYCBruinsFan

    Lets hope he recovers quickly and gets back in the line up. He has become a huge asset to the Bruins and quite frankly I miss his spunk even after one game.

  • Bruinman86

    Amen.

  • mike

    You’ve never seen such cheap shots? How long have you been watching hockey? Remember Scotts Steven’s hit on Paul Kariya during the stanley cup? Wasn’t even given a penalty let alone a a suspension.

  • Orre04

    makes total sense!
    wonder if Shanahan would agree?

  • Bruinman86

    I suspect the Players Union would take issue. I suspect the collective bargaining agreement will be the sticking point.

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