Weinke wants to wear purple!
Former Cretin-Derham Hall QB Chris Weinke, 34, who won a Heisman Trophy at Florida State and spent all of his pro career so far with the Carolina Panthers, was released by Carolina recently. He’s made it known he’d love nothing better than to become a Minnesota Viking. Weinke might be the “experienced veteran backup” the purple and gold need behind Tavaris Jackson, the 2006 second-round pick who is projected to start next fall.
The Panthers never committed to Weinke as a starter, partially because he went through college football at a much older age than most kids do; he was in his mid-20s after spending his post-high school years trying to work his way up the minor league baseball system, but never cracking the majors.
It doesn’t take budgeting software to figure out that Weinke would be a good risk for the Vikes. Ownership could pay him a small but incentive-laden contract, much the way they did Brad Johnson the past two season, and yet his age would not pose a threat to T-Jack.
This one ought to be a no-brainer for Coach Childress and his “kickass offense.”
