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Vikings send QB Jackson to bench

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) Out with the new, in with the old. With the passing offense sputtering in two losses to open the season, Minnesota coach Brad Childress decided the Vikings can no longer afford to let 25-year-old quarterback Tarvaris Jackson... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Thu, Sep 18 2008

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