Jul 16th 2008 7:40PM by Bruce Ciskie (author feed)
Filed under: Packers, Vikings, NFC North, NFL Rumors

This is a new twist on one of the NFL’s more interesting division rivalries.

The Green Bay Packers, mired this week in the most undesirable of soap operas, have fired a shot at their border rival Minnesota Vikings. FOX Sports NFL guru Jay Glazer reports the Packers have charged the Vikings with tampering.

According to the story, the Packers’ allegation centers around Minnesota offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, who they say had “inappropriate dialogue” with retired (at least, I’m pretty sure he’s retired as of this writing) quarterback Brett Favre. Bevell was a quarterbacks coach in Green Bay at one time, and is still a friend of Favre’s. Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio beat the world to the punch on this one, reporting earlier today that the two may have talked and that the talks may have crossed the line into what the NFL defines as tampering.Continue Reading