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Allen tells Kalil to keep hands to himself

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08:05 AM ET 07.20 | Jared Allen has drawn his line in the turf. Before Vikings rookie left tackle Matt Kalil can line up against [Allen] in training camp, Allen wants to make sure Kalil knows his place. In an interview on NBC SportsTalk, Allen said that his instructions for Kalil will be simple: No holding, no illegal hands to the face, defer to the veteran and there won't be any practice-field fights. "Just don't touch me," Allen said. "I'm too old to deal with overzealous rookies right now. Keep your hands out of my face, don't grab my jersey and we won't have to fist fight. That's pretty much what it is." As the best player on a bad team, Allen said he knows no one is predicting big things for the Vikings this year, but he doesn't mind.

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July 20, 2012  10:19 AM ET

It' warms the heart when the veterans take time to show the rookies how it's done....


What a feel-good story!

July 20, 2012  10:22 AM ET

This is an odd little hole in the ether, isn't it? A duplicate thread, sparsely populated.

It is the boudary between truth and rumors, a journey into the imagination not only of x's, but of o's.

Next stop, the Spinny Thing Zone!

July 20, 2012  11:06 AM ET

You're traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That's the signpost up ahead??? your next stop, the Twilight Zone!

July 20, 2012  11:24 AM ET

I'm thinking that the duplicate thread is a case of the interns getting hit by the Spinny Thing.

July 20, 2012  11:25 AM ET

So did he tell him that in the shower room. Bad timing.

July 20, 2012  12:32 PM ET
QUOTE(#2):

This is an odd little hole in the ether, isn't it? A duplicate thread, sparsely populated.It is the boudary between truth and rumors, a journey into the imagination not only of x's, but of o's.Next stop, the Spinny Thing Zone!

lol

Not sure why this was news one time even: "football players woofing at one another!" What a surprising development.

July 20, 2012  02:17 PM ET

So we have progressed for "don't be looking at me" to "don't be touching me" are they in the back seat of the car ?

July 20, 2012  03:21 PM ET

Can't Touch Me! MC HAMMER!!!

July 20, 2012  04:52 PM ET

The young players must put Allens as-s on his back....that would give me a reason to do so!

 
July 20, 2012  05:43 PM ET

Did he also tell him to "keep his eyes on the road"?

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