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FSUViking · 05-02-2006, 05:47 PM

Looks like it....

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Vikings ready to dismiss Foley
Player personnel vice president's rocky tenure could end soon

Kevin Seifert, Star Tribune
Last update: May 02, 2006

The Vikings were attempting this afternoon to negotiate a contract settlement with personnel director Fran Foley in a move that would end Foley's rocky tenure with the team, according to three NFL sources with knowledge of the situation.

The circumstances leading to the decision were not immediately clear, and it was possible Foley could remain with the team if the sides are unable to settle the terms of a three-year contract he signed Jan. 21. Without question, however, the Vikings are seeking to part ways with Foley two days after he presided over the NFL draft and three months after he was hired to be part of owner Zygi Wilf's three-pronged leadership team, along with coach Brad Childress and vice president for football operations Rob Brzezinski.

Wilf did not return phone calls. Lester Bagley, vice president of public affairs and stadium development, declined comment on the situation when reached by phone Tuesday afternoon.

On April 21, Foley admitted that he had mischaracterized, on four occasions, his early work history on the r�sum� he submitted to the Vikings prior to his interview with team officials in January. Foley also exaggerated the extent of his college playing career at Framingham State College, asserting that he had played four seasons when in fact he had played only two.

Foley's logical replacement would be Scott Studwell, director of college scouting. Studwell was passed over for the job Foley eventually received, but is said to be content with his current job.

Sir Fobos · 05-02-2006, 05:51 PM

Studwell!

**imported_litlharsh** · 05-02-2006, 05:57 PM

Sweet.

**wilson** · 05-02-2006, 06:17 PM

sweet, but how embarassing....

**imported_JARHEAD** · 05-02-2006, 07:26 PM

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Originally posted by Sir Fobos@May 2nd '06 @ 4:51 pm
Studwell!

KWilliamsAWinfield · 05-02-2006, 07:30 PM

Fran Foley is getting fired for lying, do not lie to the Vikings organization or you will be FIRED!

**BallHaWk20** · 05-02-2006, 07:37 PM

Maybe it was Foley who was the main proponent to draft Ryan Cook with a 2nd rounder.

KWilliamsAWinfield · 05-02-2006, 07:42 PM

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Originally posted by BallHaWk20@May 2nd '06 @ 6:37 pm
Maybe it was Foley who was the main proponent to draft Ryan Cook with a 2nd rounder.*

I saw on the Vikings' message board that Scott and Fran was pissed with each other in the draft war room about the Vikings' selections, I bet the good picks are Scott's and Fran's picks are the reaches

**vectore** · 05-03-2006, 08:33 AM

I am actually not upset with our draft, however, I can see how people would be disappointed by it.

But since when was a triangle just ONE ANGLE? According to a million and one stories already published the triangle will make their decisions TOGETHER. And Studwell must have done an absolutely AWESOME job with the picks that he wanted for it to make Zygi want to fire someone who he brought in instead of someone who was already here. There's no way that little lie about how long he played, and the actual position coach job could have meant this much. It had to be the principle of lying to them or just having a bad draft. Look at his tenure in San Diego though, that's what they should really be looking at.

**imported_demps** · 05-03-2006, 08:33 AM

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Originally posted by KWilliamsAWinfield@May 2nd '06 @ 6:30 pm
Fran Foley is getting fired for lying, do not lie to the Vikings organization or you will be FIRED!

What did he lie about?

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