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Offbeat Report: Vikings asked Joe Berger to come out of retirement

00:30  10 august  2018
00:30  10 august  2018 Source:   profootballrumors.com

At least 8 dead as wildfires continue to rage across California

At least 8 dead as wildfires continue to rage across California Firefighters are battling 17 wildfires across California, which have consumed more than 200,000 acres combined in terrain stretching from the southern part of the state to the Oregon border Authorities on Monday were hoping that a slight break in the heat this week could help them gain control of a number of wildfires that have so far scorched more than 200,000 acres and killed eight people across California.The Carr fire, which erupted in Shasta County a week ago and spread into the city of Redding, grew to 98,724 acres and was 20 percent contained as of Monday morning.

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In need of a guard after Nick Easton‘s neck surgery, the Vikings reached out to retired lineman Joe Berger to see if he would be willing to come out of retirement, a source tells Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press (on Twitter). However, Berger informed the team that he plans to stay retired. 

Berger, 36, didn’t hang up his cleats due to lack of interest. Both the Vikings and the Lions had standing offers out to Berger this spring, while at least two other unidentified clubs may have also been involved in talks. However, we heard all throughout 2017 that Berger was expected to retire after the season, and he ultimately followed through on his plan.

Redding mom gathers hundreds of thank-you cards for first responders

Redding mom gathers hundreds of thank-you cards for first responders As the Carr Fire raged through Shasta County, Redding resident Megan Ball wanted to help. She said she asked a Cal Fire firefighter what she could do. His answer, according to a post she wrote on Facebook, was: more thank-you signs and cards.So Ball got to work. She made a post in one of a handful of California wildfire-centric Facebook groups, asking if anyone would be interested in helping her make cards."I'm going to buy a bunch of paint and paper and my three girls and I are going to start this immediately," she wrote on Friday.

A former sixth-round pick, Berger started at least ten games only one time during the first decade of his career before signing with Minnesota in 2015. Berger then became a fixture on the Vikings’ front five, starting 46 games over the next three campaigns. Capable of playing both center and guard, Berger was still effective in 2017, as Pro Football Focus graded him as the NFL’s No. 23 guard among 77 qualifiers.

The Vikings would have loved to get another season out of Berger, but he’ll move on to other endeavors instead. And, with that, the Vikings will have to move on in their search for interior line help.

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How the Carr Fire became one of the most destructive fires in California history .
How heat, wind, and drought conspired to create a ferocious, deadly fire. The vicious Carr Fire near Redding, California, has already torched more than 112,000 acres, an area roughly the size of Denver, since igniting on July 23. Flames have destroyed more than 960 homes in and around Redding, a town 200 miles north of San Francisco and home to 90,000 residents. Carr is now the seventh most destructive fire in state history and the most destructive ever for Shasta County. The fire has killed at least eight people, and more than a dozen are reported missing.

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