NFL News: More draft bungles by the Vikings?
Foley had been with team since January
Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Vikings fired vice president of player personnel Fran Foley on Wednesday, ending a tumultuous three-month tenure that included an inaccurate resume and a draft that has been widely panned.
The Vikings made the announcement in a one sentence statement. Owner Zygi Wilf declined to comment on the decision after a Wednesday afternoon news conference at Capitol, where the team is trying to secure public funding for a new stadium.
Foley signed a three-year contract with Minnesota on Jan. 26, coming over from the San Diego Chargers. But he admitted to several inaccuracies on the resume he provided the team, including his early work history and exaggerating his playing career at Framingham State College.
On a resume given to the Vikings, Foley said that he held coaching positions with the Citadel, Rutgers and Colgate when he was actually a graduate assistant at all three schools.
He also said that he played four seasons at Framingham State, when he only played two.
The team issued a revised biography for Foley last month.
Foley was part of a three-way executive structure that included coach Brad Childress and vice president of football operations Rob Brzezinski and was three days removed from playing a major role in helping to shape the Vikings' future on draft weekend.
The Vikings selected Iowa linebacker Chad Greenway and Texas cornerback Cedric Griffin with their first two selections, but raised eyebrows for picking center Ryan Cook and trading up to take quarterback Tarvaris Jackson in the second round. Both were projected to go in the late-third round or fourth round.
Wilf also declined to say if the team would hire a replacement for Foley, but did laud his executive team's draft weekend on Sunday, saying, "We got everyone we wanted to get."
If they do decide to replace Foley, college scouting director Scott Studwell could be a candidate. Studwell declined comment on Wednesday.
Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Vikings fired vice president of player personnel Fran Foley on Wednesday, ending a tumultuous three-month tenure that included an inaccurate resume and a draft that has been widely panned.
The Vikings made the announcement in a one sentence statement. Owner Zygi Wilf declined to comment on the decision after a Wednesday afternoon news conference at Capitol, where the team is trying to secure public funding for a new stadium.
Foley signed a three-year contract with Minnesota on Jan. 26, coming over from the San Diego Chargers. But he admitted to several inaccuracies on the resume he provided the team, including his early work history and exaggerating his playing career at Framingham State College.
On a resume given to the Vikings, Foley said that he held coaching positions with the Citadel, Rutgers and Colgate when he was actually a graduate assistant at all three schools.
He also said that he played four seasons at Framingham State, when he only played two.
The team issued a revised biography for Foley last month.
Foley was part of a three-way executive structure that included coach Brad Childress and vice president of football operations Rob Brzezinski and was three days removed from playing a major role in helping to shape the Vikings' future on draft weekend.
The Vikings selected Iowa linebacker Chad Greenway and Texas cornerback Cedric Griffin with their first two selections, but raised eyebrows for picking center Ryan Cook and trading up to take quarterback Tarvaris Jackson in the second round. Both were projected to go in the late-third round or fourth round.
Wilf also declined to say if the team would hire a replacement for Foley, but did laud his executive team's draft weekend on Sunday, saying, "We got everyone we wanted to get."
If they do decide to replace Foley, college scouting director Scott Studwell could be a candidate. Studwell declined comment on Wednesday.
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