Pat, Kevin Williams Dodge Suspensions
July 9, 2009 by David Kindervater
Filed under Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings defensive tackles Pat and Kevin Williams will be available for the first four games of the 2009 regular season. Today, Hennepin County District Judge Gary Larson blocked the NFL’s plan to suspend Pat and Kevin for the first four games and granted the players’ request for a temporary restraining order, which keeps the NFL from suspending them until the case is decided. It also prohibits the league from subjecting them to extra drug testing.
Kevin and Pat Williams, Minnesota Vikings / Image: Zuma Press
So, until this case has been decided (and believe it or not, I don’t see a resolution until 2010), the Vikings will have their impressive defensive line intact. If Brett Favre needed another reason to play for the Vikings in 2009 (he really doesn’t), this news will certainly not hurt his chances of “unretiring” and wearing purple.
Source: NFL.com
