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Minnesota Myth, arena football team, sends players home after 2 games
Minnesota Myth season reportedly abruptly ending
The inaugural season for the Minnesota Myth – a new Arena Football League team for the Twin Cities – has reportedly already come to an end.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – When the Minnesota Myth took on the Philadelphia Soul at the Target Center just over a week ago, it was the Myth’s first game in front of a hometown crowd. But now it appears it was also its last.
FOX 9 obtained a letter to players from President and Owner Diana Hutton saying, “At this time, we believe it is prudent to allow you all to return home immediately.”
Hutton goes on to say, “I was working hard to obtain additional funding for the team. However, the timing to finalize the deal cannot be done within the next two days.”
The news comes just days after the Myth’s head coach, Rickey Foggie, reportedly resigned from the team, followed by special teams coordinator Javon Hering.
READ MORE: Arena Football League questions arise after Iowa team leaves league
The team’s next game against the Albany Firebirds that was supposed to be played on Saturday at the Target Center was moved to Albany because of the Timberwolves-Nuggets playoff games.
But the Firebirds said the game scheduled for Monday had to be canceled because the Myth couldn’t make the trip.
Last week, the owners of the Iowa Rampage said they had no other option than to discontinue operations immediately. They blamed Diana’s husband, Arena Football League Commissioner and Minneapolis attorney Lee Hutton, for not fulfilling pre-season promises about uniforms and gear, player pay and network coverage.
But in a statement at the time, Lee said the claims made by the Iowa ownership were significantly flawed with knowingly false information.
FOX 9 reached out to the Minnesota Myth and the Huttons for comment, but did not hear back.
A 29-year-old man drowned at a lake in northern Minnesota on Saturday, according to the sheriff’s office.
The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office said the man drowned at the swimming area at Little Emily Lake Park. The man was at the park with family and friends at the time.
First responders arrived at the scene to try and rescue him, but he was pronounced dead, according to the sheriff’s office.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim’s family and friends during this incredibly difficult time,” the sheriff’s office said.
Little Emily Lake is about 40 miles north of Brainerd.
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If Nolan Teasley is the “primary football executive” in Minnesota, Seahawks will get compensatory picks
The hiring of Seahawks assistant G.M. Nolan Teasley as the Vikings’ new G.M. will carry a specific benefit for his former team.
Per the league, Teasley qualifies as a diverse candidate under the NFL provision that gives the former team of a newly-hired G.M. or head coach a pair of third-round compensatory draft picks.
The only question is whether Teasley will be Minnesota’s “primary football executive.” That requirement prevented the Bears from receiving the compensatory draft picks when assistant General Manager Ian Cunningham was hired to be the Falcons G.M. The league decided that president of football Matt Ryan is the “primary football executive” in Atlanta.
The Bears appealed the decision to the league, and Bears fans continue to be mystified by the outcome — especially since Ryan has made it clear that Cunningham is a General Manager “in every facet of the word.”
Minnesota has no similar position to Ryan’s job with the Falcons. The only alternative to Teasley would be coach Kevin O’Connell. But there has been no indication that, moving forward, O’Connell will emerge as the top football executive for the Vikings, with full control over the roster and the draft.
The NFL’s full collection of diversity of initiatives have recently come under attack by Florida’s attorney general. The Seahawks getting two extra third-round draft picks undoubtedly will spark a reaction from those who, in the current climate, attack efforts aimed at enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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