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Birk will be joined by fellow offensive lineman Korey Stringer as a reserve on this year's NFC team. Birk will be hiking the pigskin to a familiar figure if he receives playing time with the first string, as Viking teammate Daunte Culpepper was picked as the NFC's starting quarterback...
Wide receiver Randy Moss will also play with the first unit, while teammates Cris Carter and Robert Smith will suit up as substitutes. The Vikings currently stand atop the NFC Central...
Incidentally, Birk may experience a bit of deja vu when he suits up for the NFC on Feb. 4. Just as was the case last season, Birk will back up Christy, who now plays for Tampa Bay and was voted to the starting position at center...
Culpepper leads the NFC in passing yards (6-ft. 5-in. Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts leads the league), but it's his running that gives the Vikings an added dimension. "You can't lay back your ears and wait for Culpepper to decide what he wants to do, because he can run and he can throw," said Detroit head coach Gary Moeller as he sipped a soda in the locker room after his Lions took a 24-17 beating Thursday night. "When you have a guy who can do all that, he's going to help...
...victorious team's practice of pouring Gatorade on its coach is a bit tired, but recent attempts to launch a new beverage tradition are not going well. Last week Minnesota Vikings Pro Bowl receiver RANDY MOSS was fined $40,000 for squirting water at an official during the NFC divisional playoffs. Losing to the St. Louis Rams in the fourth quarter, Moss grew angry when field judge Jim Saracino failed to call interference on a pass Moss tried to receive. Standing on the sidelines later, Moss squirted the ref with a water bottle. Moss's agent said he will appeal...