Sources: Culpepper drops visit with Chiefs
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by Jay Glazer
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Updated: October 27, 2008, 8:30 PM EST
<script type="text/javascript"> //document.getElementById('number_of_comments').innerHTML = commentCount+" Comments"; </script><!-- // Story Content // --> <script> if(fanid.length > 0 && typeof(nflDefaultLeague)!= "undefined") { leagueId = nflDefaultLeague; //find teamId of default league (if exists) for(var i=0; i < teamsInfo.length; i++){ if(teamsInfo[i][4] == leagueId){ defaultTeamId = teamsInfo[i][0]; } } var fantasyLeaguePlayerJsPath = 'http://msn.foxsports.com' + '/nugget/200002_' + leagueId + '|||' + fanid; } </script> Daunte Culpepper has been out of the league long enough where he shouldn't have his own soap opera, right? Apparently not, as Culpepper is now officially starring in his own curious set of events.
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Last week, Culpepper threw out a completely outrageous contract request to teams vying for his services. Those teams balked at giving him a figure for next year that he was hoping to reach in the eight figures. On Friday, he came down from that preposterous request and agreed to meet with the Chiefs on Tuesday for a physical and face-to-face negotiations.
But one day before he was to meet for a chance to get back into the NFL, Culpepper has turned down yet another odd path.
FOXSports.com has learned that Culpepper told the Chiefs on Monday that he has a better opportunity with another team and was thus going to cancel his Tuesday visit. It's not clear which team, if any, he was referring to, but that was the last straw for the Chiefs as they have now completely moved on.
"That was pretty much it for us," said one Chiefs source. "He just told us he thinks he has a better chance with somebody else and that was pretty much the extent of it. That's closed the door for us."
Earlier in the year, Culpepper was on the verge of being signed by the Steelers until he asked for a salary, according to a source, in the $3 million range. Pittsburgh quickly moved on and signed Byron Leftwich. Culpepper has been acting as his own agent, which has made his return to the NFL tricky.
