In an "unprecedented move" by an NFL coach, Dennis
Green "is threatening to sue Vikings owners who attempted to
oust him a year ago unless they sell him their interest in
the team," according to Jeff Seidel of the St. Paul PIONEER
PRESS. Green's plan to buy a 30% controlling interest in
the team is outlined in his autobiography, "No Room for
Crybabies," which was available in the Twin Cities for the
first time Thursday. Although Green stops short of "stating
he will go through with the plan, the book includes a copy
of the lawsuit he would file against the unidentified
owners, a stock purchase agreement, a draft of a letter to
the team's board of directors stating his intentions, a
financing plan and the specific dates when he would put into
motion each 'phase' of the takeover bid." In his bid, Green
would remain head coach and be named GM, while Roger
Headrick would remain team President (PIONEER PRESS, 10/24).
GREEN WITH ENVY: In St. Paul, Bob Sansevere writes that
Green "knows how to end a book with a bang, not to mention a
threat of blackmail." Sansevere: "Once team owners read the
book, Green might not be coming back. The reaction of
people threatened with blackmail always holds a certain
amount of intrigue. Green could be fired for his attack on
team owners" (PIONEER PRESS, 10/24). On CNN/SI, Ed Werder
added that Green's book also "addresses incidents of alleged
sexual misconduct, claims he's been unfairly criticized
because of his race, and complains that certain members of
the team's ownership group have deliberately undermined
him." Green, on the book's timing: "I'm not on a promotion
tour, and I won't be. ... [I]n my opinion if you write a
book, you take the time to write it, you should release it
when it's done. And so it's done" (CNN/SI, 10/23).
