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Interview: Woods Gets Personal on Failed Marriage, Future in Golf
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            Trade Deal

Swapping Jerseys: The Latest Trend in NFL Fashion 

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson (28) signs his jersey after giving it to Atlanta Falcons’ Devin Hester after the second half of an NFL football game,
Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015, in Atlanta. The Minnesota Vikings won 201-10.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

DAVE CAMPBELL                and game.                     No, the charter airline didn’t  stood: ‘If I don’t have your    changes: respect. The first
AP Pro Football Writer       He pored over a clipboard,    lose the luggage. This, rath-   jersey, I want it,’” Washing-   uniform Williams snagged
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN (AP) —      check-marking the piece       er, has become a weekly         ton Redskins left tackle Trent  among the dozen-plus he’s
The Minnesota Vikings had    of paper listing players and  ritual for Ryan and his peers   Williams said. “And most        collected was Denver out-
returned from a road trip,   numbers to log the arrival    around the NFL. Post-game       times, they want yours. And     side linebacker Von Miller’s
and their long-time equip-   of each white jersey used     uniform trading among           so you just swap.”              after a game against the
ment manager Dennis          by the Vikings the day be-    players has become quite        Whether a childhood             Broncos two years ago.
Ryan was bustling as usual   fore.                         the league trend.               friend, a college teammate      Some are framed at home.
in the back of the locker    “To make sure that we         “Most of the time, it’s guys    or a challenging oppo-          Others hang in his cubicle
room preparing the team’s    got ‘em back,” Ryan ex-       that you know really well.      nent, there’s a simple guid-    at the team facility.
gear for the next practices  plained.                      It’s already kind of under-     ing principle behind the ex-
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