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Saints and Vikings talking trash early on Twitter

By JON KRAWCZYNSKI, AP Sports Writer May 28, 1:28 am EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP)—Opening night can’t get here fast enough for the New Orleans Saints and Minnesota Vikings.

Saints safety Darren Sharper(notes) is engaging in some serious trash talk on Twitter with former teammates Bryant McKinnie(notes) and Visanthe Shiancoe(notes) of the Vikings, with Brett Favre(notes) right in the middle of it.

Sharper touched things off after Favre announced he was having ankle surgery last week. The talkative safety tweeted “X marks the spot” in reference to the quarterback’s ankle. The comment touched a nerve with the Vikings, who believe the Saints took several late hits on their 40-year-old quarterback in New Orleans’ overtime victory over Minnesota in the NFC title game in January.

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