Subjective Polls Which includes the USA Today Coaches, AP, Harris, and ESPN Polls. The people within these poll brands are media people, former players and university officials, and coaches themselves. They rank teams based off of expertise, experience, bias, emotions, and opinions without any rules or regulation."Chris has meant a great deal to the Vikings both on and off the field in his eight seasons here," said Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman. "He contributed to many victories and we wish Chris and his family the best and thank him for his contributions to the Vikings organization. Out of respect to Chris, we decided to release him now and allow time for him to sign with another team.".

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