Cade Cut Due to Public Reaction
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The Minnesota Vikings released defensive back Mossy Cade Friday because of what the club said was negative public reaction to Cade, a convicted sex offender.
Cade had been picked up earlier in the week on waivers from the Green Bay Packers.
“Although we strongly believe a person deserves a second chance after he has paid his debt to society, we also believe that we should have sensitivity to public sentiment in what really is a non-football matter,” General Manager Mike Lynn said.
“The Minnesota Vikings received an overwhelmingly negative response . . . in letters and phone calls to our acquiring the rights to Mossy Cade.”
Cade, 26, was paroled last month after serving 15 months in a Wisconsin prison for sexual assault.
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