Vikings DE Jared Allen might be stating the obvious when he says that every player wants to play alongside retired QB Brett Favre. But Allen doesn’t believe what now appears to be a failed pursuit of Favre represents a distraction for the Vikings.

QB Sage Rosenfels, who was traded to the Minnesota Vikings this offseason, wants to wear No. 18. The problem is WR Sidney Rice has the number and isn’t going to give it up cheaply, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

During this morning’s NFC coaches-media breakfast at the league meetings, I asked Vikings coach Brad Childress what attracted him the most about Sage Rosenfels, the quarterback he acquired from the Houston Texans.

Vikings quarterback Tarvaris Jackson found out that the team had acquired QB Sage Rosenfels about four days before the team officially announced the trade. The Star-Tribune reports that when Jackson heard the news, he was unfazed and actually looks forward to a little healthy competition.

In a trade that has been talked about all week, the Minnesota Vikings officially acquired QB Sage Rosenfels from the Houston Texans on Friday.

Free agency kicks off Friday, but there will be plenty of headlines before then. Here is a quick look at some of the moves that might be made between now and then:

Vikings coach Brad Childress said last week that the team wanted to bring in another QB to push Tarvaris Jackson for the starting job. That competition might come from Sage Rosenfels, whom the Vikings are close to acquiring in a trade with the Texans, the Houston Chronicle reported.

An injured MCL will keep Texans QB Matt Schaub out against the Ravens Sunday, giving Sage Rosenfels his first start since getting the nod in Houston’s final five games last season.

The Texans began the second half with Sage Rosenfels at quarterback in place of starter Matt Schaub. The Texans announced that Schaub has a left knee injury and is questionable to return.

Matt Schaub has been replaced by Sage Rosenfels to start the second half against the Vikings. Schaub hurt his left knee and was limping around after taking a couple of hard hits in the first half.

Last winter, at a time the Vikings were exploring a trade for Texans quarterback Sage Rosenfels, Minnesota head coach Brad Childress kept studying tape of opposing team’s personnel.

File this one under the could-have-been category. Last off-season, the Texans and Vikings discussed a deal that would have sent quarterback Sage Rosenfels from Houston to Minnesota for a draft pick.