Wow. It looks like Randy Moss got out just in time to preserve his good name.

What's the hubbub, bub? It seems to me Vikings have made serious progress in the last 1,000 years. After all, it's not rape or pillage if you pay for it. (They should have used boats registered in Nevada.)

LEFT: The boats on which the parties occurred are owned by Al and Alma's on Lake Minnetonka.


We have new information on allegations that a wild Minnesota Vikings boat party involved prostitution, drugs and sex acts. The yacht's crew say at times they feared for their safety, yet players not involved were embarrassed and apologized for their teammate's actions.

The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office is investigating the case. The boat company's attorney says The Vikings' Fred Smoot and another player rented the two boats Thursday from Al and Alma's on Lake Minnetonka, and at least 15 other players were on board. Crew on the boats say once they left shore, things got out of hand.

Vikings players aren't talking about what happened on the boats on Lake Minnetonka last week.

"Sex? What are you talking about, is that what? Man, what are you talking about? That's crazy. Sex?" asked Mewelde Moore, a running back for the Vikings who was onboard one of the boats. He was being questioned about the incident in the locker room.

Ahhh, I smell the classic Clinton Defense.

Vikings Coach Mike Tice did provide some insight into the situation. "I fashion these men as an extension of my family so as a family man you can sense how I would feel," Tice said.

Stephen Doyle, the boat company's attorney, says crew on board complained to the captains, saying people were drinking, taking off their clothes and performing sexual acts for money.

"I have no comment and I will not comment on the whole situation. I'm talking about the Chicago Bears. I don't care we talking about the Chicago Bears," said Vikings Quarterback Daunte Culpepper.

The boat owner's attorney says not every player on the boat was involved. That's where investigators come in.

"We want to find out what exactly went on, who did what so that we can look and see; do we have behavior that's obviously inappropriate behavior but rises to the level of criminal conduct," said Hennepin County Sheriff Pat McGowan.

Crew have already identified at least 17 players onboard the two boats. The incident comes just days before a two day retreat was scheduled for management to discuss conduct issues with players.

Now that's ironic.

"The focus for us, our staff and players needs to be the job at hand which is to prepare to go to Chicago and play well," Tice said.

As of now, no charges have been filed. But as we told you Tuesday night, McGowan says strippers require a permit and his office didn't issue any. Because of the way the NFL's personal conduct policy is written, the players involved could face fines or other punishments even if they didn't break the law. (Thanks to Keloland.com for the heads up.)