National Football League

STORY REMOVED: FBN--Obit-Vikings-Thomas

Published Oct. 29, 2009 3:42 a.m. ET

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The Associated Press has withdrawn its story about former Minnesota Vikings strong safety Orlando Thomas dying of Lou Gehrig's Disease. The team - the source of the incorrect information - and Thomas' agent now say Thomas has not died. A corrected story will follow. The AP