The guys at the Minneapolis Star Tribune write that Chiefs defensive end Jared Allen, the team’s franchise player, is at the Minnesota Vikings’ facility on Friday, that his agent is in attendance as well, and that a deal between the two teams is in the works.

“The latest we’re hearing is that an agreement with the Chiefs is close to being in place and this thing could get done quick,” writes Judd Zulgad.  The Tampa Bay Buccaneers also are reportedly interested in Allen.

The sticking point will then be the compensation for Allen.  As we wrote on Thursday night, the prospect of giving huge guaranteed money with no effective device under the CBA for getting it back should cause real concerns for the Vikings, given that Allen has two DUIs, a two-game suspension, and now owns . . . a bar.

And maybe we missed the press release announcing that the Vikings have been sold, because the last time we checked the franchise was owned by a man who insisted on “high standards, high morals and success” from his football players.

Apparently, the “success” part of the equation becomes the focus when the player in question is one of the best defensive ends in the league.  Thus, the same thinking that got receiver Cedrick Wilson fired by the Steelers while linebacker James Harrison got a pass for doing essentially the same thing apparently will apply in Minnesota, where Koren Robinson was canned and Jared Allen is now welcomed with open arms.

Maybe the explanation will be that Jared Allen drove his car after getting drunk at a baptism.  Twice.