In the spring of 2004, the Minnesota Vikings were in hot pursuit of cornerback Antoine Winfield. As one of the top cornerbacks in the free-agent market, it appeared that the then 26-year old was on the verge of signing a deal with the New York Jets and the Vikings would have to look elsewhere on the free-agent market to fill a need in their secondary.
At the last second, the Vikings sent a private jet out to court Winfield and at the eleventh hour, he would change course and sign a six-year, $34.8 million contract with Minnesota.