With the Philadelphia Eagles playing on Minnesota Vikings territory in Super Bowl LII, it would easy for the Vikings faithful to give the Eagles and their fans a harsh welcome to town. Sure, there will be likely be some boos, but there's one fan who's organizing a movement to "turn the ultimate cheek." Jessica Brennan Leibrock launched a GoFundMe page [...]
Without a doubt, Danny Lilya has a big fan in the Minnesota Vikings. What other teenager can say that about an NFL team? Lilya, who was born with a broken back due to a spinal birth defect, is paralyzed from the waist down, yet he's a four-sport athlete and one of the most reliable football specialists at the high school [...]
His name is etched right into the city in which he lives. Phil, from Philadelphia. He's lived there almost 100 years. Meet Phil Basser, the 99-year-old Philadelphia Eagles superfan who has seen his team win three national titles, but never a Super Bowl (remember, the championship game was renamed the Super Bowl in 1970 and the Eagles' titles came before [...]
The Minnesota Vikings take good care of their fans, especially their centenarians. Knowing that Millie Wall will turn 100 years old this year, the team gave her an incredible early birthday present: tickets to the Vikings' playoff game on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. Wall was surprised with a letter from the Vikings who explained to her that because [...]
Minnesota Vikings fan Prentice Kugler is an amazing father, according to his daughters. That's why retired NFL defensive end Jared Allen made a special trip from his home in Scottsdale, AZ to surprise Kugler ahead of Father's Day. Thanks to Courtyard, Kugler believed that he was going on a VIP tour of U.S. Bank Stadium, home of the Vikings. As [...]
Brett Favre is being celebrated tonight as one of eight new members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. His career on the field, whether wearing green and gold or purple, stood out in every way. Described as arguably one of the greatest NFL quarterbacks of all-time, as well as one of the toughest, Favre always put on a high-energy [...]
It turns out that not all of life's important lessons are learned in Kindergarten. A group of first-graders in Minnesota got a lesson in empathy all thanks a heads up exercise concocted by their teacher in response Blair Walsh's 27-yard missed field goal that would have sent the Vikings on in the playoffs. As Vikings fans were outraged and spewing [...]