On Monday
May 6th, Chris Kluwe was given his release by the Minnesota Vikings.
It does not come much of a surprise to me. I am a huge fan of this man and wish
him well in the future wherever he signs.
I have met
so many Vikings players over the last 20 seasons but Kluwe was one of a kind and
would like to leave you my thoughts in poem form.
CHRIS KLUWE, THE CROWD PLEASER
I will always remember the days at Training
Camp as players rode bikes, but only Kluwe was found walking.
He took time
out of his days to spend time with fans taking pictures and talking.
The man’s
heart was second to none
He would sign
for fan after fan until they were done.
Game day at
the dome the scoreboard would replay the taping featuring Kluwe as the host called,
“Know your Viking” with different player guests.
Each week
got laugh after laugh by me as he seemed to always bring out the best.
Purplestick
I will never
claim to know Chris but will say I met him several times and will say I know it’s
a business but I for one will miss this personality along with his football
skills.
The holding
he did on kicks I hope people will appreciate what he did through the years. I
know we are all replaceable in all our jobs.
I am a huge
fan and supporter of the team and I do know it is a business and with that I
welcome our new punter, Jeff Locke. He is now a Vikings and now has my support
throughout his career.
In a quote
in the Star Tribune Kluwe said about Locke, “I wish him the best. I hope he
breaks every one of my records.” This comes from a man who I believe is a true professional.
In 2012 I
was shocked when the Vikings cut veteran Ryan Longwell in favor of rookie,
Blair Walsh and look what happened. Walsh sets several Vikings records. We now
face the same in losing veteran Kluwe and look to replace him with rookie,
Locke. It can be done so the best things we can do as fans is support the decision.
Good Luck,
Chris Kluwe and thank you for the last 8 ½ years you served as the Vikings punter.
Thanks for
reading
Purplestick
Source:
StarTribune.com
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