EAGAN, Minn. — Brittney Adams always knew she wanted to be a police officer.

Adams grew up in Minneapolis, where her dad, brother and uncle all served on the police force. She regularly participated in athletics with the Police Activities League, a nationwide nonprofit that fosters positive relationships between youth and law enforcement, and saw firsthand the program's impact.

So when Adams was sworn in with the Minneapolis Police Department, she knew she wanted to be involved with PAL.

"Growing up a PAL kid, it's important to me. It's a fun way to get to know the police officers who are serving and protecting our community," Adams said. "And it's a good way to rebuild relationships with police officers. It's a fun thing to be able to see officers outside of work.

"It shows the kids we're regular people," she added.

Last week, Adams and several of her MPD colleagues, as well as members of the St. Paul Police Activities League, partnered with the Vikings in hosting a PAL football clinic at TCO Stadium.

Vikings teammates Blake Cashman, Eric Wilson, Aaron Jones, Sr., Bo Richter, Elijah Williams and Tai Felton joined the officers in helping lead Twin Cities youth through a variety of football stations.

"A lot of kids were getting after it, man. I can't lie — a lot of natural athletes out here," Williams said with a smile. "I was hyped, honestly. It was a blast."

Adams noted the significance of joining forces with the Vikings to give back while building relationships.

"We want all want to be a good impact on our community," she said.

Williams pointed out children could be going through unseen difficult circumstances and be positively affected by an interaction with one of the officers or Vikings players.

"We honestly never know when something like this … could really change a kid's thought process or how they're feeling," Williams said.

Wilson enjoyed connecting with young fans who played catch and snapped selfies with the linebacker. Following the activity portion of the evening, the Vikings and police officers broke up into small groups to talk with the youth and answer questions.

"I got asked if it hurts to get tackled, and I explained I'm the one tackling," Wilson laughed. "Another one asked me about balancing school and sports. Obviously when you're in school, school always comes first, and you have to be diligent about doing your best there and then have fun in sports afterwards.

"I think this is cool. I think it's important to have a good [impression of] police officers and know they're just trying to serve the community, to help out," Wilson said. "In this case, it's just to have fun and get familiar with each other, recognize they're human just like us."

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