O-Line Surprises Families with Holiday Party

The Vikings offensive line surprised underprivileged families with a holiday party. Each of the families impacted were from The Link, a Minneapolis-based program.

Vikings LB Eric Kendricks is the team's nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award.

Hear from former Vikings Man of the Year Nominees and other people close to Eric Kendricks, who on Thursday was named the team's nominee for this season.

Watch the full press conference where Eric Kendricks was named the team's nominee for the 2020 Walter Payton Man of the Year award. Hear from Kendricks, Owner/President Mark Wilf, General Manager Rick Spielman, plus All Square's Randall Smith and Terrein Gill; Every Meal's Executive Director/Founder Rob Williams; and Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center Corrections Institutional Supervisor Jeffery Townsend.

The Vikings and Xcel Energy recently teamed up to surprise kids at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities with a visit from the Vikings Table food truck and present over 30 local deserving families with Home Energy Squad visits, providing long-term energy and money saving solutions.

Sunday's Hometown Hero was The Link, the Minneapolis-based youth and community organization that was founded in 1991 by Vikings Legends Jim Marshall and Oscar Reed.

A partnership between Project Success and the Minnesota Vikings sent Legends, current players, Owner/President Mark Wilf and staff to Washington, D.C., to visit the museum in 2019. It has hosted more than seven million people since opening in 2016.

Sunday's Hometown Hero was founder and executive director of the Northside Boxing Club, Ryan Burnet.

Anthony Barr has been sidelined for the 2020 NFL season, but he hasn't lost a step in his efforts to impact the Twin Cities community. Barr recently made a surprise "drop-in" to Jeremiah Program's Virtual Bullfrog Bash fundraiser.

Wisconsin born U.S. Army Staff Sergeant, Dylan Schallenberger, was honored as one of the Minnesota Vikings 60 Greatest Fans. In addition to the Polaris GENERAL he won in 2019, Polaris surprised Dylan with a virtual call from his all-time favorite, Vikings Tight End Kyle Rudolph.

People Serving People and Party City, along with the Vikings, recently teamed up to offer Halloween costumes to families in need.

The Vikings and Caribou Coffee, as part of the NFL's Crucial Catch initiative, recently teamed up to donate gameday goodies to kids at the University of Minnesota Children's Hospital.

The Minnesota Vikings Foundation recently held its annual golf tournament at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake.

After Friday's practice at U.S. Bank Stadium, Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer and RB Ameer Abdullah, TE Kyle Rudolph and S Anthony Harris made statements about social justice.

Vikings GM Rick Spielman joined Paul Allen on KFAN on Thursday.

Vikings players Eric Kendricks, Anthony Harris and Ameer Abdullah, along with General Manager Rick Spielman, Co-Defensive Coordinator Andre Patterson and Chief Operating Officer Andrew Miller addressed the media on Wednesday.

Last year, Fred Apfelbacher, Donald J. Halverson, Robert Holmstrom, James R. Rasmussen and William T. Patten embarked on an unprecedented Hy-Vee Veterans Voyage for the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The experience was organized by The Greatest Generations Foundation and made possible by a partnership between Hy-Vee and the Minnesota Vikings.

Hall of Fame defensive tackle and retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page and fellow Hall of Famer Carl Eller were among those who spoke Tuesday at the Vikings Museum during spanel sessions with high school students as part of the Vikings honoring Black History Month.

Since its launch in June 2019, Vikings Table has served 4,071 free meals and partnered with 19 local nonprofit organizations, including Boys & Girls Clubs and The Sanneh Foundation, to make an impact on the lives of youth and families.

The Rochester Flyers, a Special Olympics Unified Team that the Vikings are sponsoring, recently flew to Los Angeles to play a team sponsored by the Chargers before the Vikings and Chargers squared off. That team was then recognized on the field during Sunday's game against the Bears.

Vikings LB Anthony Barr hosted his foundation's Raise the Barr holiday party where he gave gifts to 39 moms and 50 kids. He also provided a meal of pizza, treats, footballs and Build-A-Bears.

Vikings running backs Dalvin Cook, Alexander Mattison and Mike Boone helped distribute free healthy meals from the Vikings Table food truck.

Vikings QB Kirk Cousins recently hosted a holiday party at the St. Paul Boys and Girls Club, where kids were able to pick out gifts and much more.

The Mike Zimmer Foundation recently hosted a Christmas gifting event at a local Dicks Sporting Goods for kids that are patients at Minnesota Children's Hospital.

Vikings FB C.J. Ham and his family "adopted" a family from a local chapter of Boys & Girls Clubs for Christmas. The group was treated to dinner followed by a tour of TCO Performance Center.