The second week of Training Camp is the epitome of the dog days of summer in the NFL landscape. Players have been grinding away in the summer sun for over a dozen practices. They line up against the same guys in the same color jerseys over. And over. And over again. They’re fatigued. They’re sore. To top it all off, most of them haven’t played any real football yet.
“Football is family” may be a semi-cheesy NFL marketing slogan, but there’s some truth behind the saying. The 2018 iteration of the Minnesota Vikings truly has that familial vibe; these men are giving everything they have to work together toward one common goal.