MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Cullen Loeffler never dreamed he’d still be snapping a football when he was 34.
When he started, Loeffler thought it might derail his dream of playing professional football, but he sees now that coaches usually know best.
“I wasn’t really sure if that’s what I wanted to do,” said Loeffler, the longest-tenured Vikings player. “I’m really fortunate that (Texas coach Mack Brown) and the assistant coaches had the foresight to see that I could be pretty good at it.”
Loeffler, who has played more games at long snapper (171) than anyone in franchise history, is in a training camp battle for his position.