Turns out the 10th year linebacker also made one cry.
Moments after Greenway returned an interception of Philip Rivers 91 yards for a touchdown, he was joined at the media podium by his oldest daughter Maddyn, 8, and told reporters how proud he was to have a play like that in the first Vikings game attended by his grandfather Tom Greenway.
“He’s been a farmer his whole life; just salt of the earth,” Greenway said. “A guy that you’re proud to have as a grandpa and you’re proud to wear the name on the back of the jersey that he has.