Whatever you do, don't wish Brandon Powell a happy Sept. 2.
"I hate that day," the Vikings returner/wide receiver joked heading into Saturday night's 24-16 preseason loss to Tennessee.
Wait a minute. As a perpetual roster-bubble guy, Powell should love Sept. 2. He has changed teams six times in six seasons, none by his choice, and twice he's been given new life by teams signing him Sept. 2.
"Yeah," Powell said, "but if you're signing on Sept. 2, it means you just got cut somewhere else and you're picking up and moving somewhere new again. I still want to be a Viking this Sept.