The hands about to wrap around a leather-clad steering wheel for a drive of more than 1,100 miles have gripped a pigskin for 11-plus seasons in Minnesota, during which miles were measured in increments of eight yards (to a holder) and 14 yards (to a punter) at a time.
The eyes of the driver, behind a pair of shades, have seen a lot. His ears have listened to four of the nine head coaches in Vikings history.
Cullen Loeffler’s voice, still Texas-toned but perhaps less so than when he first arrived in Minnesota as an undrafted free agent in 2004, communicated the news to Kevin McDermott Sunday.