Pregame outfits in the NFL and NBA have become a thing over the past half-decade or so, with professional athletes in both sports seemingly trying to top one another every single game, as everyone thinks they’re a fashion icon these days.
On Sunday, ahead of the divisional clash between the Minnesota Vikings and Detriot Lions, which has some playoff implications, one player decided to take his pregame outfit to another level entirely while making some statement.
A Vikings player headed to the team’s locker room at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, thought that a wolf costume would be the right move ahead of today’s game against the Lions via Dov Kleiman.
𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚: Someone on the #Vikings just arrived at the game in a full-on wolf costume.
Which player do you think is the Furry?pic.twitter.com/rSo74FlQgW
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) December 24, 2023
Kirk Cousins
— Jordan Georgeson (@J_Georgeson26) December 24, 2023
That’s gotta be Jefferson
— Carson (@CarsonTalksFB) December 24, 2023
Lions fans are gonna have a field day
— Freshorange (@Thatonegoose51) December 24, 2023
Definitely Dobbs
— bkgrime (@bkgrime) December 24, 2023
Apparently, the player who dressed up as a wolf ahead of the matchup with the Lions on Sunday morning was cornerback NaJee Thompson, according to the team’s Twitter account, which got a shot of him walking into the stadium from the parking lot.
.@najee_thompson understood the assignment pic.twitter.com/Kxlor0eiez
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) December 24, 2023
At this point, there’s no rhyme or reason for Thompson walking in with the wolf costume, what statement he was trying to make, or if he was trying to get a laugh.
The Vikings corner might have lost a bet and was forced to wear the costume ahead of arguably the most important game of the season for Minnesota.
Regardless of the reasoning, the Vikings desperately need to come out on top in this game to prevent the Lions from winning the NFC North division title and punching their ticket to the NFL playoffs.
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