Vikings fans are showing appreciation for an act of sportsmanship by Saints punter Thomas Morstead by donating thousands of dollars to his charity.
Here’s what happened: after the Minnesota Vikings beat the New Orleans Saints on the final play of the game both teams headed to the locker room. But the rules require that the meaningless extra point be played. Who was the first Saint to come back onto the field? It was their punter, Thomas Morstead, who had sustained a painful injury in the first quarter making a tackle on a punt return.
After the game, a Reddit post surfaced encouraging Vikings fans to donate to Morstead’s “What You Give Will Grow” foundation. Amazed at the news of donations flooding in, Morstead pledged to donate 100% of funds raised from Vikings fans to the Child Life department at Children’s Hospital in Minnesota, and he plans to go to Minnesota to present the check personally.
In a time when fans vilify other teams and their fans this seems like an almost impossible story. It’s a tribute to the people of Minnesota who are Winning More Than The Game!
