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Vikings Long Snapper Andrew DePaola Keeps Hilarious Tribute to Kevin O'Connell in Locker

The team should consider this for merch.

Brigid Kennedy

Minnesota Vikings safety Josh Metullus interviewing long snapper Andrew DePaola.
Minnesota Vikings safety Josh Metullus interviewing long snapper Andrew DePaola. / Minnesota Vikings / Twitter / Screenshot
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The Minnesota Vikings have made a strong case for an NFL-wide social series with this one.

In a new social media video hosted by safety Josh Metellus, Minnesota players walked viewers through the weirdest thing in their lockers, and the answers were far more unhinged than expected.

Wide receiver Justin Jefferson and safety Harrison Smith share a hawk statue. Wideout Jordan Addison keeps a pair of unused toenail clippers. But long snapper Andrew DePaola has maybe the funniest locker staple: a Kevin O'Connell mug stamped with the phrase "Our coach is hotter than your coach."

Scrub to 0:06 for the big reveal:

"Definitely weird," Metellus notes. "But shout out to whoever made it. You did an amazing job."

They did do an amazing job—should this be official Vikings merch? Fingers crossed.

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BRIGID KENNEDY

Brigid Kennedy is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in November 2024, she covered political news, sporting news and culture at TheWeek.com before moving to Livingetc, an interior design magazine. She is a graduate of Syracuse University, dual majoring in television, radio and film (from the Newhouse School of Public Communications) and marketing managment (from the Whitman School of Management). Offline, she enjoys going to the movies, reading and watching the Steelers.

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