As the Vikings prepared for their first practice of training camp Monday, coach Leslie Frazier gathered his players at mid-field, where they had a moment of silence to remember Korey Stringer. It was 10 years ago Monday that Stringer, the Vikings right tackle, died as a result of complications from heat stroke that he suffered during a practice. Earlier in the day, tight end Jim Kleinsasser had spoken to teammates about Stringer. Kleinsasser, a second-round pick in 1999, is the last remaining Vikings player who was a teammate of Stringer's. "It's good to talk to the guys who didn't know him and tell them what he was like as a player, as a person," Kleinsasser said. "I sat down with [Steve Hutchinson] last night and was telling him stories. Korey would have loved having him play on the line with him. We have Korey's locker [behind glass] back at Winter Park. So guys see that as well. Maybe me talking to them will make it mean a little more when they walk past it." Frazier was an assistant with the Eagles when Stringer died, but he certainly was impacted by what happened. "It's a hard day for everybody leading up to this day," Frazier said. "... Everyone misses him. I wish he could come out and watch us practice today, but in a way I feel like he was there today." Source: Star-Tribune
Wow I can't imagine that. I remember when Thomas herrion died. They said York tried to perform CPR in front of the entire locker room. :(
