I still remember going to training camp in Mankato your first year of trying out for the team as an undrafted free agent. I stopped by a thrift store on my way to buy a football and asked you to sign it when I saw you, to which you responded with a laugh because at that time it seemed silly for someone to request your autograph. The following year I was able to photograph camp for a day. My first time getting to shoot professional sports. I spent most my time taking pictures of the kid I used to play football with in the back yard who was now on the Minnesota Vikings practice squad. Probably the only photographer aiming their camera at a then mostly unknown name “Adam Thielen”. I remember having to order a custom Vikings jersey because they didn’t sell yours in stores. When you would see a #19 jersey in the stands or at a bar, it was an easy conversation starter because you knew that person was either from Detroit lakes or knew you personally. A once unknown name turned into a Minneso...