Blake Cashman shares hilarious message he gave to Vikings legend
When you are a kid on Halloween, there isn't much more you care about than your costume and the amount of candy in your bucket at the end of the night. Some kids are lucky enough to live in neighborhoods where some houses spoil kids with king size candy bars and it can leave a lasting impact.
It is something that Vikings linebacker Blake Cashman can attest to.
This week, Vikings legend, quarterback Daunte Culpepper, visited the team during OTAs and spoke with the quarterbacks, all of whom were not old enough to enjoy his best years with the team, outside of Brett Rypien. Despite that, there was one player on the team who made sure he made it up to Culpepper to let him know the impact he made on his childhood in the most hilarious way possible.
Blake Cashman grew up in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and attended high school there before going to the University of Minnesota. He is a native kid through and through, so apart from him being able to call himself a Viking, he now can tell Culpepper thank you more formally for the proper Halloween treats all these years later.
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