Perhaps the way the Vikings feel Everson Griffen the most, the means by which their longest-tenured player injects energy into their days, is through his voice.
It crackled through the halls between the team's locker room and its indoor practice facility on Thursday, as Kyle Rudolph stepped through a set of double doors with a knowing smirk on his face while Griffen was still chattering about something behind him. Through a resurgent 2019 season, it's delivered advice to Ifeadi Odenigbo, encouragement to Kirk Cousins and challenges to the Vikings offense during practices.
It is Griffen's voice that is again at the center of the Vikings' pregame huddles.