MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Ragnar, the former Vikings mascot who used to appear at home games wearing a horned helmet, donned another piece of headwear ahead of Sunday’s division-title-deciding game at Lambeau Field – a cheesehead.
On the Fox Sports pregame show, the former mascot was seen in a video walking through snowy northern woods and opening a present from “the Packers organization.” Inside was a yellow foam wedge shaped like cheese, the kind Packers fans wear on their heads with pride.
Ragnar, whose real name is Joe Juranitch, tries on the cheesehead and says, “Kinda got a nice feel to it.