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Joel Stave jumps from the Badgers to the Vikings

Minnesota sports fans used to hate Joel Stave but now they have a reason to like him. Saturday night after the final round of the draft, the Vikings reportedly signed the former Wisconsin Badgers quarterback as an undrafted free agent.

Gophers fans don’t need to be reminded that Stave went 4-0 against their team as a member of the Badgers.

Stave was never a stat-monster at Wisconsin, but he somehow always managed to make a play when the team needed him to make a play, especially if the Gophers were on the other side of the ball.