MANKATO, Minn. -- Echoes. They're everywhere.
This is where Korey Stringer took his final steps.
This is where he slept his last night and ate his final meal.
This is the road the ambulance followed as it delivered him to the hospital where he died.
As the Minnesota Vikings train at Minnesota State University, Mankato, for the last time this summer, team officials and fans alike are awash in sentimental thoughts. Memories surface from the meals they ate at institutions such as Jake's Pizza, with its framed photographs of players and coaches dating back six decades.