Call it superstition. A ritual. A routine, or whatever else you like. All Stephen Weatherly knows is it’s an absolute must on game day.
“As soon as I come out of the tunnel right before the game, I run to the opposite 25-yard line,” the Vikings defensive end said. “I kneel down and I say the Lord’s Prayer. Then I go down to the end zone, right next to the right pylon, and I write my mom’s and my grandma’s names in the end zone.”
After he’s written Carla and Dianna, Weatherly goes to his usual spot on the sideline for the national anthem.