EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Chad Greenway’s role with the Minnesota Vikings has been reduced, as has his salary.
His value to the coaches and players, though, has never been greater.
“We all love him,” free safety Harrison Smith said. “A lot of guys try to follow his lead.”
Like Sunday, for example, when Greenway grabbed a deflected pass and took the interception 91 yards for a touchdown to seal Minnesota’s 31-14 victory over San Diego. He had more than half of the defense accompanying him on the return and the entire sideline exuberantly encouraging him into the end zone.